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David Bagby Jr. (1886-1924) —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Roanoke, Howard
County, Mo., October
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1921-22;
member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1923-24; died in office 1924.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the car in which he was riding, skidded and
overturned down an embankment, near Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., December
19, 1924 (age 38 years, 61
days).
Interment at Fayette
City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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George Wicks Bailey (1856-1909) —
also known as George W. Bailey —
of Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 8,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Larimer
County Attorney; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
18, 1909 (age 53 years, 41
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Ralph Emerson Bailey (1878-1948) —
also known as Ralph E. Bailey —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Cainsville, Harrison
County, Mo., July 14,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1925-27.
Died, from acute vascular
collapse as a result of an adverse
reaction to a blood transfusion, in St. Francis Hospital,
Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., April 8,
1948 (age 69 years, 269
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Sikeston, Mo.
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Walter Elijah Bailey (1885-1971) —
also known as Walter E. Bailey —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., July 8,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1917-22, 1943-44; Judge, Missouri Springfield Court of Appeals, 1925;
defeated, 1936; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944; elected circuit judge in Missouri
25th Circuit 1946.
Died in Jasper
County, Mo., June, 1971
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Carroll Bailey and Caroline Luella (Green) Bailey; married,
January
4, 1910, to Adeline Aretta Withers; married to Helen Fay
Bartlett. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of
Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April
23, 1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of George Baker and
Margaret (Reager) Baker. |
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Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
1, 1888.
Lawyer; mayor
of Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker; married to
Edna Haas. |
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John Robison Baker (1879-1963) —
also known as John R. Baker —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Born in Callaway
County, Mo., December
9, 1879.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 10th District,
1922-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Callaway County, 1935-38;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Died October
3, 1963 (age 83 years, 298
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Mo.
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Ignatius Bakewell (1912-1987) —
also known as Claude I. Bakewell —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
9, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1947-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948 (11th District), 1952 (3rd District); postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1958-82 (acting, 1958-59).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., March
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 221
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Harris Baldwin (1876-1944) —
also known as James H. Baldwin —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., August
1, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1934-35; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1935-44; died in office 1944.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
26, 1944 (age 68 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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David Alexander Ball (1851-1928) —
also known as David A. Ball —
of Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Lincoln
County, Mo., June 18,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Champ
Clark; bank
director; member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1885-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1887; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1908; Pike
County Probate Judge, 1919-28.
Died, in Pike County Hospital,
Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., October
1, 1928 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1925-27; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1926-28; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950; general counsel, U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, 1953-61.
Methodist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Joshua F. Barbee (1874-1945) —
of Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Born September
23, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saline
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-10; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Saline County, 1911-16.
Died January
2, 1945 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
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Edward A. Barbour Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born June 25,
1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Missouri
state senate 20th District, 1935-42; defeated, 1942.
Died October
14, 1970 (age 74 years, 111
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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John All Barham (1843-1926) —
also known as John A. Barham —
of Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Cass
County, Mo., July 17,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1895-1901.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
22, 1926 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme
Fisher. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Alexander Barks (1879-1936) —
also known as James A. Barks —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Millheim, Perry
County, Mo., August
7, 1879.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-30.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from septicemia
and acute
nephritis, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
10, 1936 (age 56 years, 187
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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Pleasant Hart Barris (1867-1940) —
also known as P. H. Barris —
of Verona, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Billings, Christian
County, Mo., November
15, 1867.
Republican. Real estate
business; lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1915-18.
Died in Verona, Lawrence
County, Mo., August
26, 1940 (age 72 years, 285
days).
Interment at Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Mo.
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Robert Wilson Barrow (1900-1968) —
also known as R. Wilson Barrow —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., February
21, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; Macon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; chair of
Macon County Democratic Party, 1934-42; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack, and later died, in Samaritan Hospital,
Macon, Macon
County, Mo., May 15,
1968 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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Harold Roe Bennett Sturdevant Bartle (1901-1974) —
also known as H. Roe Bartle;
"Chief" —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive with the Boy Scouts of America; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1955-63.
