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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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James O. Andreatta (1912-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Thurber, Erath
County, Tex., February
10, 1912.
Democrat. Stock clerk in electric
power plant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1945-46.
Catholic.
Died March
21, 1964 (age 52 years, 40
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
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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.
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James Patrick Aylward (1885-1982) —
also known as James P. Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
10, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jackson County Democratic Party, 1918-36; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1934-40; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1934-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 22,
1982 (age 96 years, 315
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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James Patrick Aylward Jr. (1918-2011) —
also known as James P. Aylward, Jr.; Jim
Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born June 20,
1918.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960,
1968;
Jackson
County Tax Collector, 1971-74; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1972.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, in Grace Hospice,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April
17, 2011 (age 92 years, 301
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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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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John P. Barrett (1915-2000) —
also known as Jack Barrett —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
17, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; in 1947, he
led a group of parents who opposed admission of Black students to
white Catholic schools; by 1954, he disavowed this view; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1954-65; resigned 1965.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club; American
Legion.
Died March
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary Virginia Bell (b. 1891) —
also known as Mary V. Bell; Mary Virginia
Fisher —
of Culver City, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hume, Bates
County, Mo., October
3, 1891.
Republican. Owner-operator, Culver City Fireworks, 1926-44; member of
California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Thomas L. Bell. |
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Robert H. Betts (1811-1889) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in London, England,
February, 1811.
Democrat. Foundry
business; wholesale
grocer; real estate
business; Vice-Consul
for Spain in St.
Louis, Mo., 1864-89.
Catholic.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
8, 1889 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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Thomas Miles Bresnehen (1860-1926) —
also known as Thomas M. Bresnehen —
of Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., April
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); postmaster at Brookfield,
Mo., 1914-19.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack, in Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo., January
27, 1926 (age 65 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Bresnehen and Honora (Dailey) Bresnehen; married 1886 to
Isabelle Hanscom. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Dan J. Cavanagh (b. 1883) —
of Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., March
20, 1883.
Democrat. Road
contractor; rancher;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948,
1952;
Idaho
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1948-50.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan Cavanagh and Ann (Martin) Cavanagh; married, October
6, 1915, to Pearl Langford. |
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William Lacy Clay Sr. (b. 1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
30, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Lacy Clay Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as Lacy Clay, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 27,
1956.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1983-91; member of Missouri
state senate, 1991-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2001-.
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Joseph Cochran (1880-1947) —
also known as John J. Cochran —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., August
11, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Reps. William
L. Igoe and Harry
B. Hawes, and to U.S. Sen. William
J. Stone; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1926-47 (11th District 1926-33,
at-large 1933-35, 13th District 1935-47); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1934.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in DePaul Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1947 (age 66 years, 207
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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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Omer J. Dames (1894-1969) —
of near O'Fallon, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 8,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1959-69 (St. Charles County
1959-66, 104th District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., August
1, 1969 (age 75 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patsy Ann Danner (b. 1934) —
also known as Pat Danner —
of Missouri.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
13, 1934.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state senate, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1993-2001; defeated in
primary, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard J. DeCoster (b. 1921) —
of Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Ewing, Lewis
County, Mo., July 10,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; lawyer;
elected Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County 1964.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Herst. |
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Charles Emil Dehner (1871-1945) —
also known as Charles E. Dehner —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1871.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died November
11, 1945 (age 74 years, 15
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill.
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Thomas W. Dempsey (b. 1882) —
also known as Tom Dempsey —
of Flat River (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., December
1, 1882.
Democrat. Accountant;
chair
of St. Francois County Democratic Party, 1934-38; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1949-50.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Henry de Young (1849-1925) —
also known as M. H. de Young —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
30, 1849.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; in 1879, his brother Charles de Young (1846-1880),
then editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, shot and wounded San
Francisco mayor Isaac
S. Kalloch; a few months later, Charles was shot to death in his
office by the mayor's son; on November 19, 1884, he was shot and
seriously wounded by Adolph
B. Spreckels, who had been angered by an article in the
Chronicle; Spreckels, who pleaded temporary insanity, was
tried and found not guilty; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1888,
1892,
1908,
1920.
