Elanor “Peggy” Goodnough Hull Deuell (1889-1967) – Born and raised in Kansas, Deuell was the first woman war correspondent accredited by the U.S. government and the first woman to serve on four battlefronts. Kansas History Books Showing 1-50 of 76 Kansas Oddities: Just Bill the Acting Rooster, The Locust Plagues of Grasshopper Falls, Naturalist Camps And More (Paperback) This state became part of the US in 1803, when the French sold mass amounts of land to the US in the Louisiana Purchase. James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok (1837-1876) – Abilene and Ellsworth gunfighter and lawman. Blackbear Bosin – (1921-1980) – An artist of Kiowa– Comanche ancestry. Entry: Populism Author: Kansas Historical Society Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Your email address will not be published. Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole (1923-Present) – From Russell, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, vice presidential candidate in 1976, sought Republican presidential nomination in 1980 and 1988, and 1996 GOP presidential nominee. Atchison, Kansas is named for him. Compiled and edited by Kathy Weiser/Legends of Kansas, updated September 2020. John Lewis Waller (1850-1907) – From Lawrence, Waller was a lawyer, founded Lawrence‘s first black newspaper, and was U.S. consul to Madagascar. George W. Glick (1827-1911) – The ninth governor of Kansas. – Lawyer, author, and politician. William L. “Buffalo Bill” Brooks (1832-1874) – Lawman turned outlaw, Brooks served as Marshal in Newton and Dodge City, Kansas, before being arrested for horse theft. Harry Hines Woodring (1887-1967) – From Elk City, Woodring was a banker, Democratic governor of Kansas, and U.S. Secretary of War. – Teacher, author, and evangelist. Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) – The second Territorial Governor of Kansas. Lawrence, home of the state’s largest university, depends on the school for its economy, though the city has worked successfully to attract high-technology and light-manufacturing industry. – Kickapoo Indian chief and prophet, moved to present-day Kansas around 1833 when the Kickapoo were removed from Illinois. Walt Mason (1862-1939) – A poet and humorist. Jane Grant (1892-1972) – Born in Missouri and raised in Girard, Kansas, she co-founded the New York Times with her first husband Harold Ross. Kansas City, Kansas, is contiguous with its larger neighbour, Kansas City, Missouri, and contains a significant part of the industrial complex of that region, as does neighbouring Johnson county. William A. Peffer (1831-1912) –   Soldier, publisher, and United States Senator. John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) – Was an explorer, military officer, and politician who led multiple surveying expeditions, known as Fremont’s Expeditions, through the western territory of the United States, including Kansas. John Alexander Anderson (1834-1892) – Minister, congressman, and president of the Kansas State Agricultural College, at Manhattan, Kansas. Marshal in Montana. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) – From Abilene, Eisenhower was five-star U.S. Army General, Supreme Allied Commander of the European theater, and President of the United States. Edmund Needham Morrill (1834-1909) – The thirteenth governor of the State of Kansas. Senator. He was well-traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials. David W. Finney (1839-1916) – A farmer, miller, and Kansas legislator. Henry Worrall (1825-1902) – One of Kansas’ first artists. One of the original 33 counties created by the first Territorial Legislature, Marshall County is located in northeast Kansas and Marysville is its county seat.. Rich in history, Marshall County was for years, a vast prairie covered with a waving sea of wild grasses and large herds of buffalo that for centuries had wandered almost unmolested across them. African Americans in Kansas. Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886) – A Free-State advocate, the city of Lawrence, Kansas was named for him. R. L. Pitts – From Wichita, Pitts was the first African American to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam. Charlie “Yardbird” Parker (1920-1955) – Kansas City jazz saxophonist. Milton W. Reynolds (1823-1890) – Writer, politician and newspaper publisher. Wichita, the largest city, has the state’s largest buildings, biggest industries, and most-venturesome businesses. Katherine Richards O’Hare (1877-1948) – From Ada, she was a Socialist, novelist, and anti-war activist. Clara H. Hazelrigg (1859-??) John Grant Otis (1838-1916) – Lawyer and member of Congress. Listen to 10 episodes of A People's History of Kansas City on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web. Charles F. Scott (1860-1938) – Journalist, newspaper publisher, and member of Congress from Iola. The most conspicuous demographic trend has been the move from the farms to the cities, a trend that has continued with further technological advances in farming and the increasing size of individual landholdings. Julia Louisa Lovejoy (1812-1882) – Ardent abolitionist who lived in Manhattan and Lawrence. Anne Le Porte Diggs (1853-1916) – From Lawrence, Diggs was a journalist, state librarian, and supporter of Populism and Women’s Suffrage. Rush Elmore (1819-1864) – One of the first Associate Justices of Kansas Territory. ?