| | 
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.
|
| |
Henry David Allison (b. 1903) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Rushville, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
13, 1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948;
mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1949-50.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John Quinn Anderson (1866-1937) —
also known as John Q. Anderson —
of Moore (now Vivian), Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., January
1, 1866.
Republican. Stockman;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1901-02;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1925-26.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
10, 1937 (age 71 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, S.Dak.
|
 |
Frank Andrews (1894-1966) —
of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 17,
1894.
Republican. Insurance
business; village president of Hillman, Mich.; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1949-60.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Eagles.
Died in March, 1966
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married 1921 to Mabel
R. Weese. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
|
| |
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.
|
 |
Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
|
| |
John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme
Fisher. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Robert Wilson Barrow (1900-1968) —
also known as R. Wilson Barrow —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., February
21, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; Macon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; chair of
Macon County Democratic Party, 1934-42; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack, and later died, in Samaritan Hospital,
Macon, Macon
County, Mo., May 15,
1968 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
|
| |
Emmett L. Bartram (b. 1899) —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., April 4,
1899.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nodaway County Republican Party, 1929-31; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1943-46.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
|
| |
Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) —
also known as Homer F. Bedford —
of Weld
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Balltown, Vernon
County, Mo., March
16, 1880.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
Weld
County Assessor, 1922-32; Colorado
state treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50,
1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; Colorado
state auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57,
1959-63; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1942.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., March
26, 1968 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
|
| |
Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) —
also known as Frank Bell —
of Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., September
21, 1883.
Democrat. Grant
County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel
and restaurant
owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam and other federal
dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1948,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash., October, 1970
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ephrata
Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956,
1968;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
|
| |
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.
|
 |
James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
|
| |
William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Lee, White
County, Ind., June 22,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road and
bridge contractor; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1950; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District; elected 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., April 2,
1956 (age 56 years, 285
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
|
| |
Frank Parks Briggs (1894-1992) —
also known as Frank P. Briggs —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Armstrong, Howard
County, Mo., February
25, 1894.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; mayor of
Macon, Mo., 1930-32; member of Missouri
state senate 9th District, 1933-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-47; appointed 1945; defeated, 1946;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Rotary;
Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., September
23, 1992 (age 98 years, 211
days).
Interment at Walnut
Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
|
| |
Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) —
also known as Charles Brown —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Coweta, Wagoner
County, Okla., October
22, 1920.
Democrat. Radio station
program director; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; defeated,
1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
oil
executive.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Died in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Stephen Callaghan (1876-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., October
3, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New York, 1912-15; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1915-29; appointed 1915;
defeated, 1929; elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died October
12, 1952 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Charles Agustus Calvird Jr. (1884-1979) —
also known as Charles A. Calvird —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., October
28, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; circuit judge in Missouri
29th Circuit, 1935-37.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died December
19, 1979 (age 95 years, 52
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
|
| |
Harry Green Camper Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
22, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. |
|
| |
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital
at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1948 to Donna
Mae Fenner. |
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Dan Cavanagh and Ann (Martin) Cavanagh; married, October
6, 1915, to Pearl Langford. |
|
| |
Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) —
also known as Robert N. Chaffin —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Avalon, Livingston
County, Mo., July 13,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member of Wyoming
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin; married, November
24, 1932, to Hester Mae Wiltse. |
|
| |
John G. Christy (1897-1978) —
of Festus, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Marathon, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 9,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1935-40; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1939; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1940; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1963-73.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Elks.
Died April
18, 1978 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
William Clay Cole (1897-1965) —
also known as William C. Cole —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Fillmore, Andrew
County, Mo., August
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,
1940; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1943-49, 1953-55 (3rd District
1943-49, 6th District 1953-55); defeated, 1948 (3rd District), 1950
(3rd District), 1954 (6th District).
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
23, 1965 (age 68 years, 25
days).
Interment at Fillmore
Cemetery, Fillmore, Mo.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Katherine M. Byrne. |
|
| |
Julius H. Conrath (b. 1863) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., March
19, 1863.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1911-15; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 27th District,
1922-23.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Wallace Crossley (1874-1943) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Bellair, Cooper
County, Mo., October
4, 1874.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1905-10;
member of Missouri
state senate 17th District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1917-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1922-23.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1943 (age 69 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of S. W. Crossley and Elberta (Givens) Crossley; married, December
30, 1902, to Erma Cheatham. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
|
| |
Robert Green Crow (1883-1942) —
also known as Robert G. Crow; Bob Crow —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Mo., December
24, 1883.
