Thomas Robert Docking (August 10, 1954 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 41st
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1983 to 1987. A lawyer, he was an alumnus of the
University of Kansas.
His father,
Robert Docking
Robert Blackwell Docking (October 9, 1925October 8, 1983) was an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975.
Early life
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Docking attended public school in Lawrence, Kans ...
, and grandfather
George Docking, both served as
Governor of Kansas
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...
. Docking died from cancer on August 24, 2017.
Former Kansas Lt. Gov. Tom Docking dies at 63
ksn.com, August 25, 2017.
References
1954 births
2017 deaths
Kansas Democrats
Lieutenant Governors of Kansas
Kansas lawyers
University of Kansas alumni
People from Lawrence, Kansas
Deaths from cancer in Kansas
Docking family
20th-century American lawyers
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