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William Todd Akin (b. 1947) —
also known as W. Todd Akin —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1947.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1988-2000; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 2001-; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 2012.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor of
Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th Circuit,
1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; resigned
1919; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Presbyterian;
later Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Leo V. Anderson (b. 1889) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 2,
1889.
Republican. Postmaster at St.
Joseph, Mo., 1932-36; insurance
business.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor Anderson and Augusta (Sall) Anderson; married to Beryl V.
Byers. |
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Aurelius L. Armstrong (1854-1926) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Hickory
County, Mo., August
8, 1854.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor
of Clinton, Mo., 1904-05; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1911-14.
Christian. Member, Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., August
24, 1926 (age 72 years, 16
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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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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William Alonzo Barris (1882-1966) —
also known as Lon Barris —
of Marionville, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born January
11, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
editor and publisher; school
teacher; mayor of Marionville, Mo.; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952;
postmaster.
Christian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died, in Aurora Hospital,
Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo., June 9,
1966 (age 84 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Marionville, Mo.
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Letha M. Barrow (1907-1988) —
also known as Letha Jewel McNeely; Mrs. R. Wilson
Barrow —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Macon
County, Mo., August
26, 1907.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1940,
1948,
1952.
Female.
Christian.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March
30, 1988 (age 80 years, 217
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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Sterling Price Beaven (1861-1931) —
also known as S. P. Beaven —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Born in Callaway
County, Mo., March 4,
1861.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; Callaway
County Probate Judge, 1899-1910; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1911-14.
Christian.
Died, from influenza,
in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., February
28, 1931 (age 69 years, 361
days).
Interment at Richland Christian Church Cemetery, Kingdom City, Mo.
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Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) —
also known as Philip A. Bennett; Phil A.
Bennett —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., March 5,
1881.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1912;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1941-42; defeated,
1922 (16th District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (6th District); died in
office 1942; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1925-29; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1928.
Christian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
7, 1942 (age 61 years, 277
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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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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Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) —
also known as Neal D. Bishop —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., July 18,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died May 20,
1980 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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James P. Boyd (1869-1964) —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.
Born in 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1911-16,
1945-50; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1915-16; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Paris, Mo.
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Richard Beldon Bridgeman (1875-1948) —
also known as Richard B. Bridgeman —
of Oregon, Holt
County, Mo.
Born in Bigelow, Holt
County, Mo., December
24, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1933-46; defeated, 1946.
Christian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Oregon, Holt
County, Mo., October
24, 1948 (age 72 years, 305
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Oregon, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Franklin Bridgeman and Mary Ellen (Catron) Bridgeman;
married, May 17,
1899, to Mattie Groves. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Northwest
Missouri (1915) |
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April
29, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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William Thomas Carrington (1853-1937) —
also known as William T. Carrington —
of Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Callaway
County, Mo., January
23, 1853.
School
teacher and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1899-1906.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Cole
County, Mo., January
20, 1937 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Robert Randolph Casey (1915-1986) —
also known as Bob Casey —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., July 27,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1948-49; county judge in Texas,
1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1959-76.
Christian.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., April
17, 1986 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Memorial
Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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W. D. Cruce (1904-1972) —
also known as Bill Cruce —
of El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., September
1, 1904.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1947-52;
candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1952.
Christian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in 1972
(age about
67 years).
Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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John Bascom Crum (1885-1935) —
also known as John B. Crum —
of Vandalia, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Jamestown, Moniteau
County, Mo., July 19,
1885.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Vandalia, Mo., 1910; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1925-28.
Christian.
Died, in Missouri Baptist Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 11,
1935 (age 49 years, 296
days).
Interment at Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Mo.
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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Love Davidson and Mary Jane (Adams) Davidson; married, January
24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen. |
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Cynthia L. Davis (b. 1959) —
of O'Fallon, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
23, 1959.
Bookseller;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives 19th District, 2003-10; candidate
in Republican primary for Missouri
state senate, 2010; Constitution candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 2012; candidate in Republican primary for
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 2016.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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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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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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Milton Francis Duvall (1896-1990) —
also known as Milton F. Duvall —
of Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo., August
23, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
mayor of Clarksville, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pike County, 1945-52.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died March
23, 1990 (age 93 years, 212
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Mo.
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George Baird Fisher (1889-1953) —
also known as G. Baird Fisher —
of Osgood, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan
County, Mo., March
20, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; merchant;
chair
of Sullivan County Republican Party, 1940; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1953; died
in office 1953.
Christian.
Died May 25,
1953 (age 64 years, 66
days).