Republican. Insurance
agent; postmaster at Caruthersville,
Mo., 1909-14; indicted
in October 1915 on federal charges of revealing
information from the federal civil service examination, to help his
half-brother, James L. Crow; pleaded
guilty in April 1916, and was fined
$500.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen.
On December 21, 1914, he mysteriously disappeared from the Pontiac
Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., leaving behind all of his clothes, and the
room disordered as if a scuffle had taken place; he was thought to
have been kidnapped and murdered by a gang, but a few months later,
he was found to be serving in the U.S. Army.
Died in Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex., September
16, 1942 (age 58 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Culbertson —
of Oregon.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Hotel
proprietor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
|
| |
John Clint Dennis (1917-2000) —
also known as John Dennis —
of Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Patton, Bollinger
County, Mo., July 31,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Scott
County Sheriff, 1951-76; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1976-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died at Missouri Veterans
Home, Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., February
15, 2000 (age 82 years, 199
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Memorial Gardens, Morley, Mo.
|
| |
Bernard Francis Dickmann (b. 1888) —
also known as Bernard F. Dickmann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real estate
business; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1933-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District,
1943-44; resigned 1944; postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1943-58 (acting, 1943-44).
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Francis Dickmann and Marie (Eilers)
Dickmann. |
|
| |
Richard Charles Dillon (1877-1966) —
also known as Richard C. Dillon —
of Encino, Torrance
County, N.M.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 24,
1877.
Republican. Merchant;
member of New
Mexico state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Mexico, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died January
4, 1966 (age 88 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
|
| |
Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) —
also known as Robert B. Docking —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of
Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1972;
speaker, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died October
8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
|
| |
James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1951 to
Barbara Reitz. |
|
 |
Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles;
Moose;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
| | |
Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
|
| |
Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married,
October
12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford. |
|
| |
Clyne Ward Durst Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.; married to
Jean M. Luethjohan. |
|
| |
Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley; married, June 11,
1953, to Nancie Newell Peacocke. |
|
 |
Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
|
| |
John Longdon Gay (1866-1956) —
also known as John L. Gay —
Born in Pizgah, Cooper
County, Mo., June 23,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1928-31.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 90 years, 147
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
M. E. Gouge (b. 1884) —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Centertown, Cole
County, Mo., December
9, 1884.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District,
1943-44.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; fire
insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
|
| |
Moses Hartmann (b. 1872) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1919-37.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Ignatz Hartmann and Anna (Kohn) Hartmann; married, November
16, 1898, to Carrie A. Schooler. |
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
|
| |
Warren E. Hearnes (1923-2009) —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born July 24,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1951-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956;
secretary
of state of Missouri, 1961-65; Governor of
Missouri, 1965-73; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
16, 2009 (age 86 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) —
also known as Dick Hensley —
of Peoria, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Albany, Gentry
County, Mo., February
23, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd
District).
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 2005.
|
 |
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.
| | |
Relatives:
Married, October
12, 1946, to Beverly Hodge. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1957 |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Byron O. House (1902-1969) —
of Nashville, Washington
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
27, 1902.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th
District 1964-69); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., September
27, 1969 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Delton L. Houtchens (b. 1918) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Deepwater, Henry
County, Mo., January
14, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1949-52;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Charles A. Johns (b. 1857) —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Manila, Philippines.
Born in Jackson
County, Mo., June 25,
1857.
Republican. County judge in Oregon, 1883-85; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1918-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1921-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leon M. Jordan (1905-1970) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 6,
1905.
Democrat. Police
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-70 (Jackson County 4th
District 1965-66, 11th District 1967-70); died in office 1970.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
During his campaign
for re-election, was shot and
killed
while leaving the Green Duck Tavern,
which he owned and operated, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 15,
1970 (age 65 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Ralph Kimball (b. 1878) —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., November
23, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Fremont
County Attorney, 1903-04; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1915; district judge in Wyoming
6th District, 1919-20; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1922-48; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1931-37, 1943-44.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Elbert Erwin Kimball and Rose Louise (Acre) Kimball; married, October
11, 1905, to Mary E. Bunce. |
|
 |
Edward Vaughn Long (1908-1972) —
also known as Edward V. Long —
of Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo.; Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo.
Born near Whiteside, Lincoln
County, Mo., July 18,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-41; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-56 (11th District 1945-48, 21st District
1949-56); Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1960-68; appointed 1960; resigned 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died near Eolia, Pike
County, Mo., November
6, 1972 (age 64 years, 111
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
|
| |
Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) —
also known as Thomas B. Love —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Webster
County, Mo., June 23,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas
state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died September
17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married, June 11,
1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode. |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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. |
|
| |
Henry Lee Myers (1862-1943) —
also known as Henry L. Myers —
of Hamilton, Ravalli
County, Mont.