Died in 1974
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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D. Brook Bartlett (1937-2000) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1937.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1981-2000;
died in office 2000.
Died of multiple
myeloma, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 2000 (age 62 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Bartlett (1873-1951) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Missouri, September
6, 1873.
Lawyer; mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1919-23.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
4, 1951 (age 77 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Emmett L. Bartram (b. 1899) —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., April 4,
1899.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nodaway County Republican Party, 1929-31; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1943-46.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Bates (1777-1825) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Goochland
County, Va., June 23,
1777.
Lawyer; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1802-05; justice of
Michigan territorial supreme court, 1805; secretary
of Missouri Territory, 1806; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1820; Governor of
Missouri, 1824-25; died in office 1825.
Died in Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., August
4, 1825 (age 48 years, 42
days).
Interment at Thornhill
Cemetery in Faust Park, Near St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo.
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S. W. Bates (b. 1876) —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, June 10,
1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Jasper
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Missouri
state senate 28th District, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
19, 1909, to Georgia A. Collier. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Simon C. Bates (1879-1950) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Kan., October
11, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 20th District,
1922-23.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
4, 1950 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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William Van Ness Bay (1818-1894) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
23, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1844-48; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1849-51; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1862-65.
Died in Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo., February
10, 1894 (age 75 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, 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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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Dwight Beals (b. 1889) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Hale, Carroll
County, Mo., September
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1947-54, 1957-62.
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1916, to Mabel Rearden; married 1959 to Pearl
(Brocaw) Bauersfeld. |
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Ira D. Beals (1885-1946) —
of Kingston, Caldwell
County, Mo.
Born near Hale, Carroll
County, Mo., June 24,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Caldwell
County Probate Judge, 1919-26; circuit judge in Missouri 36th
Circuit, 1926-46; died in office 1946; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Mahan Beardsley (1858-1938) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1938
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley; married, April
24, 1883, to Marietta Davis. |
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James Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 8,
1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Idaho
territorial senate, 1886-88; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
21, 1927 (age 91 years, 166
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Sterling Price Beaven (1861-1931) —
also known as S. P. Beaven —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Born in Callaway
County, Mo., March 4,
1861.
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; Callaway
County Probate Judge, 1899-1910; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1911-14.
Christian.
Died, from influenza,
in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., February
28, 1931 (age 69 years, 361
days).
Interment at Richland Christian Church Cemetery, Kingdom City, Mo.
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William Dee Becker (1876-1943) —
also known as William D. Becker —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri St. Louis Court of
Appeals, 1916-40; defeated, 1940; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane;
the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed
at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield,
St.
Louis County, Mo., August
1, 1943 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married, June 10,
1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh. |
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William Henry Becker (1909-1992) —
of Missouri.
Born in Brookhaven, Lincoln
County, Miss., August
26, 1909.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1961-77;
took senior status 1977.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., February
2, 1992 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred M. Bedford (born c.1821) —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born in Tennessee, about 1821.
Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit,
1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1931-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March
17, 1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Monti L. Belot (b. 1943) —
of Kansas.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1943.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1991-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ruby Waldo Benecke —
also known as R. W. Benecke —
of Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Chariton County, 1920, 1944,
1946; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 6th District, 1943-44.
Burial location unknown.
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John Forbes Benjamin (1817-1877) —
also known as John F. Benjamin —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cicero, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
23, 1817.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1850-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1865-71; defeated
(Republican), 1872.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1877 (age 60 years, 44
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Shelby County, Mo.
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Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) —
also known as Marion T. Bennett —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., June 6,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi.
Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob
Bennett —
of Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; mayor
of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-75; Governor of
Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) —
also known as "Old Bullion" —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., March
14, 1782.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1809; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; Benton
Democrat candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1856.
