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Clyde Williams (1873-1954) —
of Hillsboro, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Mo., October
13, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1927-29, 1931-43 (13th District
1927-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-43); defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died in 1954
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.
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Norvell William Emerson (1938-1996) —
also known as Bill Emerson —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
1, 1938.
Son of Norvell Preston Emerson and Marie (Reinemer) Emerson.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1981-96 (10th District 1981-83, 8th
District 1983-96); died in office 1996.
Presbyterian.
Died of lung
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1996 (age 58 years, 173
days).
Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.
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Samuel Byrns (1848-1914) —
of Missouri.
Born in Jefferson
County, Mo., March 4,
1848.
Son of Thomas Byrns and Margaret (Bowles) Byrns.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Missouri
state senate, 1878; member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee, 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1891-93.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 9,
1914 (age 66 years, 127
days).
Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.
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