Born near Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., October
9, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state senate, 1899-1903; district judge in Montana, 1907-11; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1927-29; appointed 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., November
11, 1943 (age 81 years, 33
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Hamilton, Mont.
|
| |
Gaylord Patrick O'Connor (1916-1994) —
also known as Gaylord P. O'Connor; Pat
O'Connor —
of Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., November
20, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of the War of 1812; Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Pike County Memorial Hospital,
Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., December
26, 1994 (age 78 years, 36
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Near Louisiana, Pike County, Mo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Daniel Vincent O'Connor and Clelia Emma (Ince) O'Connor; married,
June
19, 1943, to Martha Jeanne Wing. |
|
| |
Arthur Lee Oliver (1879-1928) —
also known as Arthur L. Oliver —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Leemon, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., January
5, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1905-08;
member of Missouri
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 3,
1928 (age 49 years, 180
days).
Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fruitland, Mo.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
William Rock Painter (1863-1947) —
also known as William R. Painter —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
27, 1863.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; printing
business; chair of
Carroll County Democratic Party, 1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1913-17; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1923-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., July 1,
1947 (age 83 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter; married to Cora
Herndon. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
William Forest Phares (b. 1886) —
also known as William F. Phares —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Sharon, Barber
County, Kan., June 7,
1886.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; hardware
business; banker;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1914-26; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1924-26, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Edgar C. Phares and Mary (Craig) Phares; married to Maude Marie
Bainum. |
|
| |
William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
|
 |
Milton Andrew Romjue (1874-1968) —
also known as Milton A. Romjue —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Love Lake, Macon
County, Mo., December
5, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1907-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1917-21, 1923-43 (1st District
1917-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-43); defeated,
1920, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., January
23, 1968 (age 93 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
|
| |
Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
|
| |
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. |
|
| |
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Lions;
Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Alonzo William Slayback (1838-1882) —
also known as Alonzo W. Slayback; A. W.
Slayback —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born July 4,
1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1876.
Member, Elks.
Shot
and killed by
John Cockerill, editor of the Post-Dispatch newspaper, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
13, 1882 (age 44 years, 101
days). Cockerill pleaded self-defense and was not indicted by the
grand jury.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
|
| |
Arthur D. Smith (b. 1896) —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; meat
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 2nd District,
1945-48, 1957-58; defeated, 1948, 1958.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Forrest Smith (1886-1962) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Ray
County, Mo., February
14, 1886.
Democrat. Missouri
state auditor, 1933-49; defeated, 1928; Governor of
Missouri, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1952,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 8,
1962 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at Sunny
Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
|
| |
Lloyd Crow Stark (1886-1972) —
also known as Lloyd C. Stark —
of Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo.
Born near Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., November
23, 1886.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; nurseryman;
Governor
of Missouri, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
17, 1972 (age 85 years, 299
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) —
also known as John G. Terry —
of Pixley, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Rockville, Bates
County, Mo., July 12,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles;
Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married, June 28,
1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace and Elizabeth
Virginia Wallace (granddaughter of Benjamin
Franklin Wallace); grandnephew of James
C. Chiles. |
| | | Political family: Truman-Wallace
family of Independence, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Andrew
J. May — Milton
Lipson — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Stephen
J. Spingarn — James
M. Curley — George
E. Allen — George
E. Allen — Jonathan
Daniels |
| | | Truman State
University, Kirksville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Truman College,
Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Harry S. Truman High
School, in Levittown,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: H.
Truman Chafin
— Harry
Truman Moore
|
| | | Personal motto: "The Buck Stops
Here." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Harry S. Truman: The
Autobiography of Harry S. Truman |
| | | Books about Harry S. Truman: David
McCullough, Truman —
Alonzo L. Hamby, Man
of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.
Savage, Truman
and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working
With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House
Years — Alan Axelrod, When
the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on
Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The
Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William Lee
Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —
Matthew Algeo, Harry
Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road
Trip — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Philip James Welch (1895-1963) —
also known as Phil J. Welch —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 4,
1895.
Democrat. Sales manager for a furniture
company; mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1949-53; candidate for
Governor
of Missouri, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April
26, 1963 (age 68 years, 22
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
|
| |
Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
|
| |
Jesse John Wimp (1905-1967) —
also known as J. J. Wimp —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
11, 1905.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Adair
County, Mo., March
31, 1967 (age 62 years, 48
days).
Interment at Maple
Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Herbert Arthur Wolcott (1862-1930) —
also known as H. A. Wolcott —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, May 27,
1862.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mining
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1923-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., December
4, 1930 (age 68 years, 191
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)