Fred Hall

Frederick Lee " Fred" Hall ( born July 24, 1916 in Dodge City, Kansas, † March 18, 1970 in Shawnee, Kansas) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1955 to 1957 the 33rd Governor of the State of Kansas.

Early years and political rise

Fred Hall attended high school in his home town Dodge City. There he got a scholarship to the University of Southern California, where he also studied law because of its benefits. During the Second World War, Hall volunteered for military service, but was not taken due to lack of suitability. Instead, he took an administrative position in the Great General Staff (Combined Chiefs of Staff ) in Washington DC of. There he stayed from 1942 to 1944. Subsequently he was in Topeka and Dodge City working as a lawyer. Between 1947 and 1949 he was district attorney in Ford County. In 1950, the Republicans Hall was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. He was so four years of the deputies of Governor Edward F. Arn. In 1954 he was elected to Democrat George Docking to the new governor.

Governor of Kansas

Hall's two-year term began on January 10, 1955. During this time, the school system has been improved. It was a commission for drinking water treatment launched and registration fees for larger trucks were increased. A law for the benefit of workers, the so-called "Right to Work Bill" was brought down by a veto of the Governor.

The term of office ended Halls curious and somewhat scandalous. In the Republican primary for the gubernatorial election of 1956, he was beaten by Warren Shaw. However, this lost the actual election this year to Democrat George Docking. At this time, the Chief Justice of Kansas, Bill Smith, seriously ill and thought about resigning after. Smith was a supporter and friend of Governor Hall and was worried that the newly elected governor docking could appoint a Democrat to the new Chief Justice after his resignation. Well developed Governor Hall and his deputy John McCuish a plan for how you could prevent this. Following the plan joined Smith on December 31, 1956 back by the Office of the Chief Justice. He was followed on January 3, 1957 Governor Hall with his resignation, which occurred just eleven days before the expiration of his term of office. According to the Constitution now McCuish eleven days Governor of Kansas was for the remaining. Its first and only official act was the appointment of his predecessor Hall as the new Chief Justice. This procedure was legally and politically correct, but it had a negative connotation. Many critics condemned this practice as immoral and unethical.

Further CV

Fred Hall remained until 1958 Supreme Judge of the Kansas Supreme Court this year, he resigned from the office back to re- apply for the post of governor. The candidacy was unsuccessful. After he retired from politics. He moved to California where he worked for the General Aero Corporation. Later he returned to Kansas and continued his legal practice. Ex - Governor Hall died in March 1970 and was buried in Dodge City.