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Major family of Fayette, Missouri

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Benjamin Porter Major (born c.1815) — also known as Benjamin P. Major — of Missouri. Born about 1815. Member of Missouri state senate 16th District; elected 1842. In 1842, as state senator, he introduced a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt; it was enacted and signed by the governor in 1843. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Cousin *** of Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894); first cousin once removed of Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931); second cousin once removed of Pryor J. Foree.
		Political family: Major family of Fayette, Missouri.

Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894) — also known as Samuel C. Major — of Howard County, Mo. Born November 24, 1840. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1877-80, 1889-92 (7th District 1877-80, 9th District 1889-92); member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County; elected 1880. Died April 12, 1894 (age 53 years, 139 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.

		Relatives: Father of Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931); cousin *** of Benjamin Porter Major; second cousin once removed of Pryor J. Foree.
		Political family: Major family of Fayette, Missouri.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Pryor J. Foree (1858-1900) — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky. Born November 16, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby County Attorney, 1883; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1888; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1890. Died December 12, 1900 (age 42 years, 26 days). Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ky.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph P. Foree and Mary P. Foree; married 1886 to Sue G. Conn; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Porter Major and Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894); third cousin of Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931).
		Political family: Major family of Fayette, Missouri.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931) — also known as Samuel C. Major; Sam C. Major — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 2, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1919-21, 1923-29, 1931; defeated, 1920, 1928; died in office 1931; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 28, 1931 (age 62 years, 26 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894); married, December 17, 1895, to Elizabeth M. Simpson; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Porter Major; third cousin of Pryor J. Foree.
		Political family: Major family of Fayette, Missouri.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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