Interment at Berry Cemetery, Myers Township, Grundy County, Mo.
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D. W. Gilmore (b. 1911) —
of Benton, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in East Prairie, Mississippi
County, Mo., December
25, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Scott
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-48; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1949-51; resigned 1951; president,
Young Democratic Clubs of America, 1949-51.
Christian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Will D. H. Green (b. 1884) —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in West Plains, Howell
County, Mo., February
28, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Howell
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Missouri 20th
Circuit, 1929-37.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to Dolly
Lacey. |
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Sallie Hailey (b. 1903) —
also known as Mrs. E. E. Hailey —
of Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo., June 20,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(delegation vice-chair); county judge in Missouri, 1965-66; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1966-67.
Female.
Christian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Zonta.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward E. Hale (b. 1893) —
of Downing, Schuyler
County, Mo.
Born in Putnam
County, Mo., November
27, 1893.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Schuyler County, 1937-42;
defeated, 1942.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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W. M. Harlow (b. 1934) —
also known as Monty Harlow —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., August
2, 1934.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1958-67.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1967.
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Charles Roosevelt Hawkins (1900-1959) —
also known as C. R. Hawkins;
"Ted" —
of Brumley, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Brumley, Miller
County, Mo., October
29, 1900.
Republican. Banker;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-59 (27th District 1945-48, 33rd District
1949-59).
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died September
21, 1959 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Interment at Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Mo.
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James Martin Hawkins (1847-1934) —
also known as James M. Hawkins —
of Brumley, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Brumley, Miller
County, Mo., September
19, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy
sheriff; postmaster;
banker;
Miller
County Judge, 1889; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Miller County, 1891-92.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Miller
County, Mo., November
21, 1934 (age 87 years, 63
days).
Interment at Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Mo.
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor
of Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Haskell Holman (b. 1908) —
of Missouri.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., November
29, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Missouri
state auditor, 1953-69; appointed 1953.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Lions;
Amvets.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, October
12, 1946, to Beverly Hodge. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1957 |
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Noel G. Hughes (1906-1977) —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.
Born in Arcola, Dade
County, Mo., August
21, 1906.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dade County, 1951-57.
Christian.
Died July 3,
1977 (age 70 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Mo.
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William Raleigh Hull Jr. (1906-1977) —
also known as William R. Hull, Jr.; Bill
Hull —
of Weston, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Weston, Platte
County, Mo., April
17, 1906.
Democrat. Mayor of Weston, Mo., 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1955-73.
Christian. Member, Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
15, 1977 (age 71 years, 120
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Weston, Mo.
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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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Georgia Daniel Irvine (1882-1974) —
of Vandalia, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Vandalia, Audrain
County, Mo., December
25, 1882.
Democrat. Music
teacher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1943-48.
Female.
Christian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Died, in Tri-County Nursing
Home, Vandalia, Audrain
County, Mo., September
6, 1974 (age 91 years, 255
days).
Interment at Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Mo.
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Elmer O. Jones (1881-1943) —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in New Boston, Linn
County, Mo., October
19, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1919-20,
1931-32; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1924, 1928.
Christian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Marceline, Linn
County, Mo., April
27, 1943 (age 61 years, 190
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Paul Caruthers Jones (1901-1981) —
also known as Paul C. Jones —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., March
12, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; radio station
manager; mayor
of Kennett, Mo., 1933-35; resigned 1935; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1935-36;
member of Missouri
state senate 21st District, 1937-44; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1948-69; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Died February
10, 1981 (age 79 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Dexter, Stoddard
County, Mo., August
25, 1906.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; automobile
dealer; banker; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
member of Missouri
state senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Killed in a car
accident, January
2, 1951 (age 44 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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James Stephen Lincoln (1886-1984) —
also known as Stephen Lincoln —
of Cainsville, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Ridgeway, Harrison
County, Mo., October
1, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; shoe
salesman; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Harrison County, 1945-46,
1951-64.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died July 24,
1984 (age 97 years, 297
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Harrison Township, Mercer County, Mo.
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Charles Locke Madison (1915-1998) —
also known as Charles L. Madison —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., August
28, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1941-42; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1947-55; resigned 1955.
Christian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Keizer, Marion
County, Ore., January
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; cenotaph at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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William N. McDonald —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; life
insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,
1943-50.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Eddy Merrill (1883-1960) —
also known as L. E. Merrill —
of Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Chariton County, 1947-50.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo., May 9,
1960 (age 76 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Ben W. Oliver (b. 1885) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Cross Timbers, Hickory
County, Mo., February
22, 1885.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1945-54 (Jackson County 6th
District 1945-46, Jackson County 3rd District 1947-54).
