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Freemasons
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Politician members

• Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) — of Missouri. Born in Knox County, Ohio, October 4, 1828. U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., April 3, 1877. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) — also known as George F. Alexander — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo., April 20, 1882. Son of Joshua W. Alexander and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander; married, April 27, 1907, to Lola Mae Surface. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Sigma Chi. Died May 16, 1948. Entombed in mausoleum at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  
  
• Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) — also known as Joshua W. Alexander — of Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 22, 1852. Son of Thomas Wilson Alexander and Jane (Robinson) Alexander; married, February 3, 1876, to Roe Ann Richardson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor of Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri, 1901-07; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23. Presbyterian; later Christian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo., February 27, 1936. Interment at Brown Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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• Moses Alexander (1853-1932) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Germany, November 13, 1853. Son of Nathan Alexander and Emma Alexander; married, December 4, 1876, to Helena Keastner. Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., 1888; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; Governor of Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died, of a heart attack, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, January 4, 1932. Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Summerfield S. Alexander (b. 1887) — of Kingman, Kingman County, Kan. Born in Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., August 15, 1887. Son of Henry C. Alexander and Mary Elizabeth (Ammons) Alexander; married, September 1, 1910, to Anna Belle Horner. Democrat. Lawyer; Kingman County Attorney, 1910-12; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1934-42; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edwin Bird Allen (1836-1908) — also known as Edwin B. Allen — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born near Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, March 7, 1836. Brother of Joseph P. Allen. Republican. Physician; Sedgwick County Coroner, 1870-71; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1871-72; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1872-76, 1883-84; secretary of state of Kansas, 1885-89. Member, Freemasons. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, in the State Hospital for Insane, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., March 31, 1908. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  
  
• Frank D. Allen (b. 1892) — of Akron, Washington County, Colo. Born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., August 2, 1892. Married, December 30, 1916, to Leah Clathworthy. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Psi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry David Allison (b. 1903) — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Rushville, Buchanan County, Mo., September 13, 1903. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948; mayor of St. Joseph, Mo., 1950. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Hartley Armstrong (1812-1893) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Canada, October 21, 1812. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1877-79. Member, Freemasons. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 18, 1893. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) — of Denver, Colo.; Springfield, Baca County, Colo.; Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 1, 1906. Son of Elias Arraj and Mary (Davis) Arraj; married, November 12, 1929, to Madge Louise Connors. Lawyer; Baca County Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57; U.S. District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Denver, Colo., October 23, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) — also known as David R. Atchison — of Plattsburg, Clinton County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte County, Mo. Born in Frogtown, Fayette County, Ky., August 11, 1807. Son of William Atchison and Catherine (Allen) Atchison. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in Missouri, 1841; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849 because President Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday. Died near Gower, Clinton County, Mo., January 26, 1886. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo. Atchison counties in Kan. and Mo. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Ely Atwood (b. 1878) — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., October 5, 1878. Son of Jacob Smith Atwood and Nancy (Goodson) Atwood; married, October 22, 1908, to Agnes Rea Luscombe. Republican. Lawyer; Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836) — also known as Stephen F. Austin; "Father of Texas" — Born in Wythe County, Va., November 3, 1793. Son of Moses Austin and Maria (Brown) Austin. Member of Missouri territorial legislature, 1814-19; delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1832; took petition to Mexico City for the establishment of Texas as a separate Mexican state, 1832; charged with attempting revolution, and imprisoned until 1835; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1835; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836; died in office 1836. Member, Freemasons. The city of Austin, Texas, is named for him. Died of pneumonia, in Brazoria County, Tex., December 27, 1836. Original interment at Peach Point Cemetery, Gulf Prairie, Tex.; reinterment in 1910 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex. Austin County, Tex. is named for him.
  • Books about Stephen F. Austin: Gregg Cantrell, Stephen F. Austin : Empresario of Texas
  
  
• Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) — also known as Carl E. Bailey — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Bernie, Stoddard County, Mo., October 8, 1894. Son of William Edward Bailey and Margaret Elmyra (McCorkle) Bailey; married, October 10, 1915, to Margaret Bristol (divorced 1942). Democrat. Arkansas state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936, 1940; Governor of Arkansas, 1937-41. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died October 23, 1948. Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) — also known as Jacob N. Bailey — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Elk Creek, Texas County, Mo., March 13, 1883. Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey; married, February 6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon. Republican. Physician; mayor of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Interment somewhere in Caldwell County, Ky.
  
