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Banta family of Berryman, Missouri

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  Cyrus Newton Banta (1850-1929) — also known as Cyrus N. Banta — of Washington County, Mo. Born in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, December 7, 1850. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Washington County, 1907-08. Died in Washington County, Mo., October 19, 1929 (age 78 years, 316 days). Interment at Berryman Cemetery, Berryman, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Mitchell Banta and Elizabeth Jane (Crowder) Banta; married, September 18, 1889, to Susan Price 'Susie' Larned; father of Parke Monroe Banta; first cousin twice removed of Richard Leroy Banta Jr..
  Political family: Banta family of Berryman, Missouri.
  See also 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
  Richard Leroy Banta Jr. (1912-1993) — also known as Richard L. Banta, Jr. — of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Oxford, Furnas County, Neb., September 24, 1912. Republican. FBI special agent; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., December 2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Leroy Banta and Grace (Sherwood) Banta; married, March 20, 1937, to Eloise N. Jansen; first cousin twice removed of Cyrus Newton Banta; second cousin once removed of Parke Monroe Banta.
  Political family: Banta family of Berryman, Missouri.
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