Catholic. Jewish
ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
15, 1925 (age 75 years, 138
days).
Entombed at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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John E. Downs (b. 1917) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 12,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District;
elected 1956; member of Missouri
Democratic State Committee, 1956-57; member of Missouri
state senate 34th District; elected 1960; elected unopposed 1962,
1966.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1951 to
Barbara Reitz. |
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James J. Eagan (1926-2000) —
also known as "The Jolly Green Giant" —
of Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 4,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of an adverse
reaction to a prescription drug, in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, St.
Louis, Mo., November
2, 2000 (age 74 years, 243
days). His body was
donated to science.
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Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-2007) —
also known as Thomas F. Eagleton —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
4, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1961-65; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1965-69; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1969-87; nominee for Vice
President of the United States 1972.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Richmond Heights, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 4,
2007 (age 77 years, 181
days). His body was
donated to Washington University School of Medicine.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
20, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939 to Olivia
Perez. |
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Jay Elmer Fox (b. 1886) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
18, 1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; insurance
business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District,
1922-23.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Omar Gatewood (1910-1989) —
also known as Leo O. Gatewood —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
20, 1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chairman,
United Labor League for 3rd Congressional District of Colorado;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1948.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Colo.
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Floyd R. Gibson (1910-2001) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., March 3,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 7th District,
1941-46; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1947-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
4, 2001 (age 91 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, Mo.
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Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New York, December
5, 1864.
Democrat. Glass
blower; glass
manufacturing business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated,
1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from influenza
and bronchial
pneumonia, in St. John's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
1, 1918 (age 53 years, 331
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Joseph Glennon (1862-1946) —
also known as John J. Glennon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland,
June
14, 1862.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; Archbishop of St. Louis, 1903-46; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Dublin, Ireland,
March
9, 1946 (age 83 years, 268
days).
Entombed at Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
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Vicente Guerra (1850-1909) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Ruenes, Asturias, Spain,
March
7, 1850.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; cigar
manufacturer; Consular
Agent for France in Tampa,
Fla., 1898-1907; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Tampa,
Fla., 1900-07.
Catholic. Spanish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Luke Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., January
9, 1909 (age 58 years, 308
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Leola E. Haid (1903-1991) —
also known as Leola Ernst; Mrs. Lloyd Haid —
of Berger, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Washington, Franklin
County, Mo., March
23, 1903.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1956;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1942-48.
Female.
Catholic.
Died July 13,
1991 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
Johns Cemetery, Berger, Mo.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John J. Ernst and Mary E. (Hibbeler) Ernst; married to
Lloyd M. Haid. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Truman
Library |
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William Edward Hilsman (1900-1964) —
also known as William E. Hilsman —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 22,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1949-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Died in Lordsburg, Hidalgo
County, N.M., March
24, 1964 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Raymond B. Hopfinger (1906-1966) —
of St.
Louis County, Mo.
Born in Montrose, Henry
County, Mo., August
24, 1906.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1949-58 (St. Louis County 1st
District 1949-52, St. Louis County 2nd District 1953-58); member of
Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died December
31, 1966 (age 60 years, 129
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Montrose, Mo.
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Jane Dee Hull (b. 1935) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
8, 1935.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives 18th District, 1979-93; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1989-92; secretary
of state of Arizona, 1995-97; Governor of
Arizona, 1997-2003.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kenny C. Hulshof (b. 1958) —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo., May 22,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1997-; defeated, 1994;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004.
Catholic. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Leo Igoe (1879-1953) —
also known as William L. Igoe —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
19, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1913-21; candidate
for mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1925.
Catholic.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
20, 1953 (age 73 years, 183
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Joseph Ihm (1899-1951) —
also known as Joe Ihm —
of Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.