  
• 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. Son of Samuel Aaron Baker and Mary Amanda (McGhee) Baker; married, June 1, 1904, to Nelle Rose Tuckley. Republican. School teacher and principal; Missouri superintendent of schools, 1919-23; Governor of Missouri, 1925-29; director, Cortez-King Brand Mining Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., September 16, 1933. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) — also known as Parke M. Banta — of Potosi, Washington County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron County, Mo. Born in Berryman, Crawford County, Mo., November 21, 1891. Son of Cyrus Newton Banta and Susie (Larned) Banta; married, April 13, 1918, to Gladys Nichols. Republican. Lawyer; Washington County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1948, 1950. Methodist or Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., May 12, 1970. Interment at New Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Tull Barker (1877-1958) — of Missouri. Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., August 2, 1877. Son of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme Fisher. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1907-11; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911; Missouri state attorney general, 1913-17. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Elks. Died December 7, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Alexander Barks (b. 1879) — also known as James A. Barks — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Millheim, Perry County, Mo., August 7, 1879. Son of Joseph Barks and Margaret (Blaylock) Barks; married, September 21, 1915, to Edna H. Kerth. School teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Canton, Lewis County, Mo., March 17, 1884. Son of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett; married, June 19, 1912, to Ethelyn Louthan (died 1913); married, February 21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society; Phi Sigma Kappa. Suffered a heart attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., November 12, 1953. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
  
  
• William Edward Barton (1868-1955) — of Houston, Texas County, Mo. Born in Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C., April 11, 1868. Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton; cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin; married, December 19, 1900, to Marietta Tweed. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri 19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 29, 1955. Interment at Houston Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Wayne Winton Bayless (b. 1895) — also known as Wayne W. Bayless — of Claremore, Rogers County, Okla. Born in Cassville, Barry County, Mo., August 27, 1895. Son of John M. Bayless and Mary (Stubblefield) Bayless; married, December 28, 1915, to Blanche Dirickson. Democrat. School teacher; automobile dealer; lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of Claremore. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) — also known as Albert I. Beach — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., July 30, 1883. Son of George Henry Beach and Eva F. (Hull) Beach; married, December 21, 1907, to Marjorie Marshall. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 21, 1939. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Homer Franklin Bedford (b. 1880) — also known as Homer F. Bedford — of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Balltown (unknown county), Mo., March 16, 1880. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; postmaster; Colorado state treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; Colorado state auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57, 1959-63. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Davis Begole (b. 1877) — also known as George D. Begole — of Denver, Colo. Born in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., May 28, 1877. Son of Davis W. Begole and Lydia (Stanford) Begole; married, June 1, 1927, to Ethel Waldo. Republican. Mayor of Denver, Colo., 1931-35. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  
  
• Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) — also known as C. Jasper Bell — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colo., January 16, 1885. Son of Thaddeus P. Bell and America Virginia (Palmer) Bell; married, June 15, 1915, to Grace G. Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Optimist Club; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 21, 1978. Interment at Blue Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) — also known as Robert C. Bell — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo., November 1, 1880. Son of John David Bell and Anne (Mercer) Bell; married, November 22, 1911, to Mamie Collins. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924; candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota state senate, 1928-33; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S. District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Died March 17, 1964. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) — also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob Bennett — of Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 23, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas state senate, 1965-75; Governor of Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Optimist Club. Died, of lung cancer, at St. Joseph's Health Center, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 9, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth K. Phillips. Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Neal Dow Bishop (b. 1900) — also known as Neal D. Bishop — of Denver, Colo. Born in Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., July 18, 1900. Married, February 23, 1928, to Emma S. Alexander. Democrat. Chiropractor; member of Colorado state senate, 1950. Christian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) — also known as James T. Blair — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Loudon, Loudon County, Tenn., November 11, 1871. Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock (Osborne) Blair; married, June 19, 1901, to Grace Emma Ray; father of James Thomas Blair, Jr.. Democrat. College professor; president, Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of James Thomas Blair and Grace Emma (Ray) Blair; married to Emilie Garnett Chorn. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives; elected 1928, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936, 1960; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of Missouri, 1957-61. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Sigma Chi; Sigma Nu. 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. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) — 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. Grandson of John George Jackson; cousin of James Monroe Jackson. 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, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., January 15, 1928. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) — also known as William L. Boatright — of Golden, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Gentry County, Mo., June 14, 1876. Son of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married, February 7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. Republican. Lawyer; Colorado state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1928. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Woodmen. Died, of a heart ailment, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colo., November 25, 1938. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  
  
