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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Leavenworth, Kansas.For people whose only connection with the city is being incarcerated at one of the prisons in the city see List of inmates of United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, United States Disciplinary Barracks#Notable inmates or Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility#Notable inmates, and for ...
Sparks was born on July 29, 1933 in Leavenworth, Kansas and grew up in Oakland, California. [1] He attended the University of California at Berkeley.His first musical engagement was at the Purple Onion in San Francisco. [3]
As a young boy, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his family moved to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas Territory. [1] The following is a list of people from Leavenworth County, Kansas. The area includes Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Leavenworth, Lansing, and rural areas in the county. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people ...
The Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers was established in 1885 in Leavenworth, Kansas to house aging veterans of the American Civil War.The 214-acre (87 ha) campus (formerly 640 acres (260 ha)) is near Fort Leavenworth, and is directly adjacent to Leavenworth National Cemetery, south of Leavenworth town.
Edward F. Reilly Jr. (born March 24, 1937) is an American former politician from the state of Kansas. He served in the Kansas state legislature for 29 years, and was a leader in policy on prisons and corrections. Reilly was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, the same city he would go on to
Mastel was arrested for alleged aggravated battery and theft, according to the Kansas City Star. Mastel was found unresponsive in his cell. An investigation is pending. Jail or Agency: Franklin County Jail; State: Kansas; Date arrested or booked: 4/19/2016; Date of death: 6/17/2016; Age at death: 35; Sources: www.kfdi.com
David Hillhouse Buel was born on September 19, 1839, in Marshall, Michigan, to Samuel Buel and Jane Buel née Wilmer. [1] He enrolled as a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, on September 1, 1857, graduating on June 24, 1861.
Joseph E. Kuhn (June 14, 1864 – November 12, 1935) was a career officer in the United States Army.He attained the rank of major general, and was most notable for his command of the 79th Division during World War I, and his post-war commands of IX Corps, Schofield Barracks, and Vancouver Barracks.