- 1855) – Free state supporter, was shot and killed by a pro-slavery advocate. Carl A. Hatch (1889-1963) – From Kirwin, he was a U.S. Senator. Christian Hoecken (? Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. William Elsey Connelley (1855-1930) – Historian, author, and businessman. Francisco Juan De Padilla (? The availability of a reliable workforce has been one of the advantages the state has had to offer to prospective employers. James Henry Lane, aka: “The Grim Chieftain,” Bloody Jim (1814-1866) – Principal leader of anti-slavery forces in Kansas during the Kansas-Missouri Border War and the Civil War. Music by Electric Needle Room (http://electricneedleroom.com). Jim Ryun (1947-present) – From Wichita, Ryun was the World’s Outstanding Athlete in 1966-1967, a three-time Olympian, set a world track record for the mile in 1966, and member of U.S. Congress. John A. Halderman (1833?-1908) – Soldier, statesman, and diplomat from Leavenworth. Steve Hawley (1952-present) – Born in Ottawa and raised in Salina, Hawley was an astronaut who was a mission specialist on the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Nation (1846 – 1911) – From Medicine Lodge, Nation was a well-known and radical temperance advocate. Blanche K. Bruce – First African American graduate of the University of Kansas in 1885. In many popular histories, including Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States, the Populists are depicted as failures, crushed by almighty capital after selling out to make alliances with Democrats. In observance of the Kansas 150, Governor Sam Brownback's Blue Ribbon Panel for Kansas History announced 12 Notable Events in Kansas History on January 24, 2012, in Topeka. Former editor Roy Roberts, who headed the paper during a run of multiple Pulitzer Prizes, had “zero interest” in what was going on with Black people in Kansas City, Fannin said to The Post. Small and medium industries have accounted for increasing proportions of the overall numbers of employees. William Addison Phillips (1824-1893)- Journalist, historian, and member of Congress. Thomas Sears Huffaker (1825-1910) – A pioneer teacher of Kansas, one of the founders of Council Grove, and a politician. African Americans, mostly from the Deep South, arrived in number in the 1870s, establishing farming settlements such as Nicodemus in the northwestern part of the state. Kansas. Samuel Lappin (1831?-1892) – Prominent in Kansas political affairs, Lappin was tried for forgery, counterfeiting, and embezzlement. His home, a stone barn, and a restaurant continue to stand today. Mabel Chase ( 1876-1962) – First female sheriff in Kansas. Seth M. Hays (1811-1873) – The grandson of Daniel Boone, Seth M. Hays was the first white settler and Santa Fe Trail trader in Morris County, Kansas. Mark W. Delahay (1817-1879) – Jurist, politician and Free-State advocate. Senator. Earl Sutherland (1915-1974) – From Burlingame, he was the winner of the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine in 1971. Thomas Carney (1828-1888) –  A businessman in Leavenworth, Carney became the second governor of the State of Kansas. Roman Catholics make up nearly all of the remaining religious adherents. Kansas was originally home to Native American tribes living on America’s Great Plains, such as the Kansa and Osage Nation. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846-1917) – Raised in Leavenworth, Cody was a Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter, soldier, scout, and “Wild West Show” promoter. Samuel Clark Pomeroy (1816-1891) – Pioneer and United States Senator. Adams, Henry J. Adams, John H. Adams, Stanley. Robert James Walker (1801-1869) – The fourth Territorial Governor of Kansas. – From Atchison, Earhart was the first woman granted a pilot’s license by the National Aeronautics Association and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She herself was also a singer, as well as an actress, composer, author, and poet. You can never really escape. Alfred M. Landon (1887-1987) – From Independence and Topeka, Landon was Kansas Governor and 