Thomas Robert Docking (August 10, 1954 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 41st
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the o ...
from 1983 to 1987. A lawyer, he was an alumnus of the
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...
.
His father,
Robert Docking, and grandfather,
George Docking
George Docking (February 23, 1904 – January 20, 1964) was an American businessman who served as the 35th governor of Kansas (1957–1961). He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography
Born in Clay Center, Kansas, Docking was educated ...
, both served as
Governor of Kansas
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...
. Docking died from cancer on August 24, 2017.
Former Kansas Lt. Gov. Tom Docking dies at 63
ksn.com, August 25, 2017.
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2017 deaths
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