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Politician members in Missouri

  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., 1949-50. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
Frank Andrews Frank Andrews (1894-1966) — of Hillman, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 17, 1894. Republican. Insurance business; village president of Hillman, Mich.; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1949-60. Member, Elks; Rotary; Eagles. Died in March, 1966 (age 71 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Mabel R. Weese.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  James F. Antonio (b. 1939) — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born June 30, 1939. Republican. Accountant; Missouri state auditor, 1979-. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Psi. Still living as of 1981.
  Samuel Washington Arnold (1879-1961) — also known as Samuel W. Arnold; Wat Arnold — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born near Downing, Schuyler County, Mo., September 21, 1879. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lumber dealer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1943-49; defeated, 1948 (1st District), 1950 (1st District), 1952 (9th District). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., December 18, 1961 (age 82 years, 88 days). Interment at Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Cumberland Wilson Arnold and Mary Elizabeth (Hill) Arnold; married, December 24, 1904, to Myra Gertrude Mills.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) — also known as John Ashcroft — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 9, 1942. Republican. Lawyer; university professor; Missouri state auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; Missouri state attorney general, 1977-85; Governor of Missouri, 1985-93; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; U.S. Attorney General, 2001-05. Assembly of God. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Rotary; Federalist Society. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of James Robert Ashcroft and Grace Pauline (Larson) Ashcroft; married 1967 to Janet Elise Roede.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by John Ashcroft: On My Honor : The Beliefs That Shaped My Life (2001) — Never Again : Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)
  Critical books about John Ashcroft: Clint Willis, The I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . . Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Aaron Baker and Mary Amanda (McGhee) Baker; married, June 1, 1904, to Nelle Rose Tuckley.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. Republican. Lawyer; Washington County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of Washington County Republican Party, 1925-27; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1926-28; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1948, 1950; general counsel, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1953-61. Methodist or Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Legion; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., May 12, 1970 (age 78 years, 172 days). Interment at New Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Newton Banta and Susan Price 'Susie' (Larned) Banta; married, April 13, 1918, to Gladys Nichols; second cousin once removed of Richard Leroy Banta Jr..
  Political family: Banta family of Berryman, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Wilson Barrow (1900-1968) — also known as R. Wilson Barrow — of Macon, Macon County, Mo. Born in Macon, Macon County, Mo., February 21, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; Macon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; chair of Macon County Democratic Party, 1934-42; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Macon County, 1943-44; defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956. Baptist. Member, Elks; Rotary. Suffered a heart attack, and later died, in Samaritan Hospital, Macon, Macon County, Mo., May 15, 1968 (age 68 years, 84 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Wilson Barrow (1864-1934) and Sophie Pipkin (Simmons) Barrow; married, November 28, 1937, to Letha Jewel McNeely.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Patrick Beacom (b. 1903) — also known as J. Patrick Beacom — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Missouri, May 27, 1903. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1933-34; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936, 1940 (alternate). Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  George Davis Begole (1877-1956) — also known as George D. Begole — of Denver, Colo. Born in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., May 28, 1877. Republican. Accountant; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1931-35. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in Denver, Colo., December 22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Davis W. Begole and Lydia (Stanford) Begole; married, June 1, 1927, to Ethel Waldo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) — also known as Frank Bell — of Ephrata, Grant County, Wash. Born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., September 21, 1883. Democrat. Grant County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C. C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel and restaurant owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam and other federal dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948, 1952. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Ephrata, Grant County, Wash., October, 1970 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment at Ephrata Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of W. Lafayette Bell and Ami (Farrar) Bell; married, December 22, 1908, to Bertha M. Hill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) — also known as Fred M. Betz — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Born in Liberal, Barton County, Mo., June 2, 1896. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1952, 1956, 1968; Colorado Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Elks. Died in December, 1982 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1917, to Lennie Maude Coffman.
