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  Delmar Dail (b. 1895) — of Marceline, Linn County, Mo. Born in Marceline, Linn County, Mo., October 1, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 6th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 7, 1921, to Naomi Braley.
  Dick Bland Dale (1893-1944) — also known as Dick B. Dale — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., October 1, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; abstractor; insurance broker; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ray County, 1921-24, 1933-38; member of Missouri state senate 8th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942. Died December 8, 1944 (age 51 years, 68 days). Interment at Sunny Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 7, 1919, to Norma Boggess.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) — also known as S. P. Dalton — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Vernon County, Mo., November 16, 1892. Lawyer; Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950; chief justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Acacia. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., April 26, 1965 (age 72 years, 161 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Andrew Dalton and Ida (Poage) Dalton; brother of John Montgomery Dalton; married, August 3, 1918, to Edna Rusk.
  Charles P. Damron (b. 1878) — of Ironton, Iron County, Mo. Born near Vienna, Johnson County, Ill., October 31, 1878. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Iron County, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1899 to Myrtle Swain.
  Charles P. Damron — of Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District, 1943-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  J. B. Daniel (1871-1922) — of Piedmont, Wayne County, Mo. Born in Piedmont, Wayne County, Mo., March 10, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 21st District, 1922; died in office 1922. Died September 15, 1922 (age 51 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 22, 1894, to Ida M. Barton.
  E. Gary Davidson (b. 1912) — of Shrewsbury, St. Louis County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 7, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state senate; elected 1952, 1956; defeated, 1960 (15th District), 1964 (7th District). Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 14, 1938, to Clarissa Start.
  John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) — of Wheatland, Hickory County, Mo. Born near Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., June 26, 1841. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri state senate, 1886. Christian. Member, Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Mo., February 10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229 days). Interment at City Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Love Davidson and Mary Jane (Adams) Davidson; married, January 24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen.
  Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945) — also known as Dwight F. Davis — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 5, 1879. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Secretary of War, 1925-29; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1929-32. Baptist. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion. Founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament. Died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1945 (age 66 years, 146 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Tilden Davis and Maria (Filley) Davis; married, November 15, 1905, to Helen Brooks; married, May 8, 1936, to Pauline Morton Sabin.
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ilus Winfield Davis (1917-1996) — also known as Ilus W. Davis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., April 22, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1963-71; director of several banks. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Died September 4, 1996 (age 79 years, 135 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Dean Davis and Emma Josephine (Severs) Davis; married, November 8, 1946, to Beatrice Buecking.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James W. Davis (b. 1904) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., March 6, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 36th Circuit, 1946-49. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arch B. Davis; married, August 10, 1928, to Jennie Rosborough Cox; grandson of James M. Davis.
  Political family: Davis family of Missouri.
  John A. Davis — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District, 1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Burial location unknown.
  Manvel Humfrey Davis (1891-1959) — also known as Manvel H. Davis; "Cap" — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kan., April 7, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District, 1925-28; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1929-32; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1932; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President; member, Credentials Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., February 10, 1959 (age 67 years, 309 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Samuel T. Davis (born c.1835) — of New Madrid, New Madrid County, Mo. Born in Kentucky, about 1835. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  W. N. Davis — of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Mo. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Webster Davis (1862-1923) — also known as Web Davis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa., June 1, 1862. Republican. Shoemaker; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1892; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-96. Died February 22, 1923 (age 60 years, 266 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  L. B. Day (1889-1938) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Westboro, Atchison County, Mo., February 3, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died November 22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April 10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January 14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton.
  Elbridge Milton Dearing (1867-1938) — also known as Elbridge M. Dearing — of Potosi, Washington County, Mo. Born in Washington County, Mo., December 20, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; Washington County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Washington County, 1905-06; circuit judge in Missouri 21st Circuit, 1911-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Died June 24, 1938 (age 70 years, 186 days). Interment at New Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. Dearing and Eliza (Cole) Dearing; married, September 4, 1895, to Fannie E. Bust; married, March 10, 1924, to Latty J. Bust.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Albaugh DeArmond (1844-1909) — also known as David A. DeArmond — of Greenfield, Dade County, Mo.; Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., March 18, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 20th District, 1879-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; circuit judge in Missouri 22nd Circuit, 1886-90; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1891-1909 (12th District 1891-93, 6th District 1893-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904. Killed in a house fire, Butler, Bates County, Mo., November 23, 1909 (age 65 years, 250 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rezin A. DeBolt (1828-1891) — of Trenton, Grundy County, Mo. Born near Basil, Fairfield County, Ohio, January 20, 1828. Democrat. Lawyer; Grundy County School Commissioner, 1859-61; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Missouri 11th Circuit, 1864-74; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1875-77; defeated, 1876. Died in Trenton, Grundy County, Mo., October 29, 1891 (age 63 years, 282 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George DeBolt and Mary (Rider) DeBolt; married, June 19, 1849, to Maria M. McCleary; married, October 12, 1869, to Laurestine U. Dinsmore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Perl D. Decker Perl Ditmer Decker (1875-1934) — also known as Perl D. Decker — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born near Coolville, Athens County, Ohio, September 10, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1932. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 22, 1934 (age 58 years, 346 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Bertha Greer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Richard J. DeCoster (b. 1921) — of Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born in Ewing, Lewis County, Mo., July 10, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school teacher; lawyer; elected Missouri state house of representatives from Lewis County 1964. Catholic. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Jane Herst.
