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  Charles Frederick Gallenkamp (1859-1917) — also known as Charles F. Gallenkamp — of Union, Franklin County, Mo. Born in Washington, Franklin County, Mo., January 10, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-1890; Franklin County Probate Judge, 1891-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1902-13. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died, from hemorrhage of the brain, in Union, Franklin County, Mo., August 8, 1917 (age 58 years, 210 days). Interment at Wildey Cemetery, Washington, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Gallenkamp; married 1887 to Alice C. Ruge.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hamilton Rowan Gamble (1789-1864) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Winchester, Va., November 29, 1789. Whig. Lawyer; secretary of state of Missouri, 1824-26; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1851-55; resigned 1855; Governor of Missouri, 1861-64; died in office 1864. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., January 31, 1864 (age 74 years, 63 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Gamble and Anne (Hamilton) Gamble; married 1827 to Caroline J. Coalter.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  James Britton Gantt (b. 1845) — Born in Putnam County, Ga., October 26, 1845. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri, 1880-86; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1890-1903. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Gantt and Sarah Gantt.
Albert E. L. Gardner Albert E. L. Gardner (b. 1867) — of Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Millersport, Fairfield County, Ohio, December 4, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st District, 1901-04; member of Missouri state senate 25th District, 1905-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  John Longdon Gay (1866-1956) — also known as John L. Gay — Born in Pizgah, Cooper County, Mo., June 23, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1928-31. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died November 17, 1956 (age 90 years, 147 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Gay and Mary Ann (Hill) Gay; married, November 18, 1915, to Gertrude Mary Vidler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) — also known as North T. Gentry — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., March 2, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1914, 1916, 1918; Missouri state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928 (Convention Vice-President); justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., September 18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Benton Gentry and Mary (Todd) Gentry; married, October 8, 1896, to Ulie Belle Denny; grandson of Richard Gentry and Ann Gentry.
  Political family: Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Newell Adolphus George (1904-1992) — also known as Newell A. George — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 24, 1904. Democrat. Staff member for U.S. Sen. George McGill, 1933-34; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1959-61; defeated, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1960; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1961-68. Died October 22, 1992 (age 88 years, 28 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Andrew Gephardt (b. 1941) — also known as Richard A. Gephardt; Dick Gephardt — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 31, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1977-2005; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988, 2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Baptist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1966 to Jane Byrnes; relative *** of James Matthes Talent.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Richard Gephardt: An Even Better Place : America in the 21st Century (1999)
  Critical books about Richard Gephardt: Alan M. Gottlieb & Dave Workman, Double Trouble : Daschle and Gephardt, Capitol Hill Bullies
  Paul Kirby Gibbons (1869-1941) — also known as Paul K. Gibbons — of Edina, Knox County, Mo. Born in Edina, Knox County, Mo., October 25, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Knox County, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Died in Edina, Knox County, Mo., November 4, 1941 (age 72 years, 10 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Edina, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Gibbons and Ellen 'Ella' (McKendry) Gibbons; married, July 26, 1899, to Jennie Moran.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Floyd R. Gibson (1910-2001) — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz., March 3, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 7th District, 1941-46; member of Missouri state senate 8th District, 1947-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Phi Delta Phi. Died October 4, 2001 (age 91 years, 215 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1935 to Gertrude Lee Walker.
  Epitaph: "Beloved husband father."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (1816-1897) — also known as Napoleon B. Giddings — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb.; Savannah, Andrew County, Mo. Born near Boonsborough, Clark County, Ky., January 2, 1816. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1855; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Savannah, Andrew County, Mo., August 3, 1897 (age 81 years, 213 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Napoleon Bonaparte
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel A. Gilbert (born c.1836) — of Weston, Platte County, Mo. Born in Illinois, about 1836. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 13th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  Grant Gillespie — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  D. W. Gilmore (b. 1911) — of Benton, Scott County, Mo. Born in East Prairie, Mississippi County, Mo., December 25, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Scott County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-48; member of Missouri state senate 27th District, 1949-51; resigned 1951; president, Young Democratic Clubs of America, 1949-51. Christian. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 26, 1933, to Dorothy A. DeField.
  Solon T. Gilmore — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Kansas. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 5th District, 1905-08; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1896 to Mabel Douglas.
