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Capper, Arthur

Capper, Arthur

(1865–1951) publisher, U.S. senator; born in Garnett, Kans. A newspaper and magazine publisher, he was elected governor of Kansas (Rep., 1915–19) and U.S. senator (1919–49). A New Deal supporter in domestic politics and an isolationist in foreign policy, he was not an especially outspoken leader in the Senate.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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