Background
Gage was born on the 80-acre (320,000 m2) family farm at 9th and Cleveland.
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Education
He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1907 and became a lawyer following the footsteps of his father to become a lawyer
Career
In 1930 he started the Gage and Hill law firm in the Bryant Building at 11th and Grand. Following a series of mergers the firm would become Lathrop and Gage, which is the oldest law firm west of the Mississippi River founded in 1873 (via the Lathrop line). A signature aspect of the campaign was an appeal to housewives with the slogan:
Wanted: 75,000 women with pioneer courage..let us keep faith with those who blazed the trail.
He was to cut the city budget by $700,000, hired city manager L.P. Cookingham, and began to expand the city limits.
He was elected three times. He died after being hit by a truck while walking to work at 11th and Grand Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Politics
After Pendergast pled guilty to income tax evasion charges in 1939, Gage, a Democrat, campaigned for mayor for the Citizens Association party consisting of both Democrats and Republicans.
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Political Party
Democratic party