  John Jefferson DeHaven (1845-1913) — also known as John J. DeHaven — of Eureka, Humboldt County, Calif. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., March 12, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; Humboldt County District Attorney, 1867-69; member of California state assembly 27th District, 1869-71; member of California state senate, 1871-73; superior court judge in California, 1884-89; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1889-90; defeated, 1882; justice of California state supreme court, 1890-95; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1897-1903. Died in Yountville, Napa County, Calif., January 26, 1913 (age 67 years, 320 days). Interment at Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob D. DeHaven; married, June 24, 1872, to Zernah Jane Ball.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Mark L. De_Motte Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) — also known as Mark L. De Motte — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., December 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; postmaster at Valparaiso, Ind., 1890-94. Methodist. French and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., September 23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel De Motte.
  The town of DeMotte, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Lewis Dent (1823-1874) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in St. Louis, Mo., March 3, 1823. Lawyer; circuit judge in California; elected 1850; candidate for Governor of Mississippi, 1869. Died in Washington, D.C., March 22, 1874 (age 51 years, 19 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Fayette Dent and Ellen Bay (Wrenshall) Dent; brother of George Wrenshall Dent, Julia Boggs Dent (who married Ulysses Simpson Grant) and Ellen Wrenshall 'Nellie' Dent (who married Alexander Sharp); uncle of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses Simpson Grant Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Clement C. Dickinson Clement Cabell Dickinson (1849-1938) — also known as Clement C. Dickinson — of Clinton, Henry County, Mo. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., December 6, 1849. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Henry County Prosecuting Attorney, 1876-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Henry County, 1901-02; member of Missouri state senate 16th District, 1903-06; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1910-21, 1923-29, 1931-35 (6th District 1910-21, 1923-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35); defeated, 1920, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Died in Clinton, Henry County, Mo., January 14, 1938 (age 88 years, 39 days). Interment at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Dupuy Dickinson and Sallie Cabell (Irvine) Dickinson; married to Matilda Emily 'Mattie' Parks; father of Mary Cabell Dickinson (who married Uel Walter Lamkin).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Hugh Anderson Dinsmore (1850-1930) — also known as Hugh A. Dinsmore — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in Cave Springs, Benton County, Ark., December 24, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas; U.S. Minister to Korea, 1887-90; U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1893-1905 (5th District 1893-1903, 3rd District 1903-05); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1904 (chair, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died in St. Louis, Mo., May 2, 1930 (age 79 years, 129 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Walter Morris Dinwiddie (b. 1884) — also known as W. M. Dinwiddie — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Howard County, Mo., August 28, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; Boone County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; circuit judge in Missouri 34th Circuit, 1933-49. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 8, 1916, to Margaret Carter.
  Isham Burnett Dodson (1818-1879) — also known as Isham B. Dodson — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born in Wayne County, Ind., December 7, 1818. Lawyer; Adair County Sheriff, 1847-51; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District, 1865; member of Missouri state senate 8th District, 1867-70. Died in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., December 25, 1879 (age 61 years, 18 days). Interment at Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Randall Dodson and Sarah (Burnett) Dodson; married, August 21, 1843, to Nancy Jane Murphy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Dollarhide — of Cole Camp, Benton County, Mo. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Benton County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Delta Chi. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver; married, October 23, 1923, to Betty Morgan; married, September 4, 1928, to Rachael McCreight; nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
  Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Alexander William Doniphan (1808-1887) — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., July 9, 1808. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1836, 1840, 1854; in 1838, he refused to obey an order to execute Joseph Smith and other Mormon leaders, calling it "cold-blooded murder"; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; led Doniphan's Expedition into Mexico, 1846-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876. Died in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., August 8, 1887 (age 79 years, 30 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Richmond, Mo.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John Thorton; married, December 21, 1837, to Elizabeth Jane Thornton.
  Political family: Trigg family of Virginia.
  Doniphan County, Kan. is named for him.
