Henry George Templar

Henry George Templar (October 18, 1904 – August 5, 1988) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Cowley County, Kansas, Templar received an LL.B. from Washburn University School of Law in 1927. He was in private practice in Arkansas City, Kansas from 1927 to 1953. He was a Deputy oil inspector, State of Kansas from 1930 to 1932. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1933 to 1941. He was a member of the Kansas State Senate from 1945 to 1953. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas from 1953 to 1954. He was in private practice in Arkansas City, Kansas from 1955 to 1962.

Templar was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Templar was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on March 21, 1962, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1974. Templar served in that capacity until his death.

Sources

• Henry George Templar at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.