Fought a duel
with Andrew
Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he
caused a scandal
with his attempt to assault
Sen. Henry
Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor;
he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his
hand and undoubtedly would have shot him.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1858 (age 76 years, 27
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) —
also known as J. L. Bess —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Shobonier, Fayette
County, Ill., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1934; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1962
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
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Howard Lee Bickley (b. 1871) —
also known as Howard L. Bickley —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., May 3,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
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William W. Blain —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1945-48.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James George Blaine (1897-1955) —
also known as James G. Blaine —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born September
15, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; general attorney for Missouri-Kansas-Texas
(Katy) Railroad;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1944.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
10, 1955 (age 58 years, 86
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821-1875) —
also known as Francis P. Blair, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
19, 1821.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1846; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1852-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1857-59, 1860,
1861-62, 1863-64; resigned 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1868; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1871-73.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 8,
1875 (age 54 years, 139
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Gist Blair (1860-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
16, 1940 (age 80 years, 97
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Gorrall Blair (1825-1904) —
also known as James G. Blair —
of Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo.; Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born near Blairville (unknown
county), Ky., January
1, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1871-73.
Slaveowner.
Died in Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo., March 1,
1904 (age 79 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) —
also known as James L. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1854.
Lawyer; president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners,
1884; general counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase
Exposition), 1901-03; indicted
in December, 1903, for forgery
of two deeds of trust to obtain
a loan from an estate he managed.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, either from suicide
(which he had attempted at least twice before) or from "congestion of
the brain", in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair (1871-1944) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1899-1902; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
12, 1944 (age 72 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) —
of Missouri; Maryland.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1813.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in
Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1844,
1852;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1883 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Arvis Blakley (1898-1976) —
also known as William A. Blakley —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Miami Station, Carroll
County, Mo., November
17, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
real
estate developer; insurance
business; banker; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957, 1961; defeated, 1958, 1961.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
5, 1976 (age 77 years, 49
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Richard Parks Bland (1835-1899) —
also known as Richard P. Bland; "Silver
Dick" —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born near Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky., August
19, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1873-95, 1897-99 (5th District
1873-83, 11th District 1883-93, 8th District 1893-95, 1897-99);
defeated, 1894; died in office 1899; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1896.
Author of the Bland bill in 1878, for the coinage of silver.
Died in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., June 15,
1899 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Robert H. Blanke —
of Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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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 John Blesse (1882-1961) —
also known as William J. Blesse —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
28, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,
1917-18.
German
ancestry.
Died in St. Louis
County, Mo., January
25, 1961 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) —
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 28,
1813.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law
professor.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1889 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert
Asahel Bliss; married, November
16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe; third great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Samuel
Clesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Judson
H. Warner; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Eli
Elmer, John
Allen, Elisha
Phelps, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth and William
Wolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Oliver
Ellsworth, Daniel
Chapin, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Daniel
Pitkin and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Edmund
Holcomb, William
Fessenden Allen and Frederick
Hobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Chester
William Chapin, John
William Allen, Norman
A. Phelps, James
Samuel Wadsworth, George
Smith Catlin, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Wolcott, John
Smith Phelps, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900). |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Henry Bliss (1844-1932) —
also known as William H. Bliss —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio, October
7, 1844.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1876-87;
vice-president and general solicitor, St. Paul & Duluth Railroad;
associate counsel, Northern Pacific Railroad.
Died May 5,
1932 (age 87 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Williams Blodgett (1876-1959) —
also known as Henry W. Blodgett —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
16, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1907-10; member of
Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1921-22.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December, 1959
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
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Robert Nall Bodine (1837-1914) —
also known as Robert N. Bodine —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.
Born near Paris, Monroe
County, Mo., December
17, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1897-99.
Died, following a stroke of
paralysis, in Paris, Monroe
County, Mo., March
16, 1914 (age 76 years, 89
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Paris, Mo.
