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Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 17,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married,
May
3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. |
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George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) —
also known as George F. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1914-18; candidate for circuit
judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died May 16,
1948 (age 66 years, 26
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles Claflin Allen (b. 1855) —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 25,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1881-82; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1884;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1907-13.
Member, American Bar Association.
Active in promoting adoption of the Australian ballot and civil
service law.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Arthur Allen and Jane Elizabeth (White) Allen; married 1890 to Carrie
Louise Richards. |
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Henry Philip Andrae (1914-2008) —
also known as Henry P. Andrae —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
13, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1943-44,
1947-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., January
12, 2008 (age 93 years, 121
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Robert L. Aronson (b. 1907) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., May 8,
1907.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1939-47.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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, Order of
the Coif; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
23, 1992 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
John's Episcopal Cathedral, Denver, Colo.
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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.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Carrollton, Mo., 1914-15; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 8th District,
1922-23; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35; defeated, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital,
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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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.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
23, 1948 (age 54 years, 15
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Ignatius Bakewell (1912-1987) —
also known as Claude I. Bakewell —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
9, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1947-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948 (11th District), 1952 (3rd District); postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1958-82 (acting, 1958-59).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., March
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 221
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme
Fisher. |
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March
17, 1884.
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 U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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William Dee Becker (1876-1943) —
also known as William D. Becker —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
Judge, Missouri St. Louis Court of Appeals, 1916-40; defeated, 1940;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane;
the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed
at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield,
St.
Louis County, Mo., August
1, 1943 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married, June 10,
1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh. |
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1931-33; 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 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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; Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) —
also known as J. L. Bess —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Shobonier, Fayette
County, Ill., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1934; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1962
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
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James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) —
also known as James L. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1854.
Lawyer;
president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, 1884; general
counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition),
1901-03; indicted
in December, 1903, for forgery
of two deeds of trust to obtain
a loan from an estate he managed.
Member, American Bar Association; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, either from suicide
(which he had attempted at least twice before) or from "congestion of
the brain", in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair (1871-1944) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1899-1902; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
12, 1944 (age 72 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
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 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Harry Cullen Blanton (1891-1973) —
also known as Harry C. Blanton —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Paris, Monroe
County, Mo., July 5,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1934-47.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Delta
Chi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in March, 1973
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lee Blanton and Mary Agnes (Cullen) Blanton; married, February
12, 1918, to Maureen Daily. |
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
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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.
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J. Jules Brinkman (1901-1987) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 18,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1935-40.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died January
31, 1987 (age 85 years, 227
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 30,
1888.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
10, 1949 (age 61 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown; married, December
3, 1884, to Mary A. Clark. |
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Orville Canada Bullington (1882-1956) —
also known as Orville Bullington —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Indian Springs, Vernon
County, Mo., February
10, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
president and chairman, Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1932; member of Texas
Republican State Committee, 1947-51; Texas
Republican state chair, 1951.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from mesenteric
thrombosis while also suffering from emphysema,
in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., November
24, 1956 (age 74 years, 288
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) —
also known as William D. Burlison; Bill
Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard
County, Mo.
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; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Toastmasters;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo.
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1966) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1966 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aubrey Charles Bush and Clair (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16,
1932, to Frances Kromberg. |
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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.
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, Jaycees;
American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. |
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Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital
at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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James E. Carroll (b. 1878) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
12, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Igoe; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1920-23.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas J. Carroll and Margaret (Ryan) Carroll; married, June 14,
1911, to Eleanor B. Luth. |
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Charles H. Cashin (1880-1961) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
16, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., February
27, 1961 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Henry Stewart Caulfield (1873-1966) —
also known as Henry S. Caulfield —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
9, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1907-09; defeated,
1904; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1910-12; Governor of
Missouri, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1938.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 11,
1966 (age 92 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) —
also known as Joel Bennett Clark —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., January
8, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; defeated in primary, 1944; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bainbridge Colby (1869-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
22, 1869.
Lawyer;
attorney for author Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain"); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1902; among
the founders
of the Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party in 1912; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914, 1916; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1917-19; resigned 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from District of Columbia, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1920-21; law partner of Woodrow
Wilson 1921-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April
11, 1950 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at Bemus
Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
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Roscoe P. Conkling (b. 1889) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., May 3,
1889.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Virgil M. Conkling and Alpha (Powers) Conkling; married, November
24, 1914, to Mildred Scott. |
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William S. Connor (b. 1881) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Shannondale, Clarion
County, Pa., 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1935-37; defeated, 1922,
1924, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Katherine M. Byrne. |
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Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) —
also known as V. P. Crowe —
of Garfield
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., July 7,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield
County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in December, 1974
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe; married, November
19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer. |
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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.