  Edgar George Boedeker (1915-2001) — also known as Edgar G. Boedeker — of Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo.; University City, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 10, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 4th District, 1947-50. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Died August 4, 2001 (age 85 years, 267 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Rosemary Michelson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Frederic H. Bontecou Frederic Holdrege Bontecou (1893-1959) — also known as Frederic H. Bontecou — of Millbrook, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 30, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932 (alternate), 1936 (alternate), 1944, 1952, 1956; chair of Dutchess County Republican Party, 1932-42; member of New York state senate, 1934-38, 1943-47 (28th District 1934-38, 1943-44, 33rd District 1945-47); resigned 1947; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1938. Member, American Legion; Union League; Rotary. Died in Millbrook, Dutchess County, N.Y., September 17, 1959 (age 65 years, 291 days). Interment at Nine Partners Burial Ground, Millbrook, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Bontecou and Nathalie (Holdrege) Bontecou; married, August 17, 1917, to Cornelia Thurston Metcalf (daughter of Jesse Houghton Metcalf); second cousin thrice removed of Chauncey Goodrich and Elizur Goodrich; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Williams Blodgett and Asiel Z. Blodgett.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Louis Henry Breuer (1879-1964) — also known as Louis H. Breuer — of Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Red Bird, Gasconade County, Mo., August 10, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1908-12, 1918-22; mayor of Rolla, Mo., 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1926-34. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., August 26, 1964 (age 85 years, 16 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Breuer and Eda (Matlock) Breuer; brother of Ransom Albert Breuer and William Hayes Breuer; married, March 4, 1919, to Mary Louise Bentley.
  Political family: Breuer family of Red Bird, Missouri.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. Newspaper editor; mayor of Macon, Mo., 1930-32; member of Missouri state senate 9th District, 1933-45; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1945-47; appointed 1945; defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Rotary; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in Macon, Macon County, Mo., September 23, 1992 (age 98 years, 211 days). Interment at Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Catherine Allen Shull.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert B. Brinkman (b. 1904) — also known as Al B. Brinkman — of Portageville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 19, 1904. Democrat. Cotton planter; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1937-40. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Robert William Brown (b. 1875) — also known as R. W. Brown — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, October 17, 1875. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary; American Forestry Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Mathieso Brown and Flora (Aiton) Brown; married, October 19, 1910, to Mary Hudson Goodson.
  Charles Agustus Calvird Jr. (1884-1979) — also known as Charles A. Calvird — of Clinton, Henry County, Mo. Born in Clinton, Henry County, Mo., October 28, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; circuit judge in Missouri 29th Circuit, 1935-37. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Elks; Rotary; Freemasons; Phi Delta Theta. Died December 19, 1979 (age 95 years, 52 days). Interment at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Agustus Calvird, Sr. and Flavia Ann (Lindsay) Calvird; married, March 15, 1917, to Esther Davis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) — also known as Courtney W. Campbell — of Florida. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., April 29, 1895. 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, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Dunedin, Pinellas County, Fla., December 22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237 days). Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell; married 1933 to Henrietta Hisgen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. 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. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin; married, November 24, 1932, to Hester Mae Wiltse.
  Albert McDonald Cole (1901-1994) — also known as Albert M. Cole — of Holton, Jackson County, Kan. Born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., October 13, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate, 1930; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1945-53. Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., June 5, 1994 (age 92 years, 235 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter I. Cole and Mary B. (McDonald) Cole; married, November 11, 1927, to Emily Corbin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  B. Richards Creech (b. 1902) — of Troy, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Lincoln County, Mo., May 19, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944; circuit judge in Missouri 35th Circuit, 1949. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1945, to Mary Elizabeth MacNaughton.
  Rickey Lee Davis (1951-2014) — also known as Rick Davis — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born, in Tunica County Hospital, Tunica, Tunica County, Miss., February 8, 1951. Mayor of Caruthersville, Mo., 1994-98, 2014; died in office 2014. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died, from smoke inhalation during a fire at his home, Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo., July 23, 2014 (age 63 years, 165 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Otis Jefferson Davis and Beulah Mae (Jordan) Davis; married to Cathy McNeeley; married, November 25, 1989, to Ginger Coppage.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles S. Dickson (b. 1891) — of Milan, Sullivan County, Mo. Born in Monticello, Lewis County, Mo., March 24, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printer; farm operator; drug store operator; postmaster; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1952-54. Methodist. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1920, to Gretchen Payne.