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Edgar George Boedeker (1915-2001) —
also known as Edgar G. Boedeker —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.; University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
10, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 4th
District, 1947-50.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died August
4, 2001 (age 85 years, 267
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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August Henry Bolte (1854-1920) —
also known as August H. Bolte —
of Franklin
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Franklin
County, Mo., September
23, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Missouri, 1881-94; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1897-1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1900; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
German
ancestry.
Died, from valvular heart
disease and nephritis,
in St.
Louis, Mo., June 24,
1920 (age 65 years, 275
days).
Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Washington, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Bolte and Wilhelmina Charlotte (Haase) Bolte;
married 1882 to
Christina K. Arand. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Souvenir of the Missouri
Legislature 1897 |
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Christopher Samuel Bond (b. 1939) —
also known as Christopher S. Bond; Kit
Bond —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1939.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1968; Missouri
state auditor, 1971-73; Governor of
Missouri, 1973-77, 1981-85; defeated, 1976; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1987-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008,
2012.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Ferris Booher (1848-1921) —
also known as Charles F. Booher —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in East Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
31, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889, 1907-21; died in
office 1921.
German
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., January
21, 1921 (age 72 years, 356
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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Earl Conrad Borchers (1891-1953) —
also known as Earl C. Borchers —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Rosendale, Andrew
County, Mo., December
30, 1891.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,
1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1952.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
29, 1953 (age 61 years, 273
days).
Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Jacob Smith Boreman (1831-1913) —
also known as Jacob S. Boreman —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., August
4, 1831.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1873-80, 1885-89.
Died in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, October
7, 1913 (age 82 years, 64
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital
No. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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John Homer Bothwell (1848-1929) —
also known as John H. Bothwell —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville (now part of Clay City), Clay
County, Ill., November
20, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96, 1901-04 (Pettis
County Eastern District 1889-90, Pettis County 1895-96, 1901-04);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896,
1908,
1928;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District,
1922-23.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., August
4, 1929 (age 80 years, 257
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kimble Bothwell and Mary Ann (Brissenden) Bothwell; married
to Hattie Jaynes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Warren Botts (1858-1943) —
also known as W. W. Botts —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., December
18, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1919-24.
Died in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., November
10, 1943 (age 84 years, 327
days).
Interment at Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery, Audrain County, Mo.
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William M. Bowker (1865-1931) —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.
Born in Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill., May 2,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 20th District, 1919-22; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died, from chronic
bronchitis and bronchial
pneumonia, in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., February
8, 1931 (age 65 years, 282
days).
Interment at Deepwood
Cemetery, Nevada, Mo.
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John B. Bowman (1832-1885) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
1832.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer; real estate
business; mayor
of East St. Louis, Ill., 1865-66, 1868, 1872-74, 1877-78.
German
ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
an unknown assailant, in front of his home, in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
21, 1885 (age about 53
years). Two East St. Louis policemen were later charged with his
murder, but they were never tried.
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James P. Boyd (1869-1964) —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.
Born in 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1911-16,
1945-50; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1915-16; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Paris, Mo.
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Sempronius Hamilton Boyd (1828-1894) —
also known as Sempronius H. Boyd; Pony
Boyd —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Williamson
County, Tenn., May 28,
1828.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Greene
County Clerk of Court, 1854-56; mayor
of Springfield, Mo., 1858-60; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1863-65, 1869-71;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1864;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1864-68; district judge in
Missouri 14th District, 1865; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1891-92.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., June 22,
1894 (age 66 years, 25
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, 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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Relatives: Son
of Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March
12, 1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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James Alpheus Bradley (b. 1872) —
also known as James A. Bradley —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Senath, Dunklin
County, Mo., 1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to Ellen
Ligon. |
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Joshua C. Bradley (b. 1854) —
of Goldsberry, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Kentucky, March 9,
1854.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
postmaster;
lawyer; justice of the peace; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1913-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Jean Paul Bradshaw (d. 1970) —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1964; board chairman, Ozark Air Lines.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., 1970.
