Thomas Docking
41st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 12, 1987
GovernorJohn W. Carlin
Preceded byPaul Dugan
Succeeded byJack D. Walker
Personal details
Born
Thomas Robert Docking

(1954-08-10)August 10, 1954
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 63)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJill Docking
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
Occupationlawyer

Thomas Robert Docking (August 10, 1954 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1983 to 1987. A lawyer, he was an alumnus of the University of Kansas.[1][2]

His father, Robert Docking, and grandfather, George Docking, both served as Governor of Kansas. Docking died from cancer on August 24, 2017.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory". Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. January 1, 1999 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ (U.S.), National Conference of Lieutenant Governors (January 1, 1985). "The National Conference of Lieutenant Governors ... Biographical Sketches and Portraits". The Conference – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Former Kansas Lt. Gov. Tom Docking dies at 63, ksn.com, August 25, 2017.
Political offices Preceded byPaul Dugan Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1983–1987 Succeeded byJack D. Walker Party political offices Preceded byPaul Dugan Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1982 Succeeded byJohn G. Montgomery Preceded byJohn W. Carlin Democratic nominee for Governor of Kansas 1986 Succeeded byJoan Finney


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