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Dent County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dent County

Index to Locations Salem Cedar Grove Cemetery Salem Round Pond Baptist Church Cemetery Cedar Grove Cemetery Salem, Dent County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   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. Republican. Lawyer; Dent County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-96; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dent County, 1903-04, 1921-22, 1929-32; defeated, 1922, 1926, 1934, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908 (alternate), 1912, 1920; candidate for Missouri state senate 24th District, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1940; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1943-45; defeated, 1924 (16th District), 1944 (8th District); candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1946. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Salem, Dent County, Mo., May 11, 1956 (age 85 years, 70 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, December 9, 1896, to Amie Adelmann.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail   William R. Peck (1864-1955) — of Salem, Dent County, Mo. Born in Dent County, Mo., October 15, 1864. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dent County, 1905-06, 1911-12, 1923-26, 1941-42; defeated, 1942. Died May 28, 1955 (age 90 years, 225 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Nettie Maria Rouse.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Round Pond Baptist Church Cemetery Salem, Dent County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Grover Cleveland Cooley (1885-1951) — also known as G. C. Cooley — of Salem, Dent County, Mo. Born in Dent County, Mo., November 3, 1885. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dent County, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Died in Dent County, Mo., October 28, 1951 (age 65 years, 359 days). Interment at Round Pond Baptist Church Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Grover Cleveland   Relatives: Son of John Sidney Cooley and Sarah Jane (Welch) Cooley; married to Anna Laura Heavin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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