Payne Ratner
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Payne Harry Ratner (October 3, 1896–December 27, 1974) was the twenty-eight Governor of the U.S. state of Kansas from 1939 to 1943. Born in Casey, Illinois, he serve in World War I as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Following the war, he earned a law degree at Washington University in St. Louis in 1920. He entered politics as a Republican in 1929, serving twice in the Kansas State Senate, then being elected for two terms as Governor. He died in 1974 in Wichita, Kansas. Payne Ratner had three children, Jurie, Tino, and Darb.
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