  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. 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; speaker, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Eagles; Moose. Died October 8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of George Docking.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  J. S. N. Farquhar (b. 1881) — of Madison County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Mo., April 6, 1881. Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1921-22, 1945-50 (Madison County 1921-22, Cape Girardeau County 1945-50). Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 27, 1904, to Gertrude M. E. Twidwell.
  James William Fulbright (1905-1995) — also known as J. William Fulbright — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in Sumner, Chariton County, Mo., April 9, 1905. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948, 1956. Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma Chi; Rotary. Died of a stroke, in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Jay Fulbright and Roberta (Waugh) Fulbright; married, June 15, 1932, to Elizabeth Williams; uncle of Patricia Caroline Swanson (who married Richard Warner Carlson).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about J. William Fulbright: Lee Riley Powell, J. William Fulbright and His Time: A Political Biography
  Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (1919-2006) — also known as Sam Goddard — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo., August 8, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Arizona Democratic state chair, 1960-62, 1979-89; Governor of Arizona, 1965-67; defeated, 1962, 1966, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1968 (alternate), 1972. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary. Died in Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 1, 2006 (age 86 years, 177 days). Burial location unknown; cenotaph at Grace St. Paul's Memorial Garden, Tucson, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Pearson Goddard and Florence Hilton (Denham) Goddard; married 1944 to Julia Enos 'Judy' Hatch; married 1999 to Myra Ann Pearson; father of Samuel Pearson Goddard III.
  Cross-reference: Dennis DeConcini
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Garfield A. Goodwin Garfield Abram Goodwin (1880-1944) — also known as Garfield A. Goodwin — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Ralls County, Mo., December 9, 1880. Express agent; curio dealer; mayor of Tempe, Ariz., 1924-26. Member, Rotary. Died in Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz., April 2, 1944 (age 63 years, 115 days). Interment at Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Richards) Goodwin and John F. Goodwin; married, September 16, 1903, to Jennie M. Kemper; married, August 2, 1913, to Charlotte Josephine Mullen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Tempe
  Luther D. Greene (1867-1959) — also known as "Doc" — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Raytown, Jackson County, Mo., July 18, 1867. Democrat. Physician; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ray County, 1945-50. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons. Died in 1959 (age about 91 years). Interment at Shotwell Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 8, 1894, to Mamie Shotwell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Arminius T. Haeberle Arminius Theophilus Haeberle (1874-1943) — also known as Arminius T. Haeberle — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 23, 1874. College instructor; school principal; U.S. Consul in Manzanillo, 1908-10; Tegucigalpa, 1910-13; St. Michaels, 1913-15; Pernambuco, 1915-19; Rio de Janeiro, 1919-23; Sao Paulo, 1923-25; U.S. Consul General in Dresden, 1925-36. German ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Rotary. Died October 26, 1943 (age 69 years, 276 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Louis F. Haeberle and Flora Lemen (Bock) Haeberle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1917)
  Jim W. Haley (b. 1890) — of Grant City, Worth County, Mo. Born in Alabama, May 31, 1890. Democrat. Automobile dealer; mayor of Grant City, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Worth County, 1937-42; candidate for Missouri state senate 1st District, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Mary Bishop.
  Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) — also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr. No" — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Cassville, Barry County, Mo., September 14, 1910. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964. Baptist. Member, American Medical Association; Rotary. Died in Albany, Linn County, Ore., March 15, 2001 (age 90 years, 182 days). His body was donated to an Oregon teaching hospital. Cremated; ashes interred at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall; married, September 6, 1931, to Mary Elizabeth Turner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elmer Charless Henderson (1873-1956) — also known as Elmer C. Henderson — of Fulton, Callaway County, Mo. Born in Fulton, Callaway County, Mo., January 30, 1873. Democrat. President, Missouri Hybrid Seed Corn Co.; bank director; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Callaway County, 1947-50. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons. Died, from rectal cancer, in Callaway Hospital, Fulton, Callaway County, Mo., May 25, 1956 (age 83 years, 116 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Warner Henderson and Sarah 'Sallie' (Sheley) Henderson; married, April 8, 1903, to Anne Eugenia Brown; great-grandson of Jessie Bryan Boone; great-grandnephew of Nathan Boone; second great-grandson of Daniel Boone.
