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Farmer Politicians in Missouri, N-P
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Arthur W. Nelson (born c.1877) — of Bunceton, Cooper County, Mo.; Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born in Cooper County, Mo., about 1877. Democrat. Farmer; banker; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Kansas City (Mo.) Star, August 13, 1924 Charles Sims Nelson (b. 1869) — also known as Charles S. Nelson — of Freeman, Cass County, Mo. Born in Cass County, Mo., February 12, 1869. Democrat. Farmer; school teacher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cass County, 1915-20, 1933-36; member of Missouri state senate 17th District, 1937-40. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, September 22, 1895, to Georgie Ann Gearhart.   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   William Lester Nelson (1875-1946) — also known as William L. Nelson; Will L. Nelson — of Bunceton, Cooper County, Mo.; Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born near Bunceton, Cooper County, Mo., August 4, 1875. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper writer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1901-02, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1919-21, 1925-33, 1935-43 (8th District 1919-21, 1925-33, 2nd District 1935-43); defeated, 1920 (8th District), 1942 (2nd District), 1946 (2nd District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Baptist. Member, Gamma Sigma Delta; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; Kiwanis. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1946 (age 71 years, 149 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Alpheus Nelson and Sarah Ann (Tucker) Nelson; married, June 9, 1909, to Stella Corinne Boschert.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Francis Marion Norman (b. 1870) — also known as F. M. Norman — of Stoddard County, Mo. Born near Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., July 8, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; cemetery monument business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1915-20. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Francis Marion   Relatives: Married, January 31, 1897, to Belle Moore.   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   Fred V. Pace (1919-1995) — of Versailles, Morgan County, Mo. Born in Gravois Mills, Morgan County, Mo., April 6, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; farmer; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Morgan County; elected 1964. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis; Freemasons. Died August 10, 1995 (age 76 years, 126 days). Interment at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Mo.   Relatives: Son of William Jospeh Pace and Arotha (Houser) Pace; married, June 5, 1943, to Agnes Friedly.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial James K. Parks (b. 1881) — of Stone County, Mo. Born in Christian County, Mo., October 21, 1881. Republican. Railroad worker; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Stone County, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, December 20, 1907, to Lucy Steele.   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Lead Hill, Boone County, Ark., August 13, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; livestock breeder; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County 2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated, 1944, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 22, 1958 (age 74 years, 193 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.   Relatives: Married, March 20, 1920, to Stella Shell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Amos Newton Parrish (1851-1928) — also known as A. Newton Parrish — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Born in Missouri, April 2, 1851. Republican. Rancher; banker; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1908 (alternate), 1912. Shot and killed, along with his son, John F. Parrish, by the Fleagle Gang, who were robbing the First National Bank, in Lamar, Prowers County, Colo., May 23, 1928 (age 77 years, 51 days). The gang members were captured in 1929, tried, convicted, sentenced to death and executed. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Lamar, Colo.   Relatives: Son of John Comley Parrish and Mary Ann (Prichard) Parrish; married to May Labrick; father of John Festus Parrish; second cousin once removed of Harry Wayne Hamilton Sr..   Political family: Parrish family of Lamar, Colorado.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: The Fleagle Gang: Betrayed by a Fingerprint   Samuel L. Payne (b. 1866) — of Conway, Laclede County, Mo. Born in Brumley, Miller County, Mo., October 7, 1866. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, October 14, 1886, to Jenne Kelsay.   W. C. Paynter — of Koshkonong, Oregon County, Mo. Democrat. Fruit grower; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.   David Auburn Peery (1881-1952) — also known as D. A. Peery — of Linneus, Linn County, Mo. Born in Linneus, Linn County, Mo., January 23, 1881. Democrat. Farmer; road and bridge contractor; Linn County Assessor, 1907-09; Linn County Surveyor, 1909-21; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Linn County, 1931-46. Died in Linneus, Linn County, Mo., February 18, 1952 (age 71 years, 26 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Peery and Martha (Burnett) Peery; married, November 2, 1909, to Pearl Knapp.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial William Smith Pelts (1871-1949) — also known as William S. Pelts — of South Greenfield, Dade County, Mo. Born in Dade County, Mo., April 10, 1871. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dade County, 1903-04, 1917-24. Died June 25, 1949 (age 78 years, 76 days). Interment at Pennsboro Cemetery, Pennsboro, Mo.   Relatives: Married, January 11, 1901, to Eliza Lucinda Sanders.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   Thomas Abraham Penman (1884-1959) — also known as T. A. Penman — of Portageville, New Madrid County, Mo. Born in Champaign County, Ill., December 15, 1884. Democrat. Farmer; cotton gin operator; New Madrid County Judge, 1923-24; member of Missouri state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1949-59; died in office 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Missouri, December 7, 1959 (age 74 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Robert Penman and Emma Jeanette (Waite) Penman; married, June 30, 1917, to Hazel Mae Cole.   William H. Phelps — of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1892 (secretary, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1900, 1916; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District, 1911-14; member of Missouri state senate 28th District, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.   Will Ed Phipps — also known as W. E. Phipps — of Stockton, Cedar County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1911-12; defeated, 1912. Burial location unknown.   Samuel Manoah Pickler (1846-1929) — also known as Samuel M. Pickler — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born in Washington County, Ind., November 6, 1846. Republican. College instructor; newspaper editor and publisher; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Adair County, 1877-78, 1897-1900, 1911-12; mayor of Kirksville, Mo., 1882-83; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1900. Died in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., March 12, 1929 (age 82 years, 126 days). Interment at Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.   Relatives: Son of George Pickler and Emily (Martin) Pickler; married, October 15, 1873, to Mary Bowen; married, June 13, 1898, to Ida Martin Fowler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Pittman (b. 1909) — of Amity, DeKalb County, Mo.; Fairport, DeKalb County, Mo.; Maysville, DeKalb County, Mo. Born in Fairport, DeKalb County, Mo., January 18, 1909. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1947-54; defeated, 1956. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, December 7, 1940, to Barbara Turner. James Allen Prewitt (1862-1934) — also known as J. Allen Prewitt — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Henry County, Ky., January 20, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; banker; mayor of Independence, Mo., 1906-07; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1917-22. Died, from heart dilatation and pyelonephritis, in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., January 26, 1934 (age 72 years, 6 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Mo.   Relatives: Son of James Lee Prewitt and Mary Catherine (Byrn) Prewitt; married, July 15, 1896, to Mary Morton Higgason.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   Tom Procter (1885-1966) — of Wild Cat Township, Elk County, Kan.; Greenfield, Dade County, Mo. Born in Dade County, Mo., 1885. Republican. Farmer; minister; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dade County, 1929-32, 1945-50. Baptist. Died in 1966 (age about 81 years). Interment at Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Mo.   Relatives: Married, July 11, 1909, to Daisy B. Ralston.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Elon Proffer (1885-1966) — of Matthews, New Madrid County, Mo. Born near Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., November 22, 1885. Democrat. Farmer; New Madrid County Judge, 1918-38; member of Missouri state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1923-24; rural electrification advocate; president, Missouri-Arkansas Generating Co-Op. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, following a heart attack, in the Missouri Delta Community Hospital, Sikeston, Scott County, Mo., March 16, 1966 (age 80 years, 114 days). Interment at Matthews Cemetery, Matthews, Mo.   Relatives: Son of George Proffer and Martha Proffer; married, January 3, 1912, to Bertie Moore.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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