Winning the 1938 Republican gubernatorial nomination and the election, Ratner was sworn in as Governor of Kansas on January 9, 1939. He was reelected in 1940. During his tenure, a department of labor was established, a department of revenue and taxation was organized, the highway commission was given authority over the vehicle department, a teacher's pension plan was implemented, a small permanent building fund for schools was authorized, and the state fire marshal's office, the hotel commission, and the inspector of restaurants were re-established.[4] He left office on January 11, 1943, and retired from politics. In 1962 Ratner was indicted on unethical legal activities; the case was dismissed; and he was cleared of all charges.
payne, ratner, payne, harry, ratner, october, 1896, december, 1974, american, lawyer, serving, 28th, governor, kansas, from, 1939, 1943, 28th, governor, kansasin, office, january, 1939, january, 1943lieutenantcarl, friendpreceded, bywalter, huxmansucceeded, by. Payne Harry Ratner October 3 1896 December 27 1974 was an American lawyer serving as the 28th governor of Kansas from 1939 to 1943 Payne Ratner28th Governor of KansasIn office January 9 1939 January 11 1943LieutenantCarl E FriendPreceded byWalter A HuxmanSucceeded byAndrew F SchoeppelMember of the Kansas SenateIn office 19291937 1939Personal detailsBornOctober 3 1896Casey Illinois U S DiedDecember 27 1974 aged 78 Wichita Kansas U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseCliffe DoddChildrenJurie Teno DarbEducationWashington University in St Louis J D Professionattorney politician Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditBorn in Casey Illinois Ratner graduated from Blackwell High School in Oklahoma During World War I he served as an ensign in the U S Navy He earned a law degree at Washington University in St Louis in 1920 1 He married Cliffe Dodd on August 21 1920 2 and they had three children Jurie Teno and Darb Career EditRatner practiced law in Sibley Iowa and then in Parsons Kansas In Parsons he was the Labette County Attorney from 1923 to 1927 He was elected as a Republican to the Kansas Senate in 1929 and also served as state senator from 1937 to 1939 3 Winning the 1938 Republican gubernatorial nomination and the election Ratner was sworn in as Governor of Kansas on January 9 1939 He was reelected in 1940 During his tenure a department of labor was established a department of revenue and taxation was organized the highway commission was given authority over the vehicle department a teacher s pension plan was implemented a small permanent building fund for schools was authorized and the state fire marshal s office the hotel commission and the inspector of restaurants were re established 4 He left office on January 11 1943 and retired from politics In 1962 Ratner was indicted on unethical legal activities the case was dismissed and he was cleared of all charges Death EditRatner died in 1974 in Wichita Kansas References Edit Payne Ratner National Governors Association Retrieved October 3 2012 Payne Ratner The Political Graveyard Retrieved October 3 2012 Payne Ratner The Political Graveyard Retrieved October 3 2012 Payne Ratner National Governors Association Retrieved October 3 2012 External links Edit 1 National Governors Association website 2 Famous Folks of Parsons Kansas Payne Ratner at Find a Grave The Political Graveyard Publications concerning Kansas Governor Ratner s administration available via the KGI Online LibraryParty political officesPreceded byWill G West Republican nominee for Governor of Kansas1938 1940 Succeeded byAndrew Frank SchoeppelPolitical officesPreceded byWalter A Huxman Governor of Kansas1939 1943 Succeeded byAndrew F Schoeppel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Payne Ratner amp oldid 1135166572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