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Margot Truman Patterson —
also known as Margot Truman —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Democrat. College
instructor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County 2nd District,
1965-66.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 1966.
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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Rainey H. Ridenhour (b. 1883) —
of Belle, Osage
County, Mo.
Born in Belle, Maries
County, Mo., July 29,
1883.
Republican. Contractor;
livestock
dealer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Osage County, 1941-50;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence A. Roberts (b. 1900) —
of Rea, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in Rea, Andrew
County, Mo., March 3,
1900.
Democrat. Farmer; mail
carrier; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County; elected 1958,
1960, 1962.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Theron Eads Roberts (1907-1968) —
also known as Theron E. Roberts; Tex
Roberts —
of Diamond, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Wheeler, Wheeler
County, Tex., March
22, 1907.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Newton County, 1935-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Died November
12, 1968 (age 61 years, 235
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Virgil Casey Rose (b. 1902) —
also known as V. C. Rose —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.
Born near Glenwood, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 6,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Putnam
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1935-38; circuit judge in
Missouri 3rd Circuit, 1939-55.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard Max Schwabe (1905-1983) —
also known as Max Schwabe —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born near Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., December
6, 1905.
Republican. Insurance
agent; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948 (2nd District), 1950 (2nd District), 1952 (11th District);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1972.
Christian. Member, Optimist
Club.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., July 31,
1983 (age 77 years, 237
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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DuVal Smith (b. 1887) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Agency, Buchanan
County, Mo., March
29, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Buchanan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; circuit judge in Missouri
6th Circuit, 1946-47; appointed 1946.
Christian. Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Smithpeter (1873-1955) —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., November
13, 1873.
Republican. Lumber mill
business; insurance
agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dallas County, 1945-52.
Christian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., November
30, 1955 (age 82 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Mo.
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Fred Spearman —
of Iberia, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Iberia, Miller
County, Mo.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Miller County, 1925-32,
1937-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Eunice
Hustler. |
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William Everett Stevens (b. 1886) —
also known as W. E. Stevens —
of Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.; West Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born in Vancleve, Maries
County, Mo., December
5, 1886.
Democrat. Farmer; stockman;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1935-36,
1947-48.
Christian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Summers (1895-1981) —
also known as Roscoe C. Summers —
of Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., January
16, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1937-42.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
2, 1981 (age 86 years, 320
days).
Interment at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo.
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James M. Taylor (b. 1920) —
of Raytown, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo., November
30, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
agent; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1964.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) —
also known as L. D. Thompson —
of New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born near Vandalia, Ralls
County, Mo., November
22, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster;
merchant;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1921-25; defeated, 1916; Missouri
state auditor, 1925-33; Republican candidate for secretary
of state of Missouri, 1936, 1944 (primary).
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Lewis Thompson and Drusilla (Branstetter) Thompson; married
1901 to
Ellen Rebecca Bryan. |
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Julio Herpers Valdés (b. 1895) —
also known as Julio H. Valdés —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Aviles, Spain,
January
13, 1895.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948.
Christian. Spanish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Ashman Henry Vandivert (1853-1927) —
also known as A. H. Vandivert —
of Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1888.
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
19, 1927 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.
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Ruth Van Valkenburg (b. 1897) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., March
10, 1897.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2019 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2013, 43rd District 2013-19); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Randolph H. Weber (b. 1909) —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Butler
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1939-40; chair of
Butler County Republican Party, 1938-42; circuit judge in
Missouri 33rd Circuit, 1943-49.
Christian. Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry P. Weber and Lillian (Boelling) Weber; married, September
8, 1934, to Lila Everts. |
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Frank Lee Wilkinson (1888-1958) —
also known as Frank L. Wilkinson; Frank Courtney
Wilkinson —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
30, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1915-20; defeated, 1942; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-48, 1953-56 (7th District 1945-48, 11th
District 1953-56).
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
3, 1958 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Lee Wilkinson and Myrtle (Fuqua) Wilkinson; married 1916 to
Frances Catherine Shryock. |
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Horace Raymond Williams (1887-1951) —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Purdy, Barry
County, Mo., December
12, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
executive; member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-50 (18th District 1943-46, 28th District
1947-50).
Christian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died October
30, 1951 (age 63 years, 322
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Mo.
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Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Newmansville, Cass
County, Ill., May 20,
1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,
1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1931 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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