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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James J. Brady (b. 1944) —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Louisiana; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1996;
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, 2000-02.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas Miles Bresnehen (1860-1926) —
also known as Thomas M. Bresnehen —
of Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., April
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); postmaster at Brookfield,
Mo., 1914-19.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack, in Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo., January
27, 1926 (age 65 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Bresnehen and Honora (Dailey) Bresnehen; married 1886 to
Isabelle Hanscom. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Louis Henry Breuer (1879-1964) —
also known as Louis H. Breuer —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Red Bird, Gasconade
County, Mo., August
10, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1908-12, 1918-22; mayor of
Rolla, Mo., 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1926-34.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., August
26, 1964 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
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Ransom Albert Breuer (1870-1961) —
also known as Ransom A. Breuer —
of Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo.
Born in Red Bird, Gasconade
County, Mo., February
22, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 32nd Circuit,
1911-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo., September
18, 1961 (age 91 years, 208
days).
Interment at Hermann
Cemetery, Hermann, Mo.
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Arthur T. Brewster (1876-1958) —
of Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.; Pevely, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Jefferson
County, Mo., January
30, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1918, 1920, 1922
(primary); member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1941-42,
1945-46.
Died in Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo., December
23, 1958 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Mo.
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Reginald Robert Brewster (1876-1946) —
also known as Reginald R. Brewster —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in White Cloud, Doniphan
County, Kan., October
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1924;
trustee, Mercy Hospital.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 3,
1946 (age 69 years, 223
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Richard Beldon Bridgeman (1875-1948) —
also known as Richard B. Bridgeman —
of Oregon, Holt
County, Mo.
Born in Bigelow, Holt
County, Mo., December
24, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1928;
circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1933-46; defeated, 1946.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Oregon, Holt
County, Mo., October
24, 1948 (age 72 years, 305
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Oregon, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Franklin Bridgeman and Mary Ellen (Catron) Bridgeman;
married, May 17,
1899, to Mattie Groves. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Northwest
Missouri (1915) |
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J. Jules Brinkman (1901-1987) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 18,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1935-40.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
31, 1987 (age 85 years, 227
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Roy Frank Britton —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 2nd
District, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 30,
1888.
Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
10, 1949 (age 61 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Elbridge Jackson Broaddus (1835-1918) —
also known as Elbridge J. Broaddus —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., June 19,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1871-72, 1890-91; defeated, 1891; circuit
judge in Missouri 7th Circuit, 1874-80, 1891-1900; appointed 1891;
Greenback candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1878; Judge, Missouri
Kansas City Court of Appeals, 1901-12.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Hobart, Kiowa
County, Okla., March 2,
1918 (age 82 years, 256
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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James Overton Broadhead (1819-1898) —
also known as James O. Broadhead —
of Missouri.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., May 29,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 2nd District,
1845-46; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Missouri
state senate, 1850-53; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1861; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District, 1875;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1883-85; U.S. Minister
to Switzerland, 1893-95.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
7, 1898 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Joseph Hilary Brogan (1880-1940) —
also known as Joseph H. Brogan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
30, 1880.
Democrat. Postal
clerk; lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 33rd District, 1909-40; died in office 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1940.
Died in Richmond Heights, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 22,
1940 (age 60 years, 114
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Nemov. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Solomon E. Bronson (b. 1870) —
of Ozark, Christian
County, Mo.
Born in Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo., April
16, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1913-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Zyda
Townsend; married 1902 to Jessie
M. Clark. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826-1885) —
also known as B. Gratz Brown; "Boozy
Gratz" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 28,
1826.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1852-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1863-67; Governor of
Missouri, 1871-73; Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
13, 1885 (age 59 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown; married, December
3, 1884, to Mary A. Clark. |
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John C. Brown (1860-1915) —
of Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo.; Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Born in Carter
County, Mo., March
22, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Carter
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889; mayor of Willow Springs, Mo.,
1895-98; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1911-15; died in office 1915.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
4, 1915 (age 55 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Omer E. Brown —
of Ozark, Christian
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 19th District,
1943-44.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Joseph Brown (1873-1942) —
also known as Thomas J. Brown —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkins
County, Ky., December
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1914; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 23rd District,
1922-23; resigned 1923.
