John Crutcher

John W. Crutcher
35th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
In office January 11, 1965 – January 13, 1969
Governor	William H. Avery Robert Docking
Preceded by	Harold H. Chase
Succeeded by	James H. DeCoursey, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1916-12-19)December 19, 1916 Ensign, Kansas, U.S.
Died	March 13, 2017(2017-03-13) (aged 100) Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Kansas
Occupation	real estate/insurance broker

John William Crutcher (December 19, 1916 – March 13, 2017) was an American politician. Crutcher served in the Kansas State Senate from 1953 to 1957. He was the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1965 to 1969. Crutcher served as Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission from 1982 to 1993, and as a member of the National Transportation Policy Study Commission.^[1] He was an alumnus of the University of Kansas (1940) and a veteran of the United States Navy and United States Naval Reserve.^[2]

Crutcher died at his home in Jefferson, North Carolina in March 2017 at the age of 100.^[3][4][5]

References

1. "Nomination of John W. Crutcher To Be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
2. John William Crutcher-obituary
3. "Kansas Lieutenant Governors – Kansas Historical Society". Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. John W. Crutcher
5. "Former Kansas Lt. Gov. John Crutcher dies at 100". Retrieved 15 March 2017.

Party political offices
Preceded by Harold H. Chase	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1964, 1966	Succeeded by John Conard
Political offices
Preceded by Harold H. Chase	Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1965–1969	Succeeded by James H. DeCoursey, Jr.