  Political family: Boone family of St. Charles County, Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd District). Protestant. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 2005.
  Delton L. Houtchens (b. 1918) — of Clinton, Henry County, Mo. Born in Deepwater, Henry County, Mo., January 14, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Henry County, 1949-52; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Elks; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1938, to Betty Jo Kirkwood.
  Laurance Mastick Hyde (1892-1978) — of Princeton, Mercer County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, Mo., February 2, 1892. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1942-55; chief justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1949-51. Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Freemasons; American Legion; American Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in 1978 (age about 86 years). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Barnes Hyde (1838-1926) and Eliza Tomlinson (Mastick) Hyde; brother of Arthur Mastick Hyde and Ira Barnes Hyde (1893-1946); married, June 15, 1922, to Florence Fuller; father of Florence Hyde (who married Robert Haines Frazier).
  Political family: Hyde family of Princeton, Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  David Herbert Jackson (b. 1943) — of Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., March 28, 1943. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1969; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Rotary; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Dan G. Jackson and Virginia M. (Hull) Jackson; married 1964 to Judith Erin Johnson.
  A. Clifford Jones (b. 1921) — of Ladue, St. Louis County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 13, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; president, Aluminum Truck Bodies, Inc.; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1951-58 (St. Louis County 4th District 1951-52, St. Louis County 5th District 1953-58); member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1965-81. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1950, to Janet McAfee.
  Randall R. Kitt (1905-1964) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., April 14, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-36; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1939-46; bank director. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., March 1, 1964 (age 58 years, 322 days). Interment at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Paul D. Kitt and Mary B. (Elliott) Kitt; brother of Elliott Kitt; married, May 31, 1930, to Mabel Lewis; married, August 12, 1944, to Mary Susan Moberly.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rush Hudson Limbaugh (1891-1996) — also known as Rush H. Limbaugh — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born near Sedgewickville, Bollinger County, Mo., September 27, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County, 1931-32; chair of Cape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., April 8, 1996 (age 104 years, 194 days). Interment at New Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hadley Limbaugh and Susan Frances (Presnell) Limbaugh; married, August 24, 1914, to Beulah Maude 'Bee' Seabaugh; grandfather of Rush Limbaugh.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Edward V. Long Edward Vaughn Long (1908-1972) — also known as Edward V. Long — of Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.; Clarksville, Pike County, Mo. Born near Whiteside, Lincoln County, Mo., July 18, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Pike County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-41; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-56 (11th District 1945-48, 21st District 1949-56); Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1957-60; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1960-68; appointed 1960; resigned 1968. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died near Eolia, Pike County, Mo., November 6, 1972 (age 64 years, 111 days). Interment at Grandview Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Leslie D. Long and Lilian (Shields) Long; married 1935 to Florence Adeline Secor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1957
  Clare Magee (1899-1969) — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born near Livonia, Putnam County, Mo., March 31, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Missouri state senate 4th District, 1934; postmaster at Unionville, Mo., 1935-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1949-53. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary. Died in Unionville, Putnam County, Mo., August 7, 1969 (age 70 years, 129 days). Interment at Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 7, 1927, to Mary Sheets; married 1946 to Ruth Rixey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alfred L. McCawley (1876-1966) — of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Trigg County, Ky., May 16, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Jasper County Democratic Party, 1921; member of Missouri state senate 28th District, 1923-30; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1928; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District, 1933-34; defeated, 1942; candidate for delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1944. Member, Rotary. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., January 5, 1966 (age 89 years, 234 days). Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1896, to Mamie McGee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Lewis McCluer (1896-1979) — also known as Franc L. McCluer; "Bullet" — of Fulton, Callaway County, Mo. Born in O'Fallon, St. Charles County, Mo., March 27, 1896. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; president, Westminster College, 1933-47, and Lindenwood College, 1947-66; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 10th District, 1943-44. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Rotary; Freemasons. Died March 30, 1979 (age 83 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence Eugene McCluer and Martha Virginia (Savage) McCluer; married, September 2, 1920, to Ida Belle Richmond.