Died in Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo., September
15, 1942 (age 68 years, 274
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Charleston, Mo.
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Tom B. Brown (b. 1903) —
of Edina, Knox
County, Mo.
Born in Edina, Knox
County, Mo., September
1, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Knox
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Missouri 1st
Circuit, 1947-55.
Burial location unknown.
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William Ripley Brown (1840-1916) —
also known as William R. Brown —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 16,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1867-77; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1875-77; probate judge
in Oklahoma, 1894-98.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1916 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Houston Harry Buckley (1901-1941) —
also known as Houston H. Buckley —
of Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1933-34.
Died in Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
29, 1941 (age 40 years, 8
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Hayti, Mo.
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Alexander Buckner (1785-1833) —
of Jackson, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape Girardeau
County, 1820; member of Missouri
state senate 13th District, 1822-25; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833.
Slaveowner.
Died of Asiatic cholera
during an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., June 6,
1833 (age about 47
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.;
reinterment in 1897 at Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Carter M. Buford (1876-1959) —
of Ellington, Reynolds
County, Mo.
Born in Ellington, Reynolds
County, Mo., March 3,
1876.
Democrat. Reynolds
County School Commissioner, 1897-98; Reynolds
County Circuit Clerk and Recorder, 1899-1906; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 24th District, 1907-22, 1927-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1920, 1924.
Died in Ellington, Reynolds
County, Mo., June 30,
1959 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Ellington City Cemetery, Ellington, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Buford and America (Moore) BBuford; married, July 5,
1900, to Carrie Copeland. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Orville Canada Bullington (1882-1956) —
also known as Orville Bullington —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Indian Springs, Vernon
County, Mo., February
10, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; president and chairman, Wichita Falls &
Southern Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1932; member of Texas
Republican State Committee, 1947-51; Texas
Republican state chair, 1951.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from mesenteric
thrombosis while also suffering from emphysema,
in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., November
24, 1956 (age 74 years, 288
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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John Chilton Burch (1826-1885) —
also known as John C. Burch —
of Weaverville, Trinity
County, Calif.
Born in Boone
County, Mo., February
1, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; Trinity
County Clerk; member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1857-58; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1859-61.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
31, 1885 (age 59 years, 211
days).
Interment at Sacramento
City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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William H. Burden —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1947-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Swinfin Burdett (1836-1914) —
also known as Samuel S. Burdett —
of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Glencarlyn, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Leicestershire, England,
February
21, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1869-73; defeated,
1872; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1874-76.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Leicestershire, England,
September
24, 1914 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jerry B. Burks —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Dee Burnes (1851-1899) —
also known as Daniel D. Burnes —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Ringgold, Platte
County, Mo., January
4, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1893-95.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
2, 1899 (age 48 years, 302
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) —
also known as James N. Burnes —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ind., August
22, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; railroad
executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri;
common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in
office 1889.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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William G. Busby (b. 1873) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Mo., April 3,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Carrollton, Mo., 1898-1900; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1911-14.
In 1898, he was the youngest mayor in the United States.
Burial location unknown.
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1966) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1966 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aubrey Charles Bush and Clair (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16,
1932, to Frances Kromberg. |
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James Joseph Butler (1862-1917) —
also known as James J. Butler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
29, 1862.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1901-03, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1908.
Died, from acute
nephritis and diabetes,
in St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1917 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Thomas Butler (1785-1847) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., April
14, 1785.
Lawyer; planter;
district judge in Louisiana, 1813; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1818-21.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
7, 1847 (age 62 years, 115
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, West Feliciana Parish, La.
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Samuel Byrns (1848-1914) —
of Jefferson
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Mo., March 4,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1877-78;
member of Missouri
state senate 26th District, 1879-82; member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee, 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1891-93.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 9,
1914 (age 66 years, 127
days).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Mo.
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