Born in Sinsinawa, Grant
County, Wis., September
3, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; service
station operator; Barton
County Treasurer, 1949-50; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1951; died in
office 1951.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in an automobile
accident, at Humansville, Polk
County, Mo., March
13, 1951 (age 51 years, 191
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lamar Heights, Mo.
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Timothy W. Jones (b. 1971) —
also known as Tim Jones —
of Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 25,
1971.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 2007-14 (89th District 2007-12,
110th District 2013-14); Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 2012-14; in 2009,
was a plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by Orly
Taitz, alleging Barack
Obama was not a "natural born citizen"; the case was dismissed;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2012,
2016
(alternate); radio show
host.
Catholic. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2016.
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Raymond Willard Karst (1902-1987) —
also known as Raymond W. Karst —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Frontenac, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
31, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; builder;
real
estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1935-36; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
4, 1987 (age 84 years, 277
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alousius Pancratius Kaufmann (1902-1984) —
also known as Aloys P. Kaufmann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
23, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1948,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died, from cancer
and heart
trouble, in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., February
12, 1984 (age 81 years, 51
days). His body was
donated to Washington University.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Kaufman and Sophia Maria (Woehr) Kaufman; married 1943 to
Margaret Cordelia Uding. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edgar John Keating (1889-1981) —
also known as Edgar J. Keating —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
28, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District,
1931-40, 1943-44; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-72 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District
1949-72).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1981
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Francis Anthony Keating III (b. 1944) —
also known as Francis A. Keating; Frank
Keating —
of Oklahoma.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
10, 1944.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1981-83; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1995-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard C. Kerens (1842-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Killberry, County Meath, Ireland,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad
builder; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1884-1900; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1910-13.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Merion, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
4, 1916 (age about 74
years).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Daniel Kerwin (1826-1907) —
also known as "Honest Dan" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
August
13, 1826.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
manufacturer;
proprietor, Anchor Iron Works and Bolt Factory; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880;
member of Missouri
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
3, 1907 (age 81 years, 82
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kerwin and Mary (Reeves) Kerwin; married 1854 to Mary
E. Knight. |
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R. J. King Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as Bus King —
of St. Clair, Franklin
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St. Clair, Franklin
County, Mo., September
28, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; abstractor;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1943-48, 1959-72 (Franklin County
1943-48, St. Louis County 5th District 1959-62, St. Louis County 10th
District 1963-66, 39th District 1967-72); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Lillis (1861-1938) —
also known as Thomas F. Lillis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., March 3,
1861.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of Leavenworth, Kans. (1905-10) and Kansas City,
Mo. (1913-38); offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1928.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
29, 1938 (age 77 years, 301
days).
Entombed at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Frank C. Mazzuca (1905-1969) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Italy,
July
11, 1905.
Democrat. Gas and oil
dealer; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1949-69 (Jackson County 1st
District 1949-66, 1st District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
14, 1969 (age 63 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Karen McCarthy (1947-2010) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., March
18, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Catholic.
Died October
5, 2010 (age 63 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter R. Morrissey (1859-1895) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St. Louis
County, Mo., August
14, 1859.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; arrested
in December 1886 on federal charges
of vote
fraud; found
guilty in April 1887, but released because the indictment did not
specify that the ballots were for a federal office; indicted
again soon after, but the charges were dropped in November; indicted
for naturalization
fraud in 1889, but not convicted; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
While in bed, he was shot
twice with his own pistol, and killed,
by his mistress,
Maud Lewis, in her "house of ill
repute", in St.
Louis, Mo., May 13,
1895 (age 35 years, 272
days). After a dramatic and highly publicized trial, Maud Lewis
was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to fifteen years
in prison; she was pardoned by Gov. Lon
Vest Stephens in January 1901.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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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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Patrick J. O'Connor (1931-1971) —
of Bridgeton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; pipefitter;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1963-71 (St. Louis County 2nd
District 1963-66, 30th District 1967-71); died in office 1971.