• William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) — also known as William P. Borland — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., October 14, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in office 1919. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany, February 20, 1919. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Parks Briggs (1894-1992) — also known as Frank P. Briggs — of Macon, Macon County, Mo. Born in Armstrong, Howard County, Mo., February 25, 1894. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1933-45; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Sigma Delta Chi. Died September 23, 1992. Interment at Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Physician; member of Colorado state legislature. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, of heart failure, at his drugstore in Higbee, Randolph County, Mo., February 17, 1913. Interment at Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  
  
• Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) — also known as N. D. Burch — of Boyd County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Mo., June 17, 1871. Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March 15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died in office 1931. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died March 18, 1931. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Dean Burlison (b. 1933) — also known as Bill Burlison — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 15, 1933. Democrat. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated, 1980. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1999.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Conrad R. Burns (b. 1935) — of Montana. Born in Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo., January 25, 1935. Republican. Auctioneer; broadcaster; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1989-. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) — also known as Courtney W. Campbell — of Florida. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., April 29, 1895. Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell; married 1933 to Henrietta Hisgen. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business executive; citrus grower; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Died December 22, 1971. Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry Green Camper, Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 22, 1924. Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1, 1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Carnahan family of Missouri
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Carnahan family of Missouri
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., December 8, 1923. Married 1948 to Donna Mae Fenner. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1968. Lutheran. Danish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) — also known as Robert N. Chaffin — of Torrington, Goshen County, Wyo. Born in Avalon, Livingston County, Mo., July 13, 1905. Son of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin; married, November 24, 1932, to Hester Mae Wiltse. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member of Wyoming Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S. Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) — also known as George H. Christopher — of near Amoret, Bates County, Mo.; Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born near Butler, Bates County, Mo., December 9, 1888. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District 1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1959. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) — also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's McCarthy" — of Michigan. Born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., June 17, 1892. First cousin once removed of Martin Linn Clardy. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1956. Member, Freemasons. Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 5, 1961. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) — also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., January 8, 1890. Son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1954. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Clark (1770-1838) — of Missouri. Born in Caroline County, Va., August 1, 1770. Grandfather-in-law of Edgar Parks Rucker. Governor of Missouri Territory, 1813-20; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1820. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Commanded expedition with Meriwether Lewis to Oregon, 1803-04. His portrait (along with Lewis) appeared on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to 1927. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1838. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. Clark counties in Ark., Mo. and Wash. are named for him; Lewis and Clark County, Mont. is named partly for him.
  • Cross-reference: George F. Shannon
  
  
• William Lacy Clay, Sr. (b. 1931) — also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill Clay — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., April 30, 1931. Father of William Lacy Clay, Jr.. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000. Black. Catholic. Member, NAACP; Freemasons. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Norman Jay Colman (1827-1911) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Richfield Springs, Otsego County, N.Y., May 16, 1827. Son of Hamilton Colman and Nancy (Sprague) Colman; married 1851 to Clara Porter (died 1863); married 1866 to Catherine Wright (died 1897). Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; defeated, 1868; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1889. Member, Freemasons. Editor and publisher of an agricultural paper. Died November 3, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Henry Craddock (1851-1904) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 25, 1851. Democrat. Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1901-03; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1902. Member, Freemasons. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., March 4, 1904. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  
  
• Wallace Crossley (1874-1943) — of Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo. Born in Bell Air (unknown county), Mo., October 4, 1874. Son of S. W. Crossley and Elberta (Givens) Crossley; married to Erma Cheatham. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1905-11; member of Missouri state senate, 1913-17; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1917-21; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died December 13, 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) — also known as William C. Culbertson — of Oregon. Born in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., September 12, 1874. Married, April 8, 1928, to Charlotte Kandace Bowen. Democrat. Hotel proprietor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Montgomery Dalton (1900-1972) — also known as John M. Dalton — of Missouri. Born in Vernon County, Mo., November 9, 1900. Brother of Sidna Poage Dalton. Democrat. Missouri state attorney general, 1953-61; Governor of Missouri, 1961-65. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., July 7, 1972. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) — also known as S. P. Dalton — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Vernon County, Mo., November 16, 1892. Brother of John Montgomery Dalton. Lawyer; Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950; chief justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Acacia; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Kappa. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., April 26, 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Renwick Dean — also known as James R. Dean — of Broken Bow, Custer County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in St. Louis, Mo. Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January 14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. Democrat. Lawyer; Custer County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1912. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Clint Dennis (1917-2000) — also known as John Dennis — of Scott County, Mo. Born in Patton, Bollinger County, Mo., July 31, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Scott County Sheriff, 1951-76; member of Missouri state senate 27th District, 1976-92. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died at Missouri Veterans Home, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., February 15, 2000. Interment at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Morley, Mo.
  
