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Loranza Dow Bone (1886-1952) —
also known as L. D. Bone —
of Pineville, McDonald
County, Mo.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
5, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; automobile
mechanic; electrical
inspector; deputy sheriff; real estate
business; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from McDonald County, 1945-48.
Died February
17, 1952 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Pineville Cemetery, Pineville, Mo.
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William Marshall Boyle Jr. (1903-1961) —
also known as William M. Boyle, Jr.; Bill
Boyle —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
2, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Director, Kansas City Police, 1939; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1949-51; investigated
in 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance of
fees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in return
for using his influence
as Democratic national chair to obtain loans for the company from the
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; claimed to have been
vindicated, but ultimately resigned
under fire.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1961 (age 58 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dutton Brookfield (d. 1979) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Kansas City police commissioner; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Died, from injuries suffered in a house fire,
1979.
Burial location unknown.
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James Martin Hawkins (1847-1934) —
also known as James M. Hawkins —
of Brumley, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Brumley, Miller
County, Mo., September
19, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy
sheriff; postmaster;
banker;
Miller
County Judge, 1889; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Miller County, 1891-92.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Miller
County, Mo., November
21, 1934 (age 87 years, 63
days).
Interment at Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Mo.
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Leon M. Jordan (1905-1970) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 6,
1905.
Democrat. Police officer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1960;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-70 (Jackson County 4th
District 1965-66, 11th District 1967-70); died in office 1970.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
During his campaign
for re-election, was shot and
killed
while leaving the Green Duck Tavern,
which he owned and operated, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 15,
1970 (age 65 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Douglas Kingsland (1841-1924) —
also known as L. D. Kingsland —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; manufacturer
of agricultural
implements, sawmill
machinery, and cotton
separators; Consul-General
for Honduras in St.
Louis, Mo., 1896, 1898-1915; Honorary
Consul-General for Guatemala in St.
Louis, Mo., 1896-1921; Consul-General
for Central America in St.
Louis, Mo., 1897-98; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in St.
Louis, Mo., 1899-1903; St. Louis police commissioner; Honorary
Consul for Salvador in St.
Louis, Mo., 1904-07.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Forestry Association; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December
9, 1924 (age 83 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Thomas D. Leasor —
of Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo.
Police officer; deputy sheriff; mayor
of Sullivan, Mo., 2011-15; resigned 2015.
Still living as of 2015.
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James Tilghman Lloyd (1857-1944) —
also known as James T. Lloyd —
of Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo.; Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., August
28, 1857.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; lawyer; Shelby
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1897-1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and subsequently died as a result, in a nursing
home at Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., April 3,
1944 (age 86 years, 219
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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J. P. McMillan (b. 1869) —
of Golden City, Barton
County, Mo.
Born in Coolville, Athens
County, Ohio, February
10, 1869.
Republican. Prison guard; deputy sheriff; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Mecker (1882-1942) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Millheim, Perry
County, Mo., April
10, 1882.
Republican. Oil
business; automobile
dealer; deputy sheriff; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1919-24.
Died October
25, 1942 (age 60 years, 198
days).
Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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John H. Poelker (1913-1990) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
14, 1913.
Democrat. FBI special agent; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1977.
Catholic.
Died, February
9, 1990 (age 76 years, 301
days). His body was
donated to the St. Louis University medical school.
Cenotaph at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Omar Schnatmeier (b. 1908) —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., July 21,
1908.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Sebastian (1873-1929) —
also known as Charles E. Sebastian —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
30, 1873.
Democrat. Police officer; Los Angeles Chief of Police,
1911-15; in 1915, he was accused of molesting
several teenage girls in a rooming house next to the police station;
indicted
by the county grand jury for contributing to the delinquency of a
minor; also indicted
for criminal contempt
of court for attempting to influence grand jurors; won election
for mayor while these cases were pending; tried
and acquitted on the molestation charge, but found
guilty of contempt for interference with the grand jury; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915-16; resigned 1916; defeated, 1917.
Died April
17, 1929 (age 56 years, 18
days).
Interment at Glen
Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Calif.
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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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Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., October
7, 1872.
Democrat. General
contractor; wallpaper
and paint retailer; mayor of
Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police chief.
Quaker.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Augustus Witte, Sr. (1891-1968) —
also known as Charles A. Witte —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 13,
1891.
Republican. Farmer;
deputy sheriff; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1945-50 (St. Louis County 3rd
District 1945-46, St. Louis County 7th District 1947-50); member of
Missouri
state senate, 1951-58 (12th District 1951-54, 14th District
1955-58); defeated, 1958.
Member, Lions.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 31,
1968 (age 77 years, 18
days).
Interment at Zion Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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