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Miller and Grain Dealer Politicians in Missouri

Pascal Griffin Bryant (1895-1979) — also known as Pascal G. Bryant — of Nevada, Vernon County, Mo. Born near Girard, Macoupin County, Ill., March 12, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; flour and feed business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Vernon County, 1943-48, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1948, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Legion. Died in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., December, 1979 (age 84 years, 0 days). Interment at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo.   Relatives: Son of George Swarts Bryant and Ida Mae (Young) Bryant; married, June 27, 1920, to Mildred Eleanor Jargo.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   J. F. Dunwoody (b. 1847) — of Kansas; Lamar, Barton County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Chester County, Pa., March 26, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; miller; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1880; member of Missouri state senate 28th District, 1911-14. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, March 14, 1869, to Magdalene Werner.   John Edwards (1748-1837) — of Kentucky. Born in Stafford County, Va., 1748. Planter; miller; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781-85; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1795; member of Kentucky state senate, 1796-1800. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died near Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., 1837 (age about 89 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.   Relatives: Married to Susanna Wroe.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William H. Evens (b. 1839) — of Hopewell, Washington County, Mo. Born in Washington County, Mo., December 11, 1839. Republican. Miller; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Washington County, 1911-12, 1915-20. Burial location unknown. David Rowland Francis (1850-1927) — also known as David R. Francis — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., October 1, 1850. Democrat. Grain merchant; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1884, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker); mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1885-89; Governor of Missouri, 1889-93; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1896-97; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1916-17. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 15, 1927 (age 76 years, 106 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Son of John B. Francis and Eliza (Rowland) Francis; married 1876 to Jane Perry.   See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary   Books about David Rowland Francis: Harper Barnes, Standing on a Volcano : The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis   Image source: Munsey's Magazine, October 1903   Wesley A. Jacobs (1847-1909) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Calhoun County, Mich., November 2, 1847. Republican. Grain and farm implement dealer; member of Missouri state senate 5th District, 1881-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1888. Died in Norfolk, Va., November 20, 1909 (age 62 years, 18 days). Interment at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.   Relatives: Married to Bolina Del Ray Saunders.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel D. Page (1790-1869) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, March 5, 1790. Baker; tobacco trader; flour mill business; banker; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1829-33. Died in Washington, D.C., April 29, 1869 (age 79 years, 55 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   Relatives: Married to Deborah Young.   See also Wikipedia article   Edwin Obed Stanard (1832-1914) — also known as Edwin O. Stanard — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., January 5, 1832. Republican. Milling business; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1869-71; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 12, 1914 (age 82 years, 66 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Matt Thomas — of Kelso, Scott County, Mo. Republican. Grain buyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Scott County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown. Walter H. Toberman (1879-1960) — also known as "Mr. Democrat" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Montgomery County, Ill., April 19, 1879. Democrat. Founder and president, Toberman Grain Company; secretary of state of Missouri, 1949-60; died in office 1960. Baptist. Died at Memorial Community Hospital, Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., February 13, 1960 (age 80 years, 300 days). Burial location unknown.   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1957   James Peter Walker (1851-1890) — also known as James P. Walker — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo.; Point Pleasant, New Madrid County, Mo.; Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Lauderdale County, Tenn., March 14, 1851. Democrat. River transportation business; dry goods merchant; grain dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880; U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1887-90; died in office 1890. Died in Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., July 19, 1890 (age 39 years, 127 days). Interment at Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Mo.   Relatives: Uncle by marriage of Gertrude Sanders (who married the brother-in-law of Richard Nathaniel Lower).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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