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Politicians in Construction in Missouri

  Washington Adams (1880-1950) — also known as Wash Adams — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., June 19, 1880. Democrat. Contracting engineer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District, 1915-16. Died May 18, 1950 (age 69 years, 333 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 1, 1910, to Isabel Holmes Bixby.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter S. Alexander (1901-1980) — of Ashton, Clark County, Mo. Born in Kahoka, Clark County, Mo., December 25, 1901. Republican. Farmer; carpenter; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Clark County, 1945-48. Died May 14, 1980 (age 78 years, 141 days). Interment at Ashton Methodist Cemetery, Ashton, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, December 27, 1924, to Elizabeth H. Gram.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ray N. Allmon (1918-2004) — of Winona, Shannon County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in New Liberty, Oregon County, Mo., December 11, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oil jobber; contractor; automobile dealer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1965. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, Mo., May 24, 2004 (age 85 years, 165 days). Interment at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1957, to Ruby Sconce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nickolaus Becker — of St. Louis, Mo. Socialist. Carpenter; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District, 1920; candidate for delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District, 1922; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Frank O. Bittner (1861-1942) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Chemnitz, Germany, August 20, 1861. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; building contractor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District, 1915-16, 1919-22, 1927-28. German ancestry. Died in 1942 (age about 80 years). Interment at Zion Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 22, 1892, to Ursula Blumer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas K. Bowman (1859-1948) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Apollo, Armstrong County, Pa., November 6, 1859. Democrat. Carpenter; building contractor; mayor of Springfield, Mo., 1914-16; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District, 1923-24. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Moose. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., October 17, 1948 (age 88 years, 346 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bowman and Agnes (Rengle) Bowman; married, October 13, 1886, to Martha Bill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Ray Brattin (b. 1980) — also known as Rick Brattin — of Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. Born in Greenwood, Jackson County, Mo., July 22, 1980. Republican. Construction business; member of Missouri state house of representatives 55th District, 2011-. Baptist. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2018.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Charles Ray Brown (b. 1901) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Schell City, Vernon County, Mo., February 1, 1901. Democrat. Bookkeeper; construction worker; petroleum engineer; foreman in sheet metal at a ship repair yard; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 3rd District, 1949-50. Member, Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 28, 1918, to Opal Bougher.
  Charles O. A. Brunk (b. 1863) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Wheeler, Webster County, W.Va., December 29, 1863. Republican. Contractor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District, 1909-10; member of Missouri state senate 34th District, 1911-14. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1888, to Minnie Bender.
  Albert Frank Bumpas (1868-1931) — also known as Albert F. Bumpas — of Indiana; Lilbourn, New Madrid County, Mo.; Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Hope, Bartholomew County, Ind., April 22, 1868. Socialist. Carpenter; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1906, 1908; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1912. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., August 1, 1931 (age 63 years, 101 days). Interment at Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of William Calvin Bumpas and Sarah Ann (Wilson) Bumpas; married, September 16, 1914, to Myra Belle 'Dolly' Jarrett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles F. Carter Charles Francis Carter (b. 1869) — also known as Charles F. Carter — of Kahoka, Clark County, Mo.; Luray, Clark County, Mo. Born in Schuyler County, Mo., October 5, 1869. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; bridge builder; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Clark County, 1907-10; member of Missouri state senate 12th District, 1911-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 5, 1890, to Rowena Edmonson.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  J. A. Cotten (b. 1867) — of Barnett, Morgan County, Mo. Born in Miller County, Mo., June 24, 1867. Republican. Carpenter; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Morgan County, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 5, 1910, to Anna L. Yows.
  John Cowdery (b. 1930) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Adrian, Bates County, Mo., February 11, 1930. Republican. Contractor; member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1983-84, 1997-2000; member of Alaska state senate, 2000-09 (District I 2000-03, District O 2003-09); indicted in July 2008 and charged with accepting bribes from VECO Corporation; convicted in March 2009; sentenced to six months house arrest and fined $25,000. Still living as of 2009.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Dan Dean Doty (1906-1972) — also known as Dan D. Doty — of Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo. Born in Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo., April 30, 1906. Democrat. Bricklayer; contractor; transfer and storage business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1949-52. Member, Elks; Optimist Club. Died May 13, 1972 (age 66 years, 13 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1925, to Alyce Lodean Eakins.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas J. Ferris — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Contractor; engineer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District, 1925-28. Burial location unknown.
  John Milford Goldesberry (b. 1876) — also known as John M. Goldesberry — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born near Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo., March 13, 1876. Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; Tulsa County Attorney, 1922-25; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-33. Disciples of Christ. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Alexander Goldesberry and Easter Ann (Cooley) Goldesberry; married, May 30, 1900, to Fannie M. Stevens.
  John Thomas Hunt (1860-1916) — also known as John T. Hunt — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 2, 1860. Democrat. Professional baseball player and umpire; stonecutter; contractor; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1903-07; defeated, 1896. Died in St. Louis, Mo., November 30, 1916 (age 56 years, 302 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert H. Linneman — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Republican. Contractor; engineer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Charles County, 1941-46; member of Missouri state senate 20th District, 1947-58. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Hiram Lloyd (1875-1942) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born July 27, 1875. Republican. Contractor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District, 1909-12; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1921-25; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1924. Died September 10, 1942 (age 67 years, 45 days). Burial location unknown.
  Fowler Smith Loftin (born c.1868) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Kentucky, about 1868. Democrat. Confectionary business; contractor; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  John E. Lynch — of Moberly, Randolph County, Mo. Democrat. Contractor; chair of Randolph County Democratic Party, 1903; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Randolph County, 1909-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  David F. Martin — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Builder; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 4th District, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Paulus — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Contractor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Jeff D. Poston — of Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Mo. Democrat. Carpenter; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1911-14, 1919-20; defeated, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Herman Rabich — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Republican. Contractor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  John Baptist Rebura (1873-1964) — also known as John B. Rebura — of Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo. Born in Pennsylvania, November 3, 1873. Merchant; builder; mayor of Sullivan, Mo., 1935-37, 1939-43, 1949-51, 1953-57. Italian ancestry. Died in Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo., May 29, 1964 (age 90 years, 208 days). Interment at Schmidt Cemetery, Strain, Mo.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Rebora and Nettie (Cordana) Rebora; married, April 24, 1901, to Cecelia (Schmidt) Hecht; married, September 14, 1948, to Bessie Guion.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, January 2, 1904, to Cecil May Harrison.
  Carl George Schrader (b. 1894) — also known as Carl G. Schrader — of Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 4, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1934; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1940-42; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948; chair of Pettis County Republican Party, 1949; candidate for Missouri state senate 16th District, 1962. Burial location unknown.
  Charles M. Seyb — of Kahoka, Clark County, Mo. Republican. Contractor; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1943-44. Burial location unknown.
  Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind. Born in Linn County, Mo., October 7, 1872. Democrat. General contractor; wallpaper and paint retailer; mayor of Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police chief. Quaker. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  William Wahlbrink — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Contractor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District, 1909-12. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Edward Lawrence Winn Jr. (1919-2017) — also known as Larry Winn, Jr. — of Overland Park, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 22, 1919. Republican. Builder; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1967-85. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kan., December 31, 2017 (age 98 years, 131 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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