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Farmer Politicians in Missouri, D
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  Thomas J. Daggs (1870-1956) — of Kahoka, Clark County, Mo. Born in Luray, Clark County, Mo., October 10, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; banker; Clark County Treasurer, 1912-20; member of Missouri Democratic State Committee, 1920-22; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Clark County, 1925-26; member of Missouri state senate 12th District, 1933-34. Died in Kahoka, Clark County, Mo., July 18, 1956 (age 85 years, 282 days). Interment at Kahoka Cemetery, Kahoka, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Rodney Daggs and Sarah Josephine (Martin) Daggs; married 1898 to Anna Cable Noe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John J. Daily (1870-1942) — of Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born near Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., January 7, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1935-42; died in office 1942. Died, from a heart attack, in St. James, Phelps County, Mo., July 5, 1942 (age 72 years, 179 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1901 to Annie Helen Hanefin.
  James Alexander Daugherty (1847-1920) — also known as James A. Daugherty — of Carterville, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., August 30, 1847. Democrat. Farmer; livestock raiser; mining business; banker; Jasper County Presiding Judge, 1892-96, 1919-20; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County Western District, 1897-98; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1911-13. Died in Carterville, Jasper County, Mo., January 26, 1920 (age 72 years, 149 days). Interment at Webb City Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Love Davidson and Mary Jane (Adams) Davidson; married, January 24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen.
  John H. Davis (born c.1817) — of Halsas Ferry (now Dawsonville), Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Ohio, about 1817. Farmer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 11th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  Lawrence B. Day — of Grant City, Worth County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; minister; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Worth County, 1927-30. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin P. Deal (1859-1945) — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born in Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo., April 19, 1859. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1907-12; Missouri state treasurer, 1913-17. Died December 10, 1945 (age 86 years, 235 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 3, 1879, to Mary Crenshaw.
  Martin P. Degenhardt (b. 1918) — of Perryville, Perry County, Mo. Born in Wittenberg, Perry County, Mo., January 22, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; furniture business; accountant; tree farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Perry County, 1952-67. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Optimist Club. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1946, to Eleanor Nolle.
  James P. Delaney — of Baring, Knox County, Mo. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Knox County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Charles S. Dickson (b. 1891) — of Milan, Sullivan County, Mo. Born in Monticello, Lewis County, Mo., March 24, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printer; farm operator; drug store operator; postmaster; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1952-54. Methodist. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1920, to Gretchen Payne.
  Herman Rudolph Dietrich (1862-1938) — also known as Herman R. Dietrich — of Utica, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Utica, Livingston County, Mo., January 6, 1862. Farmer; merchant; postmaster; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1903-04; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1903-12. German ancestry. Died in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., January 21, 1938 (age 76 years, 15 days). Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Anthony Dietrich and Wilhelmina M. (Kurth) Dietrich; married to Cora Helena Boschert.
  Goforth J. Ditch (b. 1856) — of Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born in Waterloo, Monroe County, Ill., October 8, 1856. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 28, 1881, to Julia A. Hipes.
  Caleb Dorsey (1833-1896) — of Pike County, Mo.; Stanislaus County, Calif. Born in Patapsco, Anne Arundel County, Md., September 7, 1833. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; livestock raiser; bank director; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1877-80. Member, Freemasons. Shot and killed by his mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, at Snell Mine, near Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif., April 21, 1896 (age 62 years, 227 days). Newcomer claimed self-defense, but was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison. Interment at Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Worthington Dorsey and Eleanor Elizabeth (Brown) Dorsey; nephew of Thomas Beale Dorsey; first cousin once removed of George Riggs Gaither Jr.; second cousin once removed of Daniel Dorsey and Andrew Dorsey; third cousin once removed of Richard Ridgely, Alexander Warfield and Clement F. Dorsey; third cousin thrice removed of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Maull, Richard Yates and Alexander Warfield Dorsey.
  Political families: Dorsey family of Maryland; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oliver D. Downes — of Bourbon, Crawford County, Mo. Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 24th District, 1943-44; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Fred Harper Drury (1890-1963) — also known as Fred H. Drury — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo.; Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa. Born in Unionville, Putnam County, Mo., November 29, 1890. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Putnam County, 1923-24. Died March 6, 1963 (age 72 years, 97 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James William Drury and Mary Emma (Harper) Drury; married, June 7, 1914, to Hallie Armstrong.
  Henry J. Drury (1886-1947) — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born in Bloomsdale, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., May 1, 1886. Republican. Farmer; automobile and tire repair business; taxicab service; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County, 1945-46. Died, from a heart ailment, in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., March 2, 1947 (age 60 years, 305 days). Interment at Valle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Drury and Caroline (Herman) Drury; married, April 20, 1909, to Philomina K. Ehler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Jesse J. Duncan Jesse J. Duncan (b. 1870) — of Silex, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Olney, Lincoln County, Mo., April 1, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1907-10; member of Missouri state senate 11th District, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1900, to Belle McAlister.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Fred L. Dunlap (b. 1882) — of Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), 1882. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Daviess County, 1919-22. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1919, to India Willman.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1920, to Frances Mitchell Gray.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
M. G. Dykes M. G. Dykes (b. 1864) — of Mercer County, Mo. Born in Mercer County, Mo., March 30, 1864. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1893, to Carrie B. Heilman.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917

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