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Labor Leader Politicians in Missouri

  Marvin M. Aldrich — of St. Louis, Mo. Socialist. Labor organizer; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Missouri, 1920; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Franz E. Daniel (d. 1976) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Socialist. Labor organizer; candidate for Pennsylvania secretary of internal affairs, 1934. Died August 18, 1976. Interment somewhere in Osceola, Mo.
Farrell Dobbs Farrell Dobbs (1907-1983) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; New York. Born in Queen City, Schuyler County, Mo., July 25, 1907. Socialist. Truck driver; became involved with a militant Teamsters Union local in Minneapolis in the 1930s, and helped lead a general strike; joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1939; convicted in 1941 of treason under the anti-Communist Smith Act, and served one year in prison; Socialist Workers candidate for President of the United States, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, 1953-72; historian. Member, Teamsters Union. Died in Pinole, Contra Costa County, Calif., October 31, 1983 (age 76 years, 98 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac T. Dobbs.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Militant, July 2, 1956
  Charles W. Fear (1874-1942) — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 23, 1874. Republican. Printer; editor, Missouri Trades Unionist; organizer for American Federation of Labor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District, 1911-12. Died in Cole County, Mo., April 30, 1942 (age 68 years, 38 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Fear and Mary Jane (Bevan) Fear; married, November 28, 1896, to Marie Adelaide Whisler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Fred Gatewood and Dorathea P. (Thomas) Gatewood.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph J. Hauser (b. 1881) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 8, 1881. Republican. Brewer; president, St. Louis Trades and Labor Council; delegate to national convention, American Federation of Labor; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1922-23. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 3, 1901, to Emma Fisher.
  Edward J. Hogan Jr. (b. 1885) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 1885. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District, 1917-18, 1935-42; business representative, Local 303, Brewery and Soft Drink Bottlers Union; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1943-44; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-60 (33rd District 1945-48, 7th District 1949-60). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 15, 1905, to Jennie Durr.
  Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1962 (age 63 years, 349 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Kreyling — of St. Louis, Mo. Secretary, Central Trades and Labor Union; Independent candidate for delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Theodore David McNeal (b. 1905) — also known as Theodore D. McNeal — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark., November 5, 1905. Democrat. International vice-president, Union of Sleeping Car Porters, 1950; chairman, St. Louis Division, American Negro Labor Council, 1959; member of Missouri state senate, 1961-65 (7th District 1961-62, 4th District 1963-65). African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 25, 1950, to Virgie Louise Foreman.
  Robert Pentland (1908-1975) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowhill, Scotland, February 7, 1908. Democrat. Coal miner; grocery clerk; warehouse worker; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; business representative, Teamsters Local 688; member of Missouri state senate 1st District, 1949-72. Presbyterian. Member, Teamsters Union. Died June 7, 1975 (age 67 years, 120 days). Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, April 25, 1935, to Irma Seaman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Percy Pepoon (1861-1939) — of Hardy, Sharp County, Ark.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Warren, Jo Daviess County, Ill., November 11, 1861. Democrat. Printer; president, St. Louis Typographical Union No. 8; executive board member, Central Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District, 1910; member of Missouri state senate 30th District, 1935-39; died in office 1939. Died September 7, 1939 (age 77 years, 300 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 8, 1885, to Beatrice Trenchard Viggers.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1921, to Henrietta Bafunno.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Reuben Terrell Wood (1884-1955) — also known as Reuben T. Wood — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Springfield, Greene County, Mo., August 7, 1884. Democrat. President, Missouri Federation of Labor, 1912-32; Independent candidate for delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1933-41 (at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-41); defeated, 1940; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 16, 1955 (age 70 years, 343 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1936, to Mary Ellen Eshman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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