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Philip Matthew Donnelly (1891-1961) —
also known as Phil M. Donnelly —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., March 6,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1922; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1925-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1940,
1948;
Governor
of Missouri, 1945-49, 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died September
12, 1961 (age 70 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery; statue at Laclede
County Courthouse Grounds.
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Joseph Washington McClurg (1818-1900) —
also known as Joseph W. McClurg —
of Linn Creek, Camden
County, Mo.
Born near Lebanon, St. Louis
County, Mo., February
22, 1818.
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1863-68; Governor of
Missouri, 1869-71.
Died December
2, 1900 (age 82 years, 283
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.
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Richard Parks Bland (1835-1899) —
also known as Richard P. Bland; "Silver
Dick" —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born near Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky., August
19, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1873-95, 1897-99 (5th District
1873-83, 11th District 1883-93, 8th District 1893-95, 1897-99); died
in office 1899; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1896.
Author of the Bland bill in 1878, for the coinage of silver.
Died in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., June 15,
1899 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.
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Thomas Lewis Rubey (1862-1928) —
also known as Thomas L. Rubey —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., September
27, 1862.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1891-92; member of Missouri
state senate, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1903-04; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1911-21, 1923-28;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., November
2, 1928 (age 66 years, 36
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.
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Robert Washington Fyan (1835-1896) —
of Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo.
Born in Bedford Springs, Bedford
County, Pa., March 11,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in
Missouri 14th Circuit, 1866-83; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 19th District, 1875;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1883-85, 1891-95.
Died in Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo., July 28,
1896 (age 61 years, 139
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.
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