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, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Acacia.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
26, 1965 (age 72 years, 161
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Ilus Winfield Davis (1917-1996) —
also known as Ilus W. Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April
22, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1963-71; director of several banks.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
4, 1996 (age 79 years, 135
days).
Cremated.
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James W. Davis (b. 1904) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., March 6,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 36th Circuit, 1946-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. |
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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; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1980 (age 95 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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 from Laclede County, 1923-24;
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 (age 70 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.; statue at Laclede
County Courthouse Grounds, Lebanon, Mo.
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James Marsh Douglas (b. 1896) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
6, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1935-37; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1937-47; appointed 1937.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Bond Douglas and Francesca (Kimball) Douglas; married, August
5, 1939, to Mary Elizabeth Lumaghi. |
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August
6, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August
4, 1926, to Christine Shouse. |
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Richard Meloan Duncan (1889-1974) —
also known as Richard M. Duncan —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Platte
County, Mo., November
10, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1933-43 (at-large 1933-35, 3rd
District 1935-43); defeated, 1928 (4th District), 1942 (3rd
District); U.S.
District Judge for Missouri, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
1, 1974 (age 84 years, 264
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married,
October
12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford. |
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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager; married, December
2, 1922, to Claudine Gossett. |
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Conway Elder (b. 1880) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., December
8, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1915-20; justice of
Missouri state supreme court; elected 1920; defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Missouri Official Manual 1917 |
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Politte Elvins (1878-1943) —
of Elvins (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.; Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.; St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in French Village, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
16, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1909-11; defeated,
1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1922-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 2nd
District, 1929-30.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar Association.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., January
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Cremated.
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley; married, June 11,
1953, to Nancie Newell Peacocke. |
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Charles B. Faris (b. 1864) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born near Charleston, Tallahatchie
County, Miss., October
3, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1891-92; Pemiscot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-99; president, Bank of
Caruthersville, 1898-1910; chair of
Pemiscot County Democratic Party, 1903; circuit judge in Missouri
28th Circuit, 1910-12; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1913-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1919-30.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) —
also known as North T. Gentry —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., March 2,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1914, 1916, 1918; Missouri
state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President); justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., September
18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); 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 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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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.
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Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
2, 1914.
Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, of a stroke
following heart
surgery, March
11, 1992 (age 77 years, 130
days).
Interment at Beth
Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
speaker, 1944;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball
team, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died suddenly from a heart
ailment, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1949 (age 46 years, 98
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November
14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. |
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article |
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Library |
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Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) —
also known as Harry B. Hawes —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
15, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1928;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1904,
1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Izaak
Walton League; Audubon
Society; American
Forestry Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1947 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Ripley County, Mo.
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Charles Alfred Houts (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles A. Houts —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., December
13, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1910-14.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Houts and Annie (Duffield) Houts; married, April 8,
1896, to Eleanor Wright. |
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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.
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.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan G. Jackson and Virginia M. (Hull) Jackson; married 1964 to Judith
Erin Johnson. |
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Jerome Morton Joffee (b. 1895) —
also known as Jerome M. Joffee —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 5,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1931-32; member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1933-36.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Rowland Louis Johnston (1872-1939) —
also known as Rowland L. Johnston —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., April
23, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1895-1900; defeated, 1938; St.
Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (16th District), 1932 (at-large).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
22, 1939 (age 67 years, 152
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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James Preston Kem (1890-1965) —
also known as James P. Kem —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., April 2,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1944,
1948;
speaker, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1947-53; defeated, 1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died February
24, 1965 (age 74 years, 328
days).
Interment at Middleburg
Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.
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Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) —
of Park Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 9,
1907.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died August
14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dowe Jefferson Lance (1916-2002) —
also known as D. Jeff Lance —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 25,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legal secretary to Gov. Forrest
Smith, 1950-52; attorney, legal department, Southwestern Bell Telephone,
1952-56; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died August
2, 2002 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Luther Lance and Attie (Jenkins) Lance; married, July 26,
1943, to Marguerite Coffman. |
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Clay Le Grand (1911-2002) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
26, 1911.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1957-67; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1967-83.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died November
17, 2002 (age 91 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Le Grand and Mary Margaret (Leifield) Le Grand; married,
December
30, 1935, to Suzanne Wilcox. |
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Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) —
also known as Frederick W. Lehmann —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
February
28, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Wabash Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
U.S. Solicitor General, 1910-12.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Oscar Leser (b. 1870) —
of Maryland.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
16, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1938.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,
1930; died in office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Died December
9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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.
