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History of Commissioners

March, 1891 - March 3, 1893 Charles F. Johnson, Oskaloosa
March 1,1893 - March 1, 1901 John W. Breidenthal, Chetopa
March 1,1901 - December 1, 1904 Morton Albaugh, Kingman
December 1, 1904 - April 1, 1905 Wm. S. Albright, Leavenworth
April 1, 1905 - November 10, 1908 John Q. Royce, Phillipsburg
November 10, 1908 - April 1, 1909 Wm. S. Albright, Leavenworth
April 1, 1909 - March 1, 1913 J. N. Dolley, Topeka
March 1, 1913 - November 21, 1914 Chas. M. Sawyer, Norton
November 21, 1914 - April 1, 1917 W. F. Benson
Citizens State Bank, El Dorado
April 1, 1917 - April 1, 1921 Walter E. Wilson
Farmers State Bank, Washington
April 21, 1921 - February 1, 1923 F. H. Foster
Fort Scott State Bank
February 1, 1923 - January 26, 1925 Carl J. Peterson, Topeka
January 26, 1925 - January 14, 1929 Roy L. Bane
Central National Bank, Topeka
January 14, 1929 - May 1, 1929 Wm. S. Kennedy, Kensington
Former Bank Examiner and First Assistant Bank Commissioner
May 1, 1929 - March 1, 1935 H. W. Koeneke
Herkimer State Bank
Exchange State Bank, Parsons
March 1, 1935 - April 1, 1937 R. A. Haines
Prairie State Bank, Augusta
April 1,1937 - April 1, 1941 Elwood Brooks
Farmers National Bank, Oberlin
April 1, 1941 - June 30, 1951 B. A. Welch
State Bank of Kingman
July 1, 1951 - January 5, 1955 Elmer T. Beck
Farmers State Bank, Dwight
January 6, 1955 - August 31, 1955 F. O. Oberg
Union State Bank, Clay Center
September 1, 1955 - January 31, 1956 Gordon W. Lindley, Topeka
February 1, 1956 - May 29, 1958 Ralph B. Medlin
Farmers State Bank, Oakley
June 3, 1958 - June 30, 1963 John A. O'Leary, Sr.
Peoples State Bank, Luray
July 1, 1963 - June 30, 1967 J. O. Wilson
Kansas State Bank, Wichita
July 1, 1967 - December 31, 1968 John A. O'Leary, Sr.
Peoples State Bank, Luray
January 1, 1969 - June 30, 1971 W. L. Webber
Security National Bank, Kansas City
July 1, 1971 - March 31, 1975 Carl O'Leary
Baxter State Bank, Baxter Springs
April 1, 1975 - April 30, 1975 Edmond J. Hogan, Topeka
Acting Commissioner
May 1, 1975 - June 30, 1976 Arthur W. Gabriel
DeSoto State Bank, DeSoto
July 1, 1976 - July 17, 1976 Edmond J. Hogan, Topeka
Acting Commissioner
July 18, 1976 - February 28, 1979 Emery E. Fager
Commerce Bank and Trust Co., Topeka
March 1, 1979 - July 6, 1982 Roy P. Britton
Citizens State Bank, Ellsworth
July 19, 1982 - June 30, 1983 John A. O'Leary, Jr.
Peoples State Bank, Luray
July 1, 1983 - November 30, 1984 Eugene C. Hegarty
Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Effingham
December 3, 1984 - August 17, 1987 Eugene T. Barrett
Kaw Valley Bank, Kansas City
August 18, 1987 - March 17, 1991 W. Newton Male
Prairie State Bank, Augusta
March 18, 1991 - November 5, 1995 Frank D. Dunnick
Prescott State Bank, Prescott
Exchange State Bank, St. Paul
November 6, 1995 - November 30, 1998 W. Newton Male
Prairie State Bank, Augusta
December 1, 1998 - December 19, 1999 Judi M. Stork, Topeka
Acting Commissioner
December 20, 1999 - March 3, 2003 Franklin W. Nelson, Burdett
March 4, 2003 - March 30, 2003 Judi M. Stork, Topeka
Acting Commissioner
March 31, 2003 - May 1, 2006 Clarence W. Norris, Topeka
May 2, 2006 - February 28, 2007 Judi M. Stork, Topeka
Acting Commissioner
March 1, 2007 - Present J. Thomas Thull, Newton


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