What is William H. Avery (politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder |name= William H. Avery |image=Avery William H.jpg |order1= 37th |office1= Governor of Kansas |term_start1= January 11, 1965 |term_end1= January 9, 1967 |lieutenant1= [[John Crutcher]] |predecessor1= [[John Anderson Jr.]] |successor1= [[Robert Docking]] |state2= [[Kansas]] |district2= [[Kansas's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] |term_start2= January 3, 1963 |term_end2= January 3, 1965 |preceded2= [[Robert Ellsworth]] |succeeded2=[[Chester L. Mize]] |state3= [[Kansas]] |district3= [[Kansas's 1st congressional district|1st]] |term_start3= January 3, 1955 |term_end3= January 3, 1963 |preceded3= [[Howard S. Miller]] |succeeded3=[[Bob Dole]] |office4= Member of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]] |term4=1951–1955 |birth_name=William Henry Avery |birth_date= {{birth date|1911|8|11}} |birth_place= [[Wakefield, Kansas|Wakefield]], [[Kansas]], U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|2009|11|4|1911|8|11}} |death_place= Wakefield, Kansas, U.S. |spouse= {{marriage|Hazel Bowles|1940|2004}} |alma_mater = [[University of Kansas]] |profession= [[Farmer]], [[Oilman]], [[Banker]], [[Politician]] |party= [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] |footnotes= }} '''William Henry Avery''' (August 11, 1911 – November 4, 2009) was an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] [[politician]] who was the [[List of Governors of Kansas|37th]] [[Governor of Kansas]] from 1965 until 1967. He also representaed Kansas in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1955 until 1965. Avery died on November 4, 2009 in [[Wakefield, Kansas]] at the age of 98.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/1042173.html|title=Former Kan. Gov. Avery dies at the age of 98|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 5, 2009|access-date=November 5, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Avery, William H.}} [[Category:1911 births]] [[Category:2009 deaths]] [[Category:United States representatives from Kansas]] [[Category:Governors of