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|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Alice Fredrickson Carlson<br>

|spouse=Alice Fredrickson Carlson<br>

(Married 1919-1986, her death)<br>

(Married 1919–1986, her death)<br>

|children=No children

|children=No children

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

==Background==

==Background==

Carlson was born near Concordia, the county seat of Cloud County located in north central Kansas. He was the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants Charles Eric Carlson (1862-1931) and the former Anna Johannesson (1866-1948). He attended public schools and what later became [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, Kansas. He was a private in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War II]].<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6898336/frank-carlson Frank Carlson (1893-1987)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 5, 2021.</ref>

Carlson was born near Concordia, the county seat of Cloud County located in north central Kansas. He was the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants Charles Eric Carlson (1862–1931) and the former Anna Johannesson (1866–1948). He attended public schools and what later became [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, Kansas. He was a private in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War II]].<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6898336/frank-carlson Frank Carlson (1893-1987)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 5, 2021.</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

|title=Frank Carlson|publisher=Biographic Directory of the U. S. Congress|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>

|title=Frank Carlson|publisher=Biographic Directory of the U. S. Congress|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>

Governor Carlson is remembered for his emphasis on mental health programs and highway construction. In 1949, Kansas state Senator Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) died, and Carlson appointed Harry Darby (1895-1987) to fill the seat. Darby continued his service in the Senate until Carlson himself was elected to fill the seat in 1950. Instead of waiting until January to be sworn in, he took his seat on November 28, 1950, and left the governorship to Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) who served less than two months.<ref name=findagrave/>

Governor Carlson is remembered for his emphasis on mental health programs and highway construction. In 1949, Kansas state Senator Clyde Martin Reed (1871–1949) died, and Carlson appointed Harry Darby (1895–1987) to fill the seat. Darby continued his service in the Senate until Carlson himself was elected to fill the seat in 1950. Instead of waiting until January to be sworn in, he took his seat on November 28, 1950, and left the governorship to Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894–1966) who served less than two months.<ref name=findagrave/>

In 1952, Carlson campaigned for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and then brokered a deal to make Eisenhower's intraparty opponent, U.S. Senator [[Robert A. Taft]] of [[Ohio]], as the Senate Majority Leader. According to [[Billy Graham]]'s autobiography, ''Just As I Am,'' Carlson was instrumental in the establishment of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, an annual assembly of all three branches of government still in operation.<ref>[[Billy Graham]], ''Just As I Am'' ([[New York City]]:HarperCollins, 1997),'' p. 202.</ref> Carlson was also a member of the board of directors of World Vision.<ref>"Carlson's Role in Viet Aid Agency, ''Fort Scott (Kansas) Tribune,'' June 28, 1967.</ref>

In 1952, Carlson campaigned for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and then brokered a deal to make Eisenhower's intraparty opponent, U.S. Senator [[Robert A. Taft]] of [[Ohio]], as the Senate Majority Leader. According to [[Billy Graham]]'s autobiography, ''Just As I Am,'' Carlson was instrumental in the establishment of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, an annual assembly of all three branches of government still in operation.<ref>[[Billy Graham]], ''Just As I Am'' ([[New York City]]:HarperCollins, 1997),'' p. 202.</ref> Carlson was also a member of the board of directors of World Vision.<ref>"Carlson's Role in Viet Aid Agency, ''Fort Scott (Kansas) Tribune,'' June 28, 1967.</ref>