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October 12, 1987 (100 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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Alf Landon
Alfred Mossman Landon was an American politician who served as Kansas's twenty-sixth governor from 1933 to 1937. As a member of the Republican Party, he was its candidate in the presidential election. in 1936, but was defeated in a conspiracy slip due to the dismissal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Landon spent most of his childhood in Marietta, Ohio before moving to Kansas. After graduating from the University of Kansas, he became an independent oil producer in Lawrence, Kansas. His business made him a millionaire and he became a leader of the Liberal Republican Party in Kansas. Landon won the governorship of Kansas in 1932 and sought to cut taxes and balance the budget amid the Great Depression. He supports many elements of the New Deal but criticizes certain aspects that he finds ineffective. The 1936 Republican National Congress chose Landon as the Republican presidential candidate.
BornAlfred Mossman Landon, September 9, 1887, West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1987, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children3, including Nancy
EducationUniversity of Kansas (LLB)
ProfessionOil producer

About Alf Landon

Politician Alf Landon was born in Pennsylvania, United States on September 9, 1887. He dies at the age of 100, on October 12, 1987.

From 1933 until 1937, he served as the 26th Governor of Kansas as a Republican. In 1936, he was the Republican Party's presidential nominee, but he was defeated by FDR by one of the biggest margins in electoral history.

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Alf Landon before becoming famous

Alf Landon was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1887 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Before building his wealth in the oil industry, he served in the Army as a first lieutenant in chemical warfare during World War I.

Achievement of Alf Landon

In 1936, he was soundly beaten in a landslide election by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, gaining only two states and eight electoral votes.

Alf Landon's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

When Alf was seventeen, his father, an oilman, relocated his family to Kansas.

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His political friends first admired him for his support for US President Theodore Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) (US President)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)

US President

Alf Landon Income & Net worth

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