James H. DeCoursey, Jr. | |
Office: | 36th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas |
Governor: | Robert Docking |
Term Start: | January 13, 1969 |
Term End: | January 11, 1971 |
Predecessor: | John Crutcher |
Successor: | Reynolds Shultz |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1932 |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of Kansas University of Notre Dame |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
James Henry DeCoursey Jr. (July 7, 1932 October 17, 2016) was an American politician who served as the 36th lieutenant governor of Kansas from 1969 to 1971. DeCoursey was an alumnus of the University of Kansas and University of Notre Dame and held Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science (Finance) degrees.[1] He died in 2016 at the age of 84.[2]