Kansas Adjutants General
in order of service
MG Lee Tafanelli
January 28, 2011 - Present
January 28, 2011 - Present
MG Tod M Bunting
November 05, 2004 - January 27, 2011
November 05, 2004 - January 27, 2011
BG Jonathan P. Small
November 01, 2003 - January 04, 2004
November 01, 2003 - January 04, 2004
MG Gregory B. Gardner
February 10, 1999 - October 31, 2003
February 10, 1999 - October 31, 2003
MG James F. Rueger
December 01, 1990 - February 10, 1999
December 01, 1990 - February 10, 1999
MG Philip B. Finley
October 18, 1987 - November 30, 1990
October 18, 1987 - November 30, 1990
MG Ralph T. Tice
October 01, 1980 - October 17, 1987
October 01, 1980 - October 17, 1987
MG Edward R. Fry
January 01, 1973 - September 30, 1980
January 01, 1973 - September 30, 1980
LG Joe Nickell
April 21, 1951 - December 31, 1972
April 21, 1951 - December 31, 1972
BG Milton Robbins McLean
February 10, 1925 - April 17, 1951
February 10, 1925 - April 17, 1951
BG R. Neill Rahn
January 11, 1923 - February 10, 1925
January 11, 1923 - February 10, 1925
MG Charles I. Martin
January 27, 1919 - January 11, 1923
January 27, 1919 - January 11, 1923
BG Charles S. Huffman, M.D.
October 01, 1917 - January 27, 1919
October 01, 1917 - January 27, 1919
MG Charles I. Martin
April 01, 1909 - October 01, 1917
April 01, 1909 - October 01, 1917
BG James White Frierson Hughes
April 01, 1905 - April 01, 1909
April 01, 1905 - April 01, 1909
BG Samuel H. Kelsey
February 01, 1903 - March 31, 1905
February 01, 1903 - March 31, 1905
COL Simeon M. Fox
February 22, 1899 - February 01, 1903
February 22, 1899 - February 01, 1903
COL Hiram Allen
February 01, 1897 - February 21, 1899
February 01, 1897 - February 21, 1899
COL Simeon M. Fox
March 01, 1895 - January 31, 1897
March 01, 1895 - January 31, 1897
COL Albert J. Davis
April 01, 1894 - February 28, 1895
April 01, 1894 - February 28, 1895
COL Henry H. Artz
January 10, 1893 - March 31, 1894
January 10, 1893 - March 31, 1894
COL John N. Roberts
April 01, 1889 - January 01, 1893
April 01, 1889 - January 01, 1893
BG Alexander B. Campbell
January 23, 1885 - March 31, 1889
January 23, 1885 - March 31, 1889
COL Thomas Moonlight
January 08, 1883 - January 22, 1885
January 08, 1883 - January 22, 1885
COL Peter Stryker Noble
April 08, 1878 - January 07, 1883
April 08, 1878 - January 07, 1883
COL Hiram T. Beman
March 02, 1876 - March 05, 1878
March 02, 1876 - March 05, 1878
COL Charles A. Morris
March 06, 1873 - March 02, 1876
March 06, 1873 - March 02, 1876
COL David Whittaker
March 05, 1870 - March 05, 1873
March 05, 1870 - March 05, 1873
COL William S. Moorhouse
March 04, 1869 - March 04, 1870
March 04, 1869 - March 04, 1870
COL Josiah Breckbill McAfee
August 18, 1867 - March 03, 1869
August 18, 1867 - March 03, 1869
BG Charles Chadwick
March 22, 1862 - February 26, 1863
March 22, 1862 - February 26, 1863
COL Thomas J. Anderson
April 01, 1865 - August 18, 1867
April 01, 1865 - August 18, 1867
COL Cyrus K. Holliday
May 02, 1864 - March 31, 1865
May 02, 1864 - March 31, 1865
BG Guilford Dudley
February 27, 1863 - May 02, 1864
February 27, 1863 - May 02, 1864
BG Charles Chadwick
March 22, 1862 - February 26, 1863
March 22, 1862 - February 26, 1863
BG Lyman Allen
June 23, 1861 - March 22, 1862
June 23, 1861 - March 22, 1862
BG Robert Mitchell
May 02, 1861 - June 20, 1861
May 02, 1861 - June 20, 1861
Territorial Adjutants General
Adjutant General Hiram J. Strickler
August 31, 1855 - January 1858
August 31, 1855 - January 1858
The position of Adjutant General was officially created April 23, 1861, with the rank of brigadier general. The rank was reduced to colonel on February 24, 1864, and then returned to brigadier general on May 1, 1901. On March 1, 1956, the rank was raised to major general, and on July 1, 1970, to lieutenant general, contingent upon 15 consecutive years of tenure, and as recommended by the governor and with consent of the senate.
