Arthur Capper

Arthur Capper
Capper in 1905
United States Senator from Kansas
In office March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	William Thompson
Succeeded by	Andrew Schoeppel
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office December 14, 1916 – September 16, 1924
Preceded by	William Spry
Succeeded by	Emerson Harrington
20th Governor of Kansas
In office January 11, 1915 – January 13, 1919
Lieutenant	William Yoast Morgan
Preceded by	George H. Hodges
Succeeded by	Henry Allen
Personal details
Born	(1865-07-14)July 14, 1865 Garnett, Kansas, U.S.
Died	December 19, 1951(1951-12-19) (aged 86) Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Florence Crawford

Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first to have been born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio station (WIBW in Topeka), and was the publisher of a newspaper, the Topeka Daily Capital.^[1]