Thomas Docking

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]

  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.