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George D. Addison —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) —
also known as Jacob N. Bailey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Elk Creek, Texas
County, Mo., March
13, 1883.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association; Lions.
Interment somewhere
in Caldwell County, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey; married, February
6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon. |
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Samuel Aaron Baker (1874-1933) —
also known as Sam Aaron Baker —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Patterson, Wayne
County, Mo., November
7, 1874.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1919-22; Governor of
Missouri, 1925-29; director, Cortez-King Brand Mining Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
16, 1933 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
also known as William E. Barton —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens
County, S.C., April
11, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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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.
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Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas P. Bedford —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., January
26, 1885.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) —
also known as Philip A. Bennett; Phil A.
Bennett —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., March 5,
1881.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1912;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1941-42; defeated,
1922 (16th District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (6th District); died in
office 1942; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1925-29; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
7, 1942 (age 61 years, 277
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. |
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John Wesley Farris (1846-1915) —
also known as John W. Farris —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ill., January
20, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
business; lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1883-86; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1897-98.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died April
23, 1915 (age 69 years, 93
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
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Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August
5, 1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer; married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Arthur Grant Hildreth (1863-1941) —
also known as Arthur G. Hildreth —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.; Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., June 13,
1863.
Republican. Osteopath;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1901-04; member
of Missouri
state senate 9th District, 1925-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., February
21, 1941 (age 77 years, 253
days).
Interment at Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
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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.
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Ethelbert P. Lampkin (b. 1864) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., November
25, 1864.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
wholesale
dry goods business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1923;
appointed 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
20, 1899, to Lillie A. Buckner. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1923 |
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Benjamin Herman Linhardt (1879-1941) —
also known as Benjamin H. Linhardt; Ben H.
Linhardt —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Osage
County, Mo., September
15, 1879.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; Cole
County Recorder, 1919-22; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1923-33 (acting, 1923-24); real estate
developer.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
30, 1941 (age 62 years, 15
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Arthur Phillips Murphy (1870-1914) —
also known as Arthur P. Murphy; Pat Murphy —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Hancock, Pulaski
County, Mo., December
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1905-07, 1909-11;
defeated, 1906, 1910.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., February
1, 1914 (age 43 years, 53
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
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George William Newman (1900-1949) —
also known as George W. Newman —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., January
13, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
mayor of Cassville, Mo.; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1948;
chair
of Barry County Democratic Party, 1949.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; American
Legion; American Medical
Association.
Died November
28, 1949 (age 49 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Mo.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter; married to Cora
Herndon. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) —
also known as Guy B. Park —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 10,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Platte
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1922;
resigned 1922; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1923-32; Governor of
Missouri, 1933-37; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1943-44.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Missouri Hotel,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1946 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Platte
City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Prettyman (1852-1928) —
also known as C. E. Prettyman —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
13, 1852.
Railway
station agent; mayor of
Neosho, Mo., 1924-26; defeated, 1922, 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., June 23,
1928 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Charles O. Roberson (1877-1948) —
of near Rock Port, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Rock Port, Atchison
County, Mo., March 2,
1877.
Democrat. Farmer; stockman;
member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1933-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died December
6, 1948 (age 71 years, 279
days).
Interment at Grange Hall Cemetery, Rock Port, Mo.
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Owen Thomas Rouse (1843-1919) —
also known as Owen T. Rouse —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.; Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Florence, Boone
County, Ky., January
4, 1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1881-84; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1885-89.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy in his law
office, was found unconscious, and died a few hours later, in
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., September
9, 1919 (age 76 years, 248
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Rouse and Tulitha (Souther) Rouse; married to Louise
Mosely. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th
Michigan District, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Alfred Alten Speer (1858-1935) —
also known as A. A. Speer —
of Chamois, Osage
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., October
8, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
mayor of Chamois, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Osage County, 1901-10;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died November
20, 1935 (age 77 years, 43
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Albert Marion Spradling Jr. (1920-2004) —
also known as Albert M. Spradling, Jr. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., March
13, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
special agent; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1952-76; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Kiwanis.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 221
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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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.
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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) |
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George P. Utter (b. 1897) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
14, 1897.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1943-44; defeated, 1964; member of Missouri
state senate 29th District, 1947-48; defeated, 1944 (29th
District), 1948 (1st District), 1952 (1st District).
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916 to Adele
C. Lohmeyer. |
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Horace Raymond Williams (1887-1951) —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Purdy, Barry
County, Mo., December
12, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
executive; member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-50 (18th District 1943-46, 28th District
1947-50).
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died October
30, 1951 (age 63 years, 322
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Mo.
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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.
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Rolla F. Wood (1888-1978) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Curtis, Frontier
County, Neb., April
20, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died March
21, 1978 (age 89 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Mo.
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James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Woodard —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
30, 1881.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and
surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad;
chair
of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Madison |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel S. Woodard and
Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard; married, December
8, 1908, to Mabel Edna Biggs. |
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Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) —
also known as Harry C. Yates —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
12, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1909-12, 1923-26; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23; Buchanan
County Judge, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
occlusion, kidney
disease, diverticulitis,
and intestinal
hemorrhage, in Missouri Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
5, 1953 (age 75 years, 54
days).
Interment at Yates Cemetery, Faucett, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; married
to Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married, March
18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. |
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memorial |
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