John William Crutcher (December 19, 1916 – March 13, 2017) was an American politician. Crutcher served in the Kansas State Senate from 1953 to 1957. He was the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1965 to 1969. Crutcher served as Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission from 1982 to 1993, and as a member of the National Transportation Policy Study Commission.[1] He was an alumnus of the University of Kansas (1940) and a veteran of the United States Navy and United States Naval Reserve.[2]
John W. Crutcher | |
|---|---|
| 35th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas | |
| In office January 11, 1965 – January 13, 1969 | |
| Governor | William H. Avery Robert Docking |
| Preceded by | Harold H. Chase |
| Succeeded by | James H. DeCoursey, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1916 Ensign, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2017 (aged 100) Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Occupation | real estate/insurance broker |
Crutcher died at his home in Jefferson, North Carolina in March 2017 at the age of 100.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Nomination of John W. Crutcher To Be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ John William Crutcher-obituary
- ^ "Kansas Lieutenant Governors – Kansas Historical Society". Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ John W. Crutcher
- ^ "Former Kansas Lt. Gov. John Crutcher dies at 100". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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