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John P. Barrett (1915-2000) —
also known as Jack Barrett —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
17, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; in 1947, he
led a group of parents who opposed admission of Black students to
white Catholic schools; by 1954, he disavowed this view; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1954-65; resigned 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Optimist
Club; American
Legion.
Died March
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Cullen Blanton (1891-1973) —
also known as Harry C. Blanton —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Paris, Monroe
County, Mo., July 5,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1934-47.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Knights of Columbus.
Died in March, 1973
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lee Blanton and Mary Agnes (Cullen) Blanton; married, February
12, 1918, to Maureen Daily. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Katherine M. Byrne. |
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Omer J. Dames (1894-1969) —
of near O'Fallon, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 8,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1959-69 (St. Charles County
1959-66, 104th District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Died in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., August
1, 1969 (age 75 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas W. Dempsey (b. 1882) —
also known as Tom Dempsey —
of Flat River (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., December
1, 1882.
Democrat. Accountant;
chair
of St. Francois County Democratic Party, 1934-38; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1949-50.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Jay Elmer Fox (b. 1886) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
18, 1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; insurance
business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District,
1922-23.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Omar Gatewood (1910-1989) —
also known as Leo O. Gatewood —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
20, 1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chairman,
United Labor League for 3rd Congressional District of Colorado;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Colo.
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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.
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Joseph Ihm (1899-1951) —
also known as Joe Ihm —
of Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.
Born in Sinsinawa, Grant
County, Wis., September
3, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; service
station operator; Barton
County Treasurer, 1949-50; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1951; died in
office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in an automobile
accident, at Humansville, Polk
County, Mo., March
13, 1951 (age 51 years, 191
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lamar Heights, Mo.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Richard Robert Nacy (1895-1961) —
also known as Richard R. Nacy —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., November
7, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; Missouri
state treasurer, 1933-37, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1952,
1956;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 27th District,
1943-44; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Rotary.
Died January
10, 1961 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Richard J. Rabbitt (b. 1935) —
also known as Dick Rabbitt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
30, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 8th District,
1961-67.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Robert M. Uxa (1885-1965) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
11, 1885.
Democrat. Business
manager, Local 21, St. Louis Upholsterers' Union; organizer
for the International Union of Upholsterers; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1945-62 (St. Louis City
3rd District 1939-42, 1945-46, St. Louis City 9th District 1947-62).
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in November, 1965
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Joseph J. Ward (b. 1893) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 11,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1937-47.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert A. Young III —
of St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; pipefitter;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960,
1964;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1963-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated,
1986.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Knights of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died, of liver
failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
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