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Alfred Mossman Landon known as Alf Landon (September 9 1887 – October 12 1987) was an American Republican politician who served as the 26th Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. He was best known for having been the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election.

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active years end date
1937-01-11
active years start date
1933-01-09
alma mater
University of Kansas
battle
World War I
birth date
1887-09-09
birth name
Alfred Mossman Landon
birth place
West Middlesex Pennsylvania
child
Nancy Kassebaum
death date
1987-10-12
death place
Topeka Kansas
military branch
United States Army
military rank
First lieutenant
order in office
26th, Governor of Kansas
party
Republican Party (United States)
religion
Methodism
service start year
1917-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
Walter A. Huxman

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