  
• Richard Charles Dillon (1877-1966) — also known as Richard C. Dillon — of Encino, Torrance County, N.M. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 24, 1877. Son of Richard Dillon and Hattie (Patterson) Dillon; married, November 9, 1904, to Maurine Williams. Republican. Merchant; member of New Mexico state senate, 1925-26; Governor of New Mexico, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died January 4, 1966. Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) — also known as Robert B. Docking — of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 9, 1925. Son of George Docking. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died October 8, 1983. Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  • See also Dolliver-Brown family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jesse Monroe Donaldson (1885-1970) — of Washington, D.C. Born near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ill., August 17, 1885. U.S. Postmaster General, 1947-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., March 25, 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) — of Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Quitman, Nodaway County, Mo., August 20, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of Missouri, 1941-45; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Kappa Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 3, 1980. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died of pneumonia in 1975. Interment at Eternal Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
  
  
• John Edwards (1748-1837) — of Kentucky. Born in Stafford County, Va., 1748. Married to Susanna Wroe (1748-1833). Planter; miller; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1781-85, 1796-1800; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., 1837. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Price Elmer (1871-1956) — also known as William P. Elmer — of Salem, Dent County, Mo. Born in Robertsville, Franklin County, Mo., March 2, 1871. Married, December 9, 1896, to Amie Adelmann. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908 (alternate), 1912; member of Missouri state house of representatives; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1940; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1943-45; defeated, 1944. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1956. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Scott Ferris (1877-1945) — of Lawton, Comanche County, Okla. Born in Neosho, Newton County, Mo., November 3, 1877. Son of Scott Ferris and Anna M. (Thorp) Ferris; married 1906 to Grace Hobbert. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of Oklahoma territorial legislature, 1904-05; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-21 (5th District 1907-15, 6th District 1915-21); candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1925-29; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1929. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., June 8, 1945. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Temple Forrest (1891-1960) — of Belton, Cass County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. Born in Forest Green, Chariton County, Mo., August 16, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Cass County Sheriff, 1948. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis. Died in 1960. Interment at Belton Cemetery, Belton, Mo.
  
  
• Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) — of Ogden, Weber County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Iron County, Mo., January 11, 1859. Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to Elizabeth L. Lang. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916; 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. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
  
  
• John M. Grimes (b. 1873) — of Clarke County, Iowa. Born near Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., February 1, 1873. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state senate, 1907; Iowa state treasurer, 1943-51. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold (1890-1940) — also known as Glenn Griswold — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in New Haven, Franklin County, Mo., 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5th District 1933-39). Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1940. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Dewey Love Hankins (1898-1976) — also known as Dewey L. Hankins — of Cassville, Barry County, Mo. Born in Barry County, Mo., May 6, 1898. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Barry County, 1956-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died March 11, 1976. Interment at Antioch Cemetery, Near Cassville, Barry County, Mo.
  
  
• Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) — also known as Edward A. Hannegan — of Covington, Fountain County, Ind. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, June 25, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. In May, 1852, during a drunken argument, he stabbed his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the next day. Died from overdose of morphine (probably suicide), in St. Louis, Mo., February 25, 1859. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• W. M. Harlow (b. 1934) — also known as Monty Harlow — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., August 2, 1934. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1958-67. Christian. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Clarence Harmon — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1997-. Black. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1997.
  
  
• Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) — also known as Louis F. Hart — of Washington. Born in High Point, Moniteau County, Mo., January 4, 1862. Son of Thomas J. Hart and Harriet (Van Artsdalin) Hart; married 1881 to Ella James. Republican. Lawyer; fire insurance business; Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of Washington, 1919-25. Methodist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died December 5, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Moses Hartmann (b. 1872) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born November 26, 1872. Son of Ignatz Hartmann and Anna (Kohn) Hartmann; married, November 16, 1898, to Carrie A. Scooler. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri, 1919-28. Jewish. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Zionist Organization of America; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warren E. Hearnes (b. 1923) — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born July 24, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1950-61; secretary of state of Missouri, 1961-65; Governor of Missouri, 1965-73; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1976. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1994.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) — also known as Dick Hensley — of Peoria, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Albany, Gentry County, Mo., February 23, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 2000, 2004. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 2005.
  
  
• Haskell Holman (b. 1908) — of Missouri. Born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., November 29, 1908. Missouri state auditor, 1953-. Christian. Member, Amvets; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• David E. Horn (b. 1908) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 20, 1908. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1942; member of Missouri state senate 6th District, 1947-49. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1949.
  
  
• William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) — also known as William L. Hungate — of Troy, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Benton, Franklin County, Ill., December 14, 1922. Married 1944 to Dorothy Wilson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S. Dist