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George  DOCKING

 George Docking nacque nel 1904 a Clay Center nel Kansas e fu un agente finanziario, un banchiere ed un imprenditore nel campo del gas che dal 1957 al 1961 divenne anche Governatore del Kansas.

 Democratico, presbiteriano, sposato con Mary Virginia Blackwell, suo figlio Robert è stato a sua volta Governatore del Kansas.

 Nella vita privata è stato un buon tennista ed un ottimo bridgista.

 Morì a Kansas City nel 1964 a causa di un enfisema polmonare. 

  Docking was elected to two terms as governor, but failed to win against Republican candidate William Avery in part because of his stance on the death penalty. He was known to say "I just don't like killing people." Was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention.

 He was born in 1904 in Clay Center, Kansas and died from emphysema in 1964 in Kansas City, Kansas.

 His son Robert Docking served four terms as governor of Kansas, and the Docking family remains one of the most prominent in Kansas politics. He is buried at the Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

Docking was a champion amateur tennis player and a master Contract bridge player.