Thomas Docking

Thomas Docking
41st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 12, 1987
Governor John W. Carlin
Preceded by Paul Dugan
Succeeded by Jack D. Walker
Personal details
Born Thomas Robert Docking
(1954-08-10)August 10, 1954
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Died August 24, 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 63)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jill Docking
Alma mater University of Kansas
Occupation lawyer

Thomas Robert Docking (August 10, 1954 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1983-87. A lawyer, he was an alumnus of the University of Kansas.[1][2]

His father, Robert Docking, and grandfather George Docking, both served as Governor of Kansas. Docking died from cancer on August 24, 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory". Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. January 1, 1999 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ (U.S.), National Conference of Lieutenant Governors (January 1, 1985). "The National Conference of Lieutenant Governors ... Biographical Sketches and Portraits". The Conference – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Former Kansas Lt. Gov. Tom Docking dies at 63, ksn.com, August 25, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Dugan		 Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
1983–1987		 Succeeded by
Jack D. Walker
Party political offices
Preceded by
John W. Carlin		 Democratic nominee for Governor of Kansas
1986		 Succeeded by
Joan Finney


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