  The city of Doniphan, Missouri, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander W. Doniphan (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alexander William Doniphan: Roger D. Launius, Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate
  Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) — of Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Quitman, Nodaway County, Mo., August 20, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of Missouri, 1941-45; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 3, 1980 (age 95 years, 196 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Cary Donnell and Barbara Lee (Waggoner) Donnell; married, January 29, 1913, to Hilda Hays.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Philip Matthew Donnelly (1891-1961) — also known as Phil M. Donnelly — of Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo. Born in Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo., March 6, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1923-24; member of Missouri state senate 27th District, 1925-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1940, 1948; Governor of Missouri, 1945-49, 1953-57. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died September 12, 1961 (age 70 years, 190 days). Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.; statue at Laclede County Courthouse Grounds, Lebanon, Mo.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  John Dougherty (1857-1905) — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo. Born in Iatan, Platte County, Mo., February 25, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Clay County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1899-1905. Died in Liberty, Clay County, Mo., August 1, 1905 (age 48 years, 157 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Annie Park.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Marsh Douglas (b. 1896) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 6, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri, 1935-37; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1937-47; appointed 1937. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the Revolution; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Bond Douglas and Francesca (Kimball) Douglas; married, August 5, 1939, to Mary Elizabeth Lumaghi.
  Harvey Dell Dow (1875-1960) — also known as Harvey D. Dow — of Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo. Born May 22, 1875. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1945-48, 1953-54; defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940. Died August 22, 1960 (age 85 years, 92 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Dow and Louisa Ann (Dill) Dow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John E. Downs (b. 1917) — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., May 12, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District; elected 1956; member of Missouri Democratic State Committee, 1956-57; member of Missouri state senate 34th District; elected 1960; elected unopposed 1962, 1966. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1951 to Barbara Reitz.
  Vernon L. Drain (b. 1864) — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo. Born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo., January 21, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-97; circuit judge in Missouri 2nd Circuit, 1917-29. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 17, 1892, to Nellie E. Turner.
  Charles Daniel Drake (1811-1892) — also known as Charles D. Drake — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 11, 1811. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1859-60; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1865; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1867-70; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1870. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1892 (age 80 years, 356 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James G. Dudley (b. 1848) — of Paris, Lamar County, Tex. Born in Marion County, Mo., April 8, 1848. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Texas Democratic state chair, 1894-96; member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1896-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1875 to Jennie E. Blair.
A. T. Dumm Arthur Thomas Dumm (b. 1874) — also known as A. T. Dumm — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Golden, Jefferson County, Colo., October 22, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cole County, 1913-18; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 21, 1901, to Edith Mumpower.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1923
  Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) — also known as Eldon S. Dummit — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Monett, Barry County, Mo., August 6, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August 4, 1926, to Christine Shouse.
  Cynthia Noland Dunbar (b. 1964) — also known as Cynthia Dunbar — of Richmond, Fort Bend County, Tex.; Forest, Bedford County, Va. Born in Osage Beach, Camden County, Mo., June 27, 1964. Republican. Lawyer; author; member of Texas state board of education 10th District, 2007-10; member of Republican National Committee from Virginia, 2016-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 2018. Female. Still living as of 2018.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Books by Cynthia Dunbar: One Nation Under God: How the Left is Trying to Erase What Made Us Great (2008)
Jesse J. Duncan Jesse J. Duncan (b. 1870) — of Silex, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Olney, Lincoln County, Mo., April 1, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1907-10; member of Missouri state senate 11th District, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1900, to Belle McAlister.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Richard Meloan Duncan (1889-1974) — also known as Richard M. Duncan — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Platte County, Mo., November 10, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1933-43 (at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-43); defeated, 1928 (4th District), 1942 (3rd District); U.S. District Judge for Missouri, 1943. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 1, 1974 (age 84 years, 264 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Richard F. Duncan and Margaret (Meloan) Duncan; married, June 4, 1913, to Glenna Davenport.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) — also known as S. Ben Dunlap — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in St. Charles County, Mo., February 22, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married, October 12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford.
  Clyne Ward Durst Jr. (b. 1930) — also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 27, 1930. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis; Elks. Still living as of 1962.
  Relatives: Son of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.; married to Jean M. Luethjohan.
  David Patterson Dyer (1838-1924) — also known as David P. Dyer — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Henry County, Va., February 12, 1838. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee), 1888, 1900; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1869-71; defeated (Liberal Republican), 1870; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1880; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1902-07; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1907. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 29, 1924 (age 86 years, 77 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of David Dalton Dyer; nephew of Benjamin Dyer; uncle of Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer; first cousin of Benjamin F. Dyer Jr.; relative *** of Otis M. Dyer.
  Political family: Dyer family of Henry County, Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Leonidas C. Dyer Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer (1871-1957) — also known as Leonidas C. Dyer — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Warrenton, Warren County, Mo., June 11, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1911-14, 1915-33; defeated, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (11th District), 1936 (11th District), 1942 (11th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916, 1920, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in St. Louis, Mo., December 15, 1957 (age 86 years, 187 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Coleman Dyer and Martha E. (Camp) Dyer; nephew of David Patterson Dyer; relative *** of Otis M. Dyer.
  Political family: Dyer family of Henry County, Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  John C. Dyott (b. 1873) — of Willow Springs, Howell County, Mo. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., December 12, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howell County, 1917-22. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 2, 1899, to Mattie L. Oakley.
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