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John Quinn Anderson (1866-1937) —
also known as John Q. Anderson —
of Moore (now Vivian), Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., January
1, 1866.
Republican. Stockman;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1901-02;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1925-26.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died February
10, 1937 (age 71 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, S.Dak.
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Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
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Samuel Aaron Baker (1874-1933) —
also known as Sam Aaron Baker —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Patterson, Wayne
County, Mo., November
7, 1874.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1919-22; Governor of
Missouri, 1925-29; director, Cortez-King Brand Mining Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
16, 1933 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas P. Bedford —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., January
26, 1885.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) —
also known as J. L. Bess —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Shobonier, Fayette
County, Ill., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1934; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1962
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
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Howard Lee Bickley (b. 1871) —
also known as Howard L. Bickley —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., May 3,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
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James Thomas Blair (1871-1944) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1899-1902; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
12, 1944 (age 72 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Thomas K. Bowman (1859-1948) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Apollo, Armstrong
County, Pa., November
6, 1859.
Democrat. Carpenter;
building
contractor; mayor
of Springfield, Mo., 1914-16; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1923-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Moose.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
17, 1948 (age 88 years, 346
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March
23, 1856.
Physician;
druggist;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1890.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of David Brown. |
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Charles Ray Brown (b. 1901) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Schell City, Vernon
County, Mo., February
1, 1901.
Democrat. Bookkeeper;
construction
worker; petroleum
engineer;
foreman in sheet metal
at a ship
repair yard; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 3rd District,
1949-50.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital
at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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William Russell Corn (1903-1973) —
also known as Russell Corn; William Russell
Corn —
of Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., November
11, 1903.
Republican. Farmer; grocer; mayor
of Willow Springs, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1947-62.
Assembly
of God. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., September
20, 1973 (age 69 years, 313
days).
Interment at Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Mo.
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
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Cullen Steger Duncan (1889-1964) —
also known as Cullen S. Duncan —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.; New Franklin, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., March
22, 1889.
Democrat. Funeral
director; mayor of New Franklin, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1937-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District,
1943-44; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., July 5,
1964 (age 75 years, 105
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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Herman Preston Faris (1858-1936) —
also known as Herman P. Faris —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, December
25, 1858.
Banker;
real
estate broker; Prohibition candidate for secretary
of state of Missouri, 1888; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1920; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died March
20, 1936 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris; married, April
26, 1880, to Adda Winters; married, February
6, 1911, to Sallie A. Lewis. |
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John Hagar Flanigan (1857-1915) —
also known as John H. Flanigan; "Fire Alarm
Flanigan" —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 3,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County Eastern
District, 1889-90.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., January
24, 1915 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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Charles Frederick Gallenkamp (1859-1917) —
also known as Charles F. Gallenkamp —
of Union, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Washington, Franklin
County, Mo., January
10, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-1890; Franklin
County Probate Judge, 1891-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1896;
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1902-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, from hemorrhage of
the brain, in Union, Franklin
County, Mo., August
8, 1917 (age 58 years, 210
days).
Interment at Wildey Cemetery, Washington, Mo.
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John Longdon Gay (1866-1956) —
also known as John L. Gay —
Born in Pizgah, Cooper
County, Mo., June 23,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1928-31.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 90 years, 147
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) —
also known as North T. Gentry —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., March 2,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1914, 1916, 1918; Missouri
state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President); justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., September
18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Richard Goodenough (1871-1947) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in West Cowes, Hampshire, England,
July
7, 1871.
Republican. Printer;
proofreader;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,
1921-26.
English
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Typographical
Union.
Died in St. Louis
County, Mo., January
31, 1947 (age 75 years, 208
days).
Interment at Friedens Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo.
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Joe Grandhomme (b. 1893) —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Desloge, St.
Francois County, Mo., October
9, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold (1890-1940) —
also known as Glenn Griswold —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in New Haven, Franklin
County, Mo., January
20, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Miami
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5th
District 1933-39).
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., December
5, 1940 (age 50 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Christian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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James Robert Hogg (1863-1934) —
also known as Jim Hogg —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in Jennings
County, Ind., January
4, 1863.
Republican. Farmer; meat
merchant; distillery
owner; produced Jim Hogg's Corn
Whiskey; Butler
County Sheriff, 1892-96, 1902-06, 1920-24; mayor
of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 1897-99.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen.