  Stratford Lee Morton (born c.1888) — of Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo. Born about 1888. Republican. Insurance agent; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Robert Nacy (1895-1961) — also known as Richard R. Nacy — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., November 7, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; Missouri state treasurer, 1933-37, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940, 1952, 1956; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 27th District, 1943-44; Missouri Democratic state chair, 1945. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Died January 10, 1961 (age 65 years, 64 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  William Rhuben Neal (b. 1883) — also known as W. R. Neal — of Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Clifton City, Cooper County, Mo., 1883. Democrat. Hotel owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Protestant. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Dewey Neely (1927-2001) — of Osceola, Mississippi County, Ark. Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo., July 28, 1927. Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1972, 1976, 1980. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., October 10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Mississippi County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
  James Floyd Patterson (1907-1989) — also known as J. F. Pat Patterson — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Portageville, New Madrid County, Mo., September 7, 1907. Democrat. Engineer; member of Missouri state senate 25th District, 1951-72. Baptist. Member, Rotary. Died, in Missouri Delta Medical Center, Sikeston, Scott County, Mo., May 5, 1989 (age 81 years, 240 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Isabelle (Poole) Patterson and Rev. Hillary Patterson; married, March 31, 1929, to Mary Belle Gaddy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Edmond Robinson (1920-1992) — also known as William E. Robinson — of Missouri. Born in St. Francois County, Mo., June 1, 1920. Democrat. Banker; insurance executive; Missouri state treasurer, 1969-73. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died October 16, 1992 (age 72 years, 137 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Janet Naomi Parham; married to Angie LeClair.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Omar Schnatmeier (b. 1908) — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo., July 21, 1908. Republican. Newspaper editor; sheriff; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1944-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  DuVal Smith (b. 1887) — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Agency, Buchanan County, Mo., March 29, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; circuit judge in Missouri 6th Circuit, 1946-47; appointed 1946. Christian. Member, Elks; Rotary; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 15, 1931, to Doris Kinniston Hurst.
  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.
  Cross-reference: D. Jeff Lance
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Lloyd Crow Stark (1886-1972) — also known as Lloyd C. Stark — of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. Born near Louisiana, Pike County, Mo., November 23, 1886. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; nurseryman; Governor of Missouri, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo., September 17, 1972 (age 85 years, 299 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence McDowell Stark and Lily (Crow) Stark; married, November 11, 1908, to Margaret Pearson Stickney; married, November 23, 1931, to Katherine Lemoine Perkins; nephew of James O. Stark.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James M. Taylor (b. 1920) — of Raytown, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Mo., November 30, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance agent; member of Missouri state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1964. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 23, 1945, to Bettye Jo Carter.
  Dewey Porter Thatch (1898-1954) — also known as Dewey P. Thatch — of Hickory County, Mo.; Clinton, Henry County, Mo. Born in Wheatland, Hickory County, Mo., August 6, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1925-26; circuit judge in Missouri 29th Circuit, 1941-47. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Rotary. Died in Clinton, Henry County, Mo., November 6, 1954 (age 56 years, 92 days). Interment at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Roscoe Hatch; married, June 4, 1919, to Jean Dollarhide.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Raymond Williams (1887-1951) — of Cassville, Barry County, Mo. Born in Purdy, Barry County, Mo., December 12, 1887. Republican. Farmer; insurance executive; member of Missouri state senate, 1943-50 (18th District 1943-46, 28th District 1947-50). Christian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died October 30, 1951 (age 63 years, 322 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Horace R. Williams and Virginia Alice (Blankenship) Williams; married, June 8, 1916, to Mary Grace Buzzetti.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Henry Winter (1879-1941) — also known as Edward H. Winter — of Warrenton, Warren County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Warren County, Mo., April 5, 1879. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912; probate judge in Missouri, 1921; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Warren County, 1923-28; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1929-33; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1932. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Rotary. Died June 29, 1941 (age 62 years, 85 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Anton Winter and Dora (Richterberg) Winter; married, October 18, 1905, to Dena M. Koelling.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) — also known as J. M. Woodard — of Aurora, Hamilton County, Neb. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., September 30, 1881. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; chair of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940. Member, Delta Tau Delta; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of Daniel S. Woodard and Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard; married, December 8, 1908, to Mabel Edna Biggs.
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