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Congregationalist Politicians in Missouri
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

  Henry Mahan Beardsley (1858-1938) — also known as Henry M. Beardsley — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Knox County, Ohio, October 20, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1938 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley; married, April 24, 1883, to Marietta Davis.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John David Bell and Anne (Mercer) Bell; married, November 22, 1911, to Mamie Collins.
  See also federal judicial profile — Minnesota Legislator record
  Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) — also known as H. Wesley Bolin — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., July 1, 1909. Democrat. Secretary of state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees; Kiwanis. Died, from a heart attack, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., March 4, 1978 (age 68 years, 246 days). Interment at State Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Doc Strother Bolin and Margaret (Combs) Bolin; married, February 18, 1940, to Julia Elizabeth Hentz.
  The Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William R. Bush (b. 1877) — of Benson, Rutland County, Vt. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 27, 1877. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1921; member of Vermont state senate from Rutland County, 1923; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1928. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  E. Gary Davidson (b. 1912) — of Shrewsbury, St. Louis County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 7, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state senate; elected 1952, 1956; defeated, 1960 (15th District), 1964 (7th District). Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 14, 1938, to Clarissa Start.
  Waldo Edwards (b. 1883) — of Macon, Macon County, Mo. Born June 24, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 2nd Circuit, 1955. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ruth Hughes.
  Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) — also known as Edgar C. Ellis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., October 2, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23, 1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1908, 1922, 1926, 1930. Congregationalist. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 15, 1947 (age 92 years, 164 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer Eugene Ellis and Jane Maria (Halstead) Ellis; married, July 20, 1882, to Emily Hatch Roy; married, November 5, 1936, to Katherine M. Morgan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John W. Gaebe (1878-1945) — of Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo. Born in Addieville, Washington County, Ill., December 2, 1878. Republican. Ordained minister; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1943-45; died in office 1945. Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member, Farm Bureau. Died April 20, 1945 (age 66 years, 139 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 16, 1902, to Emma M. Detring.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to Elizabeth L. Lang.
  Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1962 (age 63 years, 349 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) — also known as Dan A. Kimball — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in St. Louis, Mo., March 1, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president, General Tire & Rubber Co.; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964; president and chairman, Aerojet General Corporation; director, Continental Airlines. Congregationalist. Died July 30, 1970 (age 74 years, 151 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Kimball and Mary (Able) Kimball; married, June 22, 1925, to Dorothy Ames; married 1958 to Doris Fleeson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 1906. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; in 1944, was the first African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Congregationalist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice Stokes.
  Forrest Mittendorf (b. 1906) — of Overland, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 16, 1906. Republican. Poultry raiser; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st District, 1939-46, 1953-54; defeated, 1936 (St. Louis County 1st District), 1948 (St. Louis County 2nd District). Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Mittendorf and Clara (Hoess) Mittendorf; married, August 16, 1936, to Charlotte Kempe.
Thomas W. Nadal Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) — also known as Thomas W. Nadal — of Olivet, Eaton County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Milroy, Rush County, Ind., June 17, 1875. Republican. College professor; member of Michigan state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president, Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president, Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917. Congregationalist. English and French ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Modern Language Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2, 1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Charles Franklin Parker (b. 1902) — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Albany, Gentry County, Mo., December 15, 1902. Republican. Minister; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1956. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank A. Parker and Kittie Clyde (Canaday) Parker; married, June 18, 1931, to Josephine McDaniel.
  Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Stillwater, Washington County, Minn., October 21, 1855. Lawyer; Adams County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister; founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Sons of the American Revolution. Died June 30, 1946 (age 90 years, 252 days). Interment at Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell; married, July 17, 1880, to Lillian Davis.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John P. SAINT_John John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) — also known as John P. St. John — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., February 25, 1833. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state senate, 1873; Governor of Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist; later Christian Scientist. Died in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., August 31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188 days). Interment at Olathe Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Sophia (Snell) St. John and Samuel St. John; married, March 28, 1852, to Mary Jane Brewer; married, March 28, 1860, to Susan Jane Parker.
  The city of St. John, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., June 1, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died December 9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd.
  Moses E. Smith (1883-1952) — of Weld County, Colo. Born in Missouri, 1883. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1935-36. Congregationalist. Died in 1952 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Julius Galen Tilden (1874-1958) — also known as J. Galen Tilden — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, March 28, 1874. Dry goods merchant; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1908-10. Congregationalist. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 14, 1958 (age 84 years, 47 days). Interment at Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Lydia Ann (Cooper) Tilden and George Galen Tilden; brother of Lucien Cooper Tilden; first cousin thrice removed of Stephen Daniel Tilden; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Rose Tilden; third cousin thrice removed of Moses Younglove Tilden and Samuel Jones Tilden.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) — also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20, 1849. Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; druggist; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896 ; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1904. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. Died in St. Louis, Mo., May 1, 1921 (age 71 years, 285 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Orlo Judson Walbridge and Althea Maria (Packard) Walbridge; married, October 9, 1879, to Lizzie Merrell; first cousin twice removed of John Jay Walbridge and David Safford Walbridge; first cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford; second cousin twice removed of James Safford and Anson Peacely Killen Safford; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge and Henry Sanford Walbridge; third cousin once removed of Robert Crawford Safford; third cousin twice removed of Hiram Walbridge; fourth cousin of Edward L. Safford; fourth cousin once removed of John Hill Walbridge and Henry E. Walbridge.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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