Fell into the Black River, and drowned,
in Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo., July 12,
1934 (age 71 years, 189
days).
Interment at Poplar
Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Marion Hogg and Mary Belle (Winslow) Hogg; married, September
5, 1880, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; divorced); married, December
13, 1884, to Susan S. 'Susie' Klutts; married, November
19, 1887, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; died); married, December
7, 1889, to Clara Catherine Smith; married, August
14, 1914, to Naoma Ruth Hawas. |
| | | Epitaph: "Peace be thy silent
slumber." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Davis Johnson (1883-1961) —
also known as Robert D. Johnson —
of Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Born near Slater, Saline
County, Mo., August
12, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saline
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1915-23; Saline
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1931-33; candidate for
circuit judge in Missouri 15th Circuit, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Marshall, Saline
County, Mo., October
23, 1961 (age 78 years, 72
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
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Henry W. Kiel (1871-1942) —
also known as "Father of the Municipal
Opera" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
21, 1871.
Republican. Bricklayer;
brick
contractor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1926-28; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Charles A. Lee (b. 1891) —
of Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., July 18,
1891.
Democrat. Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1923-34.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Herman Linhardt (1879-1941) —
also known as Benjamin H. Linhardt; Ben H.
Linhardt —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Osage
County, Mo., September
15, 1879.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; Cole
County Recorder, 1919-22; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1923-33 (acting, 1923-24); real estate
developer.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
30, 1941 (age 62 years, 15
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) —
also known as John E. Martineau —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clay
County, Mo., December
2, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit,
1907-27; Governor of
Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-37;
died in office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died March 6,
1937 (age 63 years, 94
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Henry Lee Myers (1862-1943) —
also known as Henry L. Myers —
of Hamilton, Ravalli
County, Mont.
Born near Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., October
9, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state senate, 1899-1903; district judge in Montana, 1907-11; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1927-29; appointed 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., November
11, 1943 (age 81 years, 33
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Hamilton, Mont.
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Arthur Lee Oliver (1879-1928) —
also known as Arthur L. Oliver —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Leemon, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., January
5, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1905-08;
member of Missouri
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 3,
1928 (age 49 years, 180
days).
Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fruitland, Mo.
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Miguel Antonio Otero II (1859-1944) —
also known as Miguel A. Otero —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
17, 1859.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1892,
1900,
1904;
Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906; treasurer
of New Mexico Territory, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Canal Zone, 1920,
1924;
member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1920-24;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1920.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August
7, 1944 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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David Aris Pollard (1866-1952) —
also known as David A. Pollard —
of Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., May 27,
1866.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
druggist;
mayor of Calhoun, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1925-28,
1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo., October
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 147
days).
Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Mo.
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Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry T. Rainey —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
20, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) —
also known as John E. Ramer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., October
27, 1869.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to
bring in the U.S. Marines.
Died, of heart
disease, in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1926 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Emmet Montgomery Reily (1866-1954) —
also known as E. Mont Reily; "Moncho
Reyes" —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
21, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1921-23.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Jackson
County, Mo., October
31, 1954 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Milton Andrew Romjue (1874-1968) —
also known as Milton A. Romjue —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Love Lake, Macon
County, Mo., December
5, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1907-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1917-21, 1923-43 (1st District
1917-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-43); defeated,
1920, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., January
23, 1968 (age 93 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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Forrest Smith (1886-1962) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Ray
County, Mo., February
14, 1886.
Democrat. Missouri
state auditor, 1933-49; defeated, 1928; Governor of
Missouri, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1952,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died March 8,
1962 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at Sunny
Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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Lynn A. Stokes (b. 1902) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Morrisville, Polk
County, Mo., January
8, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; electrician;
real
estate dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1949-50.
Protestant.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) —
also known as L. D. Thompson —
of New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born near Vandalia, Ralls
County, Mo., November
22, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster;
merchant;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1921-25; defeated, 1916; Missouri
state auditor, 1925-33; Republican candidate for secretary
of state of Missouri, 1936, 1944 (primary).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Lewis Thompson and Drusilla (Branstetter) Thompson; married
1901 to
Ellen Rebecca Bryan. |
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Ashman Henry Vandivert (1853-1927) —
also known as A. H. Vandivert —
of Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1888.
Christian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
19, 1927 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
druggist;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1904.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Newmansville, Cass
County, Ill., May 20,
1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,
1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1931 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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