1936 Republican presidential candidate. Oscar E. Learnard (1832-1911) – Free-State advocate, lawyer, journalist, and soldier. Most western Kansas farms or ranches are large, covering not less than one section (a square mile, or 640 acres [259 hectares]) of land, though a farmer’s holdings may not always be contiguous. James Langston Hughes (1902-1967) – Raised in Kansas, Hughes was an African-American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. More thinly populated than the east, western Kansas has always feared and fought eastern domination, while the east often has ignored the west. He was prosecuted under the Comstock Law for content published in his anarchist periodical Lucifer the Lightbearer. ?-1864) – A leader of a gang of border ruffians and newspaper correspondent. Kansas Redlegs – Although the “Red Legs” are commonly associated with the Jayhawkers of the Bleeding Kansas era and the Civil War, they were actually a separate guerilla unit that only fought during the Civil War. John Brown, Isaac Goodnow, Carrie Nation, William Allen White, Walter P. Chrysler, Amelia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, and William Inge - Courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society Gordan Parks - Douglas Kirkland View a comprehensive list of all notable Kansas in Kansapedia. Hamilton Butler Bell (1853-1947) – Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas for three decades following lawman Bat Masterson. William Inge (1913 – 1973) – From Independence, Inge was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. The vast stretches of empty fields, the flat horizons of treeless plains. Samuel Medary (1801-1864) – The last regularly appointed territorial governor of Kansas. James Naismith (1861-1939) – From Lawrence, he was the inventor of the game of basketball and a coach at the University of Kansas. Charles Curtis (1860-1939) – Of Kanza Indian descent, Curtis served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Vice President of the United States. Paul M. Ponziglione (1818-1900) – One of the early Catholic missionaries in Kansas. Small towns serve as local commercial centres. The Wichita Indians who originally lived in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas also began to push into southern Kansas, as more and more people invaded their original territory. Later, he became a marshal in Caldwell, Kansas. Eventually, the area became inhabited by Europeans; first the Spanish and then the French explored the area, trading with the local Native American tribes. William C. Quantrill (1837-1865) – After serving as a teacher at Lawrence, Quantrill began to lead gangs of Border Ruffians in the Kansas-Missouri Border War, became a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, and was responsible for the Lawrence Massacre in 1863. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Apart from industrialization and agriculture, the state is also popular for being the hometown of several popular celebrities widely admired world over. – A pioneer and business of central Kansas, Wellington was a founder of and essential in developing the cities of Carneiro and Ellsworth. ?-1864) – Military Officer and Civil War casualty. People from the rural areas, mostly farmers, ranchers, and owners of small businesses, as well as residents from the smaller towns, have tended to distrust the cities, often bringing about an impasse in the state legislature. State law prohibits corporations, trusts, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, or corporate partnerships from owning or acquiring any agricultural land in the state, leaving such ownership the province of family businesses; however, corporate farming has made inroads following the passage of a proviso that allows counties a degree of choice in the matter. Lutie Lytle (1875-??) Eugene Fitch Ware (1841-1911) – Nicknamed “Ironquill,” Ware was a lawyer and poet. John W. Leedy (1849-1935) – The 14th governor of the State of Kansas, Lorenzo D. Lewelling (1846-1900) – The 12th governor of the State of Kansas. • Frank Marshall Davis (1905–1987), journalist, poet, political and labor movement activist; Arkansas City Willis Joshua Bailey (1854-1932) – U.S. Representative and Sixteenth Governor of Kansas. The birth rate, however, has produced a slight natural increase in population in most years. Get Kansas facts, maps, and pictures in this U.S. state profile from National Geographic Kids. Ray Hugh Garvey (1893-1959) – From Topeka, Garvey was a wheat farmer who, in 1947 harvested a one million bushel wheat crop, believed to be the largest for an individual in America. John Otis Wattles (1809-1859) – An abolitionist, spiritualist, educator, and women’s rights activist, Wattles helped to found the town of Moneka, in Linn County, Kansas. Kanza Chief White Plume by Charles Bird King about 1822. Satanta (1830-1878) – Noted Kiowa chief, frequently called the “Orator of the Plains.”