The Political Graveyard: Carnahan family of Missouri

Carnahan family of Missouri

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Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) — also known as A. S. J. Carnahan — of Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo. Born near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo., January 9, 1897. Father of Melvin Eugene Carnahan (who married Jean Anne Carpenter); grandfather of John Russell Carnahan and Robin Carnahan. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61; defeated, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1961-63. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., March 24, 1968. Interment at Carson Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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- See also: congressional biography.
Jean Carnahan (b. 1933) — also known as Jean Anne Carpenter — of Missouri. Born December 20, 1933. Married, June 12, 1954, to Melvin Eugene Carnahan (son of Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan); mother of John Russell Carnahan and Robin Carnahan. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Missouri, 2001-02; appointed 2001; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
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- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
Melvin Eugene Carnahan (1934-2000) — also known as Mel Carnahan — of Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Birch Tree, Shannon County, Mo., February 11, 1934. Son of Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan and Mary Kathel (Schupp) Carnahan; married, June 12, 1954, to Jean Anne Carpenter; father of John Russell Carnahan and Robin Carnahan. Democrat. Municipal judge in Missouri, 1951-52; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1963-67; Democratic candidate for Missouri state senate, 1966, 1968 (primary); Missouri state treasurer, 1981-85; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1989-93; Governor of Missouri, 1993-2000; defeated in primary, 1984; died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000. Baptist. Member, Order of the Coif; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died, in a plane crash while running for U.S. Senator, October 16, 2000. Interment at Carson Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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- See also: Wikipedia article.
John Russell Carnahan (b. 1958) — also known as Russ Carnahan — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., July 10, 1958. Grandson of Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan; son of Jean Carnahan and Melvin Eugene Carnahan; brother of Robin Carnahan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 2001-04; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 2005-; defeated, 1990. Still living as of 2005.
- See also Carnahan family of Missouri
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
Robin Carnahan (b. 1961) — of Phelps County, Mo. Born August 4, 1961. Granddaughter of Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan; daughter of Jean Carnahan and Melvin Eugene Carnahan; sister of John Russell Carnahan. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; secretary of state of Missouri, 2005-. Female. Baptist. Still living as of 2007.
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