Sam R. Heller | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate | |
In office January 10, 1962 –1964 | |
Preceded by | Gordon Mark |
Personal details | |
Born | Sam Raymond Heller 1892 Pearl,Kansas,U.S. |
Died | October 1,1969 76–77) Port Clinton,Ohio,U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Port Clinton,Ohio,U.S. |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Washburn University Law School Harvard Business School |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Rank | Ensign |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Sam Raymond Heller (1892 - October 1, 1969) was an American politician and banker. He served one term in the Kansas Senate from 1962 to 1964.
Sam Raymond Heller was born in Pearl, Kansas, a community southeast of Abilene. He attended high school in Chapman. [1] Heller graduated from the Washburn University Law School and Harvard Business School. [2]
Heller served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy in World War I. [2]
Heller was active in the Eisenhower Foundation which helped build the Eisenhower Museum (now part of the Eisenhower Presidential Center), and served as its president from 1951 to 1969.[ citation needed ] Heller was elected president in June 1951. [3] Heller was also a friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower and helped make arrangements for Eisenhower's visits to Abilene.[ citation needed ]
Heller served as a member of the Kansas Senate for one term from 1962 to 1964, representing Dickinson and Clay counties. He replaced Gordon Mark, who resigned from office, on January 10, 1962. [2] [4] [5] In 1927 he became an officer of the United Trust Company of Abilene. He became president of the United Trust Company. [1] [2] He was also the director of a chain of Duckwall's stores and served as treasurer for several years. [2] Heller was the director of Alliance Insurance Company in McPherson. [2]
Heller was married and had one daughter, Barbara Heller, a professor at the University of California, Davis. [2]
Heller died of a heart attack on October 1, 1969, at his family's summer home in Port Clinton, Ohio. He was buried in Port Clinton. [2]