. The national trend away from manufacturing and toward the service sector has been experienced to a lesser degree in Kansas, which has remained slightly above the national average in the proportion of employees in manufacturing. Charles H. Branscomb – Along with Charles Robinson, Branscomb was one of the founders of Lawrence and a Free-State advocate. Nick Chiles – Editor of the longest-running African American newspaper in the nation, the Plaindealer, established in Topeka in 1899. Old Crow – A Crow Indian, who was allegedly one of the members of the Dull Knife band of Cheyenne, which left the reservation in Indian Territory and made the memorable raid across Kansas in September and October 1878, killing 32 citizens. Karl Menninger (1893-1990) – From Topeka, Menninger was a psychiatrist and co-founder of the Menninger Clinic and Foundation. James Henry Lane, aka: “The Grim Chieftain,” Bloody Jim. Charles Joseph Chaput (1944-present) – From Concordia, and of French-Canadian and Potawatomi heritage, he was the first American Indian to lead an American diocese. Fred Harvey (1835-1901) – From Leavenworth, Harvey started the national chain of famous Harvey House restaurants and hotels that once stood at many of the railroad stations in the West. Thomas W. Barber (? Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton (1909-1993) – From Wellsville, Layton became a renowned artist. Senator and supporter of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, leader of border ruffian raids into Kansas Territory. Margaret Hill McCarter (1860-1938) – Teacher, editor, and novelist. David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) – U.S. John P. St. John (1833-1916) – From Olathe, the eight governor of Kansas, National Prohibition Party’s presidential candidate in 1884. The concept of People to People represented part of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s lifelong crusade for peace. Martin Franklin Conway ( 1827-1882) – From Leavenworth, Conway was the first U.S. Solon O. Thacher (1830-1895) – Attorney, Free-State advocate, and politician. Frank Carlson (1893-1987) – From Concordia, Carlson served in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and as governor. Fred Andrew Stone (1873-1959) – Raised in Topeka, he was a famed Vaudeville song and dance man. Later, French fur trappers came to the area. We use cookies. Along with brother, Wilbur, they soon founded Duckwall Brothers was founded, featuring everything needed for the home. Charles Rath (1836-1902) – Merchant, buffalo hunter, and freighter, Rath was one of the original organizers of Ford County County, Kansas. Horace L. Moore (1837-1914) – From Lawrence, he was a banker, soldier, and member of Congress. Jacob Cantrell (18?-1856) – An early settler of Douglas County, Cantrell was killed by pro-slavery advocates. Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969) – From Topeka, he was a jazz saxophonist who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Pardee Butler (1816-1888) – An abolitionist minister from Atchison. The river was named for the Kansa or Kaw people who lived for generations in the area. Alfred Fairfax (1840-??) The Kansas City–Lawrence–Topeka area of northeastern Kansas, containing three metropolitan areas, is even more populous and is the centre of much industry. Brewer (1837-1910) – Jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice. They were moved to a reservation in Kansas, before being forced into Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1873. Frederick Funston (1865-1917) – From Iola, Funston was an adventurer, colonel of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Regiment, general in the regular U.S. army, and received Congressional Medal of Honor for action during Philippine Insurrection. Kansas’s early settlers were principally antislavery New Englanders of British ancestry. They hunted American bison. Kansas is named for the Kansas River that creates the northeast border. Earl R. Browder ( 1891-1973) – American Communist Party leader and presidential candidate from Wichita. Here is the story of the history of my home state of Kansas. The two are related in that none of the state’s principal cities is in the west. Amelia Earhart (1897- 1937?) Andrew Horatio Reeder (1807-1864) – Free-State leader and the first governor of Kansas Territory. William Gay (18? Rex Maneval (1890-1974) – From Frankfort, Maneval was an inventor and helicopter manufacturer. He was also a cattle rancher, game warden at Yellowstone National Park. Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Actress Annette Bening, pilot Amelia Earhart and comedian Buster Keaton are a few distinguished personalities from Kansas. Robert B. Mitchell (1823-1882) – Soldier, Free-State advocate, and member of the first Kansas Territorial Legislature. Unemployment Rate: Kansas, National. Henry Theodore Titus (1823-1881) – A solider and pro-slavery advocate who was involved in several skirmishes of the Kansas-Missouri Border War. Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from Topeka. Walter Percy Chrysler (1875-1940) – Born in Wamego and raised in Ellis, Chrysler was machinist, railroad man, automotive industry executive, and founder of the Chrysler Corporation. Preston B. Plumb (1837-1891) – Lawyer, United States Senator, and founder of Emporia. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership. Franklin Albert Root (1837-1926) – Author, stage messenger, and publisher. Somehow, the prairie dust gets in your blood, and it flows through your veins until it becomes a part of you. – Politician, Indian Agent, and businessman, Elder was for many years intimately connected with Kansas affairs. Dictionary of American History, This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. Anna Marcet Haldeman-Julius (1887-1941) – From Girard, she was an actress, bank president, and author. The tribe known as Kaw have also been known as the "People of the South wind", "People of … In the east the cities are older, closer together, and generally less progressive, though most of them are attractive, with broad, well-shaded residential streets and downtown shopping facilities. Harrison Kelley (1836-1897) – A soldier and member of Congress. John Dunbar (1804-1857) –  Clergyman, missionary to the Pawnee Indians, and first treasurer of Brown County, Kansas. Charles Reynolds (1817-1885) – Writer and minister. Daniel Webster Wilder (1832-1911) – Journalist, author, and newspaper publisher. The original languages have largely disappeared, though here and there church services are still conducted in German or Swedish, and a few communities hold festivals each year at which the old folkways, foods, and languages are featured. The simplicity of the people—good, earnest people. Samuel J. Crawford (1835-1913) – Lawyer, soldier, and third governor of the State of Kansas. Eastern Kansas began with small farms, some of no more than 40 acres (16 hectares), but these have grown. Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997) – From Burdette, he was an astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto in 1930. Daniel Woodson (1824-1994) – The first secretary and several times acting governor of the Territory of Kansas. He was the founder of Council Grove. Jotham Meeker (1804-1855)  – A missionary at the Ottawa Mission. Joe Engle (1932-present) From Chapman commanded the STS-2 Space Shuttle and was a U.S. Air Force colonel. Small communities populated by citizens of predominantly Russian, Bohemian, German, or Scandinavian ancestry still dot the state. William Eugene Smith (1918-1978) – From Wichita, Smith was a photojournalist for Newsweek, Life, and Parade; known for humanistic photography. Eli Thayer (1819-1899) – Educator, inventor, Congressman, and one of the organizers of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company. Isaac McCoy (1784-1846) – An Indian missionary who worked with several tribes in Kansas and established the Delaware Baptist Mission in Wyandotte County. Edward Grafstrom (1862-1906) – A mechanical engineer for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, he gave his life while trying to save many who were stranded in the great flood at Topeka. Peter McVicar (1829-1903) – Clergyman, soldier and educator. Henry Inman (1837-1899) – Soldier and author from Topeka. Edward Winslow Wellington (1853-19??) There are now 93,285 fewer people unemployed in the state. Victor Murdock (1871-1945) – Journalist and member of Congress. Kathyrn O’Loughlin McCarthy (1894-1952) – Hays lawyer and first Kansas woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. John James Ingalls ( 1833-1900) – From Atchison, Ingalls served in the U.S. Senate and submitted the design for the state seal and proposed the state motto. Kay McFarland (1935-present) – From Topeka, she was the first woman in Kansas to serve as a district judge and as state supreme court justice. John Charles Fremont by John C. Buttre, 1859. Before European colonization, Kansas was occupied by the Caddoan Wichita and later the Siouan Kaw people.The first European to set foot in present-day Kansas was the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, who explored the area in 1541.. 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