Kansas National Guard Adjutants General

Click to display Adjutants General in chronological order COL HIRAM ALLEN FEBRUARY 1, 1897 - FEBRUARY 21, 1899 BG LYMAN ALLEN JUNE 23, 1861 - MARCH 22, 1862 COL THOMAS J. ANDERSON APRIL 1, 1865 - AUGUST 18, 1867 COL HENRY H. ARTZ JANUARY 10, 1893 - MARCH 31, 1894 COL HIRAM T. BEMAN MARCH 2, 1876 - MARCH 5, 1878 COL ALEXANDER B. CAMPBELL JANUARY 23, 1885 - MARCH 31, 1889 BG CHARLES CHADWICK MARCH 22, 1862 - FEBRUARY 26, 1863 COL ALBERT J. DAVIS APRIL 1, 1894 - FEBRUARY 28, 1895 BG GUILFORD DUDLEY FEBRUARY 27, 1863 - MAY 2, 1864 MG PHILIP B. FINLEY OCTOBER 18, 1987 - NOVEMBER 30, 1990 BG SIMEON M. FOX MARCH 1, 1895 - JANUARY 31, 1897 FEBRUARY 22, 1899 - FEBRUARY 1, 1903 MajGen EDWARD R. FRY JANUARY 1, 1973 - SEPETEMBER 30, 1980 MajGen GREGORY B. GARDNER FEBRUARY 10, 1999 - PRESENT COL CYRUS K. HOLLIDAY MAY 2, 1864 - MARCH 31, 1865 BG CHARLES S. HUFFMAN OCTOBER 1, 1917 - JANUARY 27, 1919 BG JAMES W. F. HUGHES APRIL 1, 1905 - APRIL 1, 1909 BG SAMUEL H. KELSEY FEBRUARY 1, 1903 - MARCH 31, 1905 BG CHARLES I. MARTIN APRIL 1, 1909 - OCTOBER 1, 1917 JANUARY 27, 1919 - JANUARY 11, 1923 COL JOSIAH B. McAFEE AUGUST 18, 1867 - MARCH 3, 1869 BG MILTON R. McLEAN FEBRUARY 10, 1925 - APRIL 17, 1951 BG ROBERT B. MITCHELL MAY 2, 1861 - JUNE 20, 1861 COL THOMAS MOONLIGHT JANUARY 8, 1883 - JANUARY 22, 1885 COL WILLIAM S. MOORHOUSE MARCH 4, 1869 - MARCH 4, 1870 COL CHARLES A. MORRIS MARCH 6, 1873 - MARCH 2, 1876 LTG JOE NICKELL APRIL 21, 1951 - DECEMBER 31, 1972 COL PETER S. NOBLE APRIL 8, 1878 - JANUARY 7, 1883 BG R. NEILL RAHN JANUARY 11, 1923 - FEBRUARY 10, 1925 COL JOHN N. ROBERTS APRIL 1, 1889 - JANUARY 1, 1893 MG JAMES F. RUEGER DECEMBER 1, 1990 - FEBRUARY 10, 1999 ADJUTANT GENERAL HIRAM J. STRICKLER AUGUST 31, 1855 - JANUARY 1858 MG RALPH T. TICE OCTOBER 1, 1980 - OCTOBER 17, 1987 COL DAVID WHITTAKER MARCH 5, 1870 - MARCH 5, 1873 *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.




					Click to display Adjutants General in chronological order COL HIRAM ALLEN FEBRUARY 1, 1897 - FEBRUARY 21, 1899 BG LYMAN ALLEN JUNE 23, 1861 - MARCH 22, 1862 COL THOMAS J. ANDERSON APRIL 1, 1865 - AUGUST 18, 1867 COL HENRY H. ARTZ JANUARY 10, 1893 - MARCH 31, 1894 COL HIRAM T. BEMAN MARCH 2, 1876 - MARCH 5, 1878 COL ALEXANDER B. CAMPBELL JANUARY 23, 1885 - MARCH 31, 1889 BG CHARLES CHADWICK MARCH 22, 1862 - FEBRUARY 26, 1863 COL ALBERT J. DAVIS APRIL 1, 1894 - FEBRUARY 28, 1895 BG GUILFORD DUDLEY FEBRUARY 27, 1863 - MAY 2, 1864 MG PHILIP B. FINLEY OCTOBER 18, 1987 - NOVEMBER 30, 1990 BG SIMEON M. FOX MARCH 1, 1895 - JANUARY 31, 1897 FEBRUARY 22, 1899 - FEBRUARY 1, 1903 MajGen EDWARD R. FRY JANUARY 1, 1973 - SEPETEMBER 30, 1980 MajGen GREGORY B. GARDNER FEBRUARY 10, 1999 - PRESENT COL CYRUS K. HOLLIDAY MAY 2, 1864 - MARCH 31, 1865 BG CHARLES S. HUFFMAN OCTOBER 1, 1917 - JANUARY 27, 1919 BG JAMES W. F. HUGHES APRIL 1, 1905 - APRIL 1, 1909 BG SAMUEL H. KELSEY FEBRUARY 1, 1903 - MARCH 31, 1905 BG CHARLES I. MARTIN APRIL 1, 1909 - OCTOBER 1, 1917 JANUARY 27, 1919 - JANUARY 11, 1923 COL JOSIAH B. McAFEE AUGUST 18, 1867 - MARCH 3, 1869 BG MILTON R. McLEAN FEBRUARY 10, 1925 - APRIL 17, 1951 BG ROBERT B. MITCHELL MAY 2, 1861 - JUNE 20, 1861 COL THOMAS MOONLIGHT JANUARY 8, 1883 - JANUARY 22, 1885 COL WILLIAM S. MOORHOUSE MARCH 4, 1869 - MARCH 4, 1870 COL CHARLES A. MORRIS MARCH 6, 1873 - MARCH 2, 1876 LTG JOE NICKELL APRIL 21, 1951 - DECEMBER 31, 1972 COL PETER S. NOBLE APRIL 8, 1878 - JANUARY 7, 1883 BG R. NEILL RAHN JANUARY 11, 1923 - FEBRUARY 10, 1925 COL JOHN N. ROBERTS APRIL 1, 1889 - JANUARY 1, 1893 MG JAMES F. RUEGER DECEMBER 1, 1990 - FEBRUARY 10, 1999 ADJUTANT GENERAL HIRAM J. STRICKLER AUGUST 31, 1855 - JANUARY 1858 MG RALPH T. TICE OCTOBER 1, 1980 - OCTOBER 17, 1987 COL DAVID WHITTAKER MARCH 5, 1870 - MARCH 5, 1873
		*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.