(1887–1987), US politician; full name Alfred Mossman Landon. The governor of Kansas 1933–37, he was the unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate in 1936, losing to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Definition of Landon, Alf in US English:
Landon, Alf
proper nounˈlandən
(1887–1987), US politician; full name Alfred Mossman Landon. The governor of Kansas 1933–37, he was the unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate in 1936, losing to Franklin D. Roosevelt.