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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 |
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Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) —
also known as Breckinridge Long —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 16,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1920, 1922 (primary); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Historical Association.
Died in Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md., September
26, 1958 (age 77 years, 133
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) —
also known as Elliot W. Major —
of Pike
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln
County, Mo., October
20, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1897-1900; Missouri
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Missouri, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died, from cardiac
insufficiency due to chronic
myocarditis and arteriosclerosis,
aggravated by very hot and
humid weather, in St. Joseph's Hill Infirmary,
near Eureka, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 9,
1949 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Bowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reed Major and Sarah Taylor (Woolfolk) Major; married, June 14,
1887, to Elizabeth Myers; first cousin of Edgar
Bailey Woolfolk; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; first cousin five times removed of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Coleby
Chew; second cousin thrice removed of James
Madison and William
Taylor Madison; second cousin four times removed of Richard
Henry Lee, Francis
Lightfoot Lee, Arthur
Lee, John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of Peyton
Randolph; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Sim Lee, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of St.
Clair Ballard and Lewis
Ballard. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph
family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) —
also known as Barak T. Mattingly —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March
15, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died July 18,
1957 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic Hine Maughmer (1899-1972) —
also known as Fred H. Maughmer —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born November
22, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; Andrew
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1938, 1940; circuit
judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1947-55.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in June, 1972
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic Hine Maughmer Jr. (1927-2003) —
also known as Fred H. Maughmer, Jr. —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., June 26,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died September
28, 2003 (age 76 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roy B. Meriwether (b. 1884) —
of Monroe City, Monroe
County, Mo.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
18, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; circuit judge in Missouri
10th Circuit, 1943-47.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Meriwether and Alice (Bondurant) Meriwether; married 1908 to Jess
Henderson. |
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John Joseph Nangle (1891-1960) —
also known as John J. Nangle —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1933-42; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died August
23, 1960 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Arthur Lee Oliver (1879-1928) —
also known as Arthur L. Oliver —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Leemon, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., January
5, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1905-08;
member of Missouri
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 3,
1928 (age 49 years, 180
days).
Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fruitland, Mo.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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H. F. Patterson (1922-1965) —
also known as Pat Patterson —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born November
18, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; university
professor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County 2nd District,
1961-65; died in office 1965.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died March
30, 1965 (age 42 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) —
also known as Roscoe C. Patterson —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
15, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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William Trigg Pigott (1861-1944) —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., November
3, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1897-1902, 1918; appointed 1897,
1918; district judge in Montana 1st District, 1934; defeated, 1892.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 136
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (1906-1987) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., May 31,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., April
15, 1987 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif.
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Marion Edwards Rhodes (1868-1928) —
also known as Marion E. Rhodes —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., January
4, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1905-07, 1919-23;
defeated, 1906, 1916, 1922; mayor of Potosi, Mo., 1908-09; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909-10.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1928 (age 60 years, 356
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Harry F. Russell (b. 1891) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Missouri
8th Circuit, 1935-47.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar Association; Humane
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnelia Brennan. |
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Maurice Schechter (1904-2001) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 27,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,
1935-40; member of Missouri
state senate 13th District, 1961-76; defeated, 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Missouri Baptist Medical
Center, Town and Country, St. Louis
County, Mo., January
31, 2001 (age 96 years, 218
days).
Interment at Chesed
Shel Emeth Cemetery No. 2, Creve Coeur, Mo.
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Lee D. Seelig (b. 1894) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April 9,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1937-40.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Seelig and Rose Seelig; married, October
14, 1933, to Minna Grossman. |
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Samuel E. Semple (b. 1913) —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., June 7,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; circuit judge in Missouri
9th Circuit; appointed 1955; elected unopposed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951) —
also known as John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1941-43, 1945-47,
1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1951 (age 53 years, 111
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Wadsworth Symington (b. 1927) —
also known as James W. Symington —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
28, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1969-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Elwood Lauren Thomas (1930-1995) —
of Missouri.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 24,
1930.
Justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1991-95.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died July 30,
1995 (age 65 years, 6
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Gladstone, Mo.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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Joseph J. Ward (b. 1893) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 11,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1937-47.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Webster (b. 1953) —
of Jasper
County, Mo.
Born September
17, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1981-84; Missouri
state attorney general, 1985-93; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1992.
Member, American Bar Association.
Pleaded
guilty in 1993 to embezzlement
and conspiracy, and sentenced
to two years in prison.
Still living as of 1993.
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Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Xenophon Pierce Wilfley (1871-1931) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., March
18, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1918; appointed 1918.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 5,
1931 (age 60 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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