Catholic.
Died in Bridgeton, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 6,
1971 (age 39 years, 272
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frances J. O'Meara —
also known as Frances Jacobi —
of Martinsburg, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1932-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1940
(alternate), 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); chair of
Audrain County Republican Party, 1942-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1944.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Francis G. Jacobi and Jane Frances (Frieling) Jacobi;
married to Dr. Thomas O'Meara. |
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John P. O'Reilly (b. 1892) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born July 26,
1892.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1933-34, 1949-72 (St. Louis City
5th District 1933-34, St. Louis City 13th District 1949-62, St. Louis
City 12th District 1963-66, 51st District 1967-72); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Miguel Antonio Otero II (1859-1944) —
also known as Miguel A. Otero —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
17, 1859.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1892,
1900,
1904;
Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906; treasurer
of New Mexico Territory, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Canal Zone, 1920,
1924;
member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1920-24;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1920.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August
7, 1944 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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John H. Poelker (1913-1990) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
14, 1913.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1977.
Catholic.
Died, February
9, 1990 (age 76 years, 301
days). His body was
donated to the St. Louis University medical school.
Cenotaph at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Richard J. Rabbitt (b. 1935) —
also known as Dick Rabbitt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
30, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 8th District,
1961-67.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Joseph Robidoux (1783-1868) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
10, 1783.
Fur trader;
bakery
business; town
president of St. Joseph, Missouri, 1845-46.
Catholic. French
Canadian ancestry.
Founder of St. Joseph, Mo.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 27,
1868 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), St. Joseph, Mo.;
reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (1924-2016) —
also known as Phyllis Schlafly; Phyllis McAlpin
Stewart —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1924.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1952 (24th District), 1970 (23rd
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008
(alternate), 2012,
2016.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Author
of A Choice Not An Echo and other books; leader of opposition
to the Equal Rights Amendment; founder and president of the Eagle
Forum.
Died, from cancer,
in Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
5, 2016 (age 92 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant;
surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to
Harriet Stone; married 1830 to Maria
de Jesús Delgado Curbelo. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (1902-1988) —
also known as Leonor Sullivan; Leonor A. Kretzer;
Mrs. John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
21, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1953-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
1, 1988 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Uxa (1885-1965) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
11, 1885.
Democrat. Business
manager, Local 21, St. Louis Upholsterers' Union; organizer
for the International Union of Upholsterers; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1945-62 (St. Louis City
3rd District 1939-42, 1945-46, St. Louis City 9th District 1947-62).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in November, 1965
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Harold Lee Volkmer (1931-2011) —
also known as Harold L. Volkmer —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April 4,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1960-66; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1967-76; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1977-97; defeated,
1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996.
Catholic.
Died April
16, 2011 (age 80 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Sorkis J. Webbe (b. 1929) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 4th District, 1961-62.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Silas Woodson (1819-1896) —
of Knox
County, Ky.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., May 18,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; Governor of
Missouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1876,
1880;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96.
Protestant;
later Catholic.
Died October
9, 1896 (age 77 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson; married, September
13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts; married, July 27,
1846, to Olivia Adams; married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard; first cousin of Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1777-1827); first cousin once removed of Tucker
Woodson, David
Meade Woodson and Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); first cousin twice removed of John
McDowell Woodson; third cousin once removed of Frederick
Bates, James
Woodson Bates and Edward
Bates; third cousin twice removed of Daniel
Woodson and John
Archibald Woodson; third cousin thrice removed of James
Alexander Woodson and Urey
Woodson. |
| | | Political family: Woodson
family of Jessamine County, Kentucky. |
| | | See also National Governors
Association biography |
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Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert A. Young III —
of St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; pipefitter;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960,
1964;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1963-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated,
1986.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died, of liver
failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
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