  Abner L. Gilstrap (born c.1814) — of Macon, Macon County, Mo. Born in Indiana, about 1814. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  Bernard Lipscomb Glover (1888-1985) — also known as Bernard L. Glover — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Jackson County, Mo., April 23, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Clyde M. Reed; farmer; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1941-44. Died in August, 1985 (age 97 years, 0 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 15, 1919, to Adelaide M. O'Dowd.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Milton Glover (1852-1929) — also known as John M. Glover — of St. Louis, Mo.; Denver, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 23, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1885-89; defeated (Independent Democratic), 1882. Died in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., October 20, 1929 (age 77 years, 119 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Nephew of John Montgomery Glover.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Montgomery Glover (1822-1891) — also known as John M. Glover — of La Grange, Lewis County, Mo. Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., September 4, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1873-79. Died near Newark, Knox County, Mo., November 15, 1891 (age 69 years, 72 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Knox County, Mo.; reinterment at Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
  Relatives: Uncle of John Milton Glover.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (1919-2006) — also known as Sam Goddard — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo., August 8, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Arizona Democratic state chair, 1960-62, 1979-89; Governor of Arizona, 1965-67; defeated, 1962, 1966, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1968 (alternate), 1972. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary. Died in Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 1, 2006 (age 86 years, 177 days). Burial location unknown; cenotaph at Grace St. Paul's Memorial Garden, Tucson, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Pearson Goddard and Florence Hilton (Denham) Goddard; married 1944 to Julia Enos 'Judy' Hatch; married 1999 to Myra Ann Pearson; father of Samuel Pearson Goddard III.
  Cross-reference: Dennis DeConcini
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 2, 1914. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of a stroke following heart surgery, March 11, 1992 (age 77 years, 130 days). Interment at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
  John Milford Goldesberry (b. 1876) — also known as John M. Goldesberry — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born near Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo., March 13, 1876. Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; Tulsa County Attorney, 1922-25; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-33. Disciples of Christ. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Alexander Goldesberry and Easter Ann (Cooley) Goldesberry; married, May 30, 1900, to Fannie M. Stevens.
  Richard Livingston Goode (b. 1855) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Henry County, Ky., February 4, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for railroad; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1901-10; law professor. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Thomas Goode and Martitia Elizabeth (Guthrie) Goode; married, April 22, 1885, to Estelle B. Maurer.
Walter C. Goodson Walter C. Goodson (b. 1878) — of Macon, Macon County, Mo. Born in New Cambria, Macon County, Mo., April 25, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 9th District, 1913-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 9, 1903, to Nellie Perin.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Baylis Thornton Gordon (b. 1884) — also known as Baylis T. Gordon; B. T. Gordon — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo. Born in Liberty, Clay County, Mo., October 16, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Clay County, 1915-18, 1943-44; member of Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1921-36. Burial location unknown.
  McQuown F. Gose (1859-1942) — also known as Mack F. Gose — of Pomeroy, Garfield County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Sullivan County, Mo., July 8, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1932. Died, from bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis, in Pomeroy, Garfield County, Wash., January 31, 1942 (age 82 years, 207 days). Interment somewhere in Pomeroy, Wash.
  Claude S. Gossett — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 5th District, 1909-12. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Jackson Gravely (1828-1872) — also known as Joseph J. Gravely — of Henry County, Va.; Stockton, Cedar County, Mo. Born near Leatherwood, Henry County, Va., September 25, 1828. Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Henry County, 1853-54; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1861; member of Missouri state senate, 1862-64; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1867-69; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1871-72; died in office 1872. Died in Stockton, Cedar County, Mo., April 28, 1872 (age 43 years, 216 days). Interment at Lindley Prairie Cemetery, Near Bear Creek, Cedar County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Gravely and Rachel Martha (Dyer) Gravely; married, June 23, 1850, to Martha Jane Marshall; father of Minnie Lee Gravely (who married Cornelius Hite Skinker).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Graves (1844-1916) — of Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in Mt. Carmel, Covington County, Miss., August 25, 1844. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1883-85; defeated, 1884. Died in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., December 23, 1916 (age 72 years, 120 days). Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  G. Derk Green (b. 1904) — of Marceline, Linn County, Mo. Born in Chariton County, Mo., 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; Linn County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; circuit judge in Missouri 12th Circuit, 1941-47. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Marcelle Patterson.
  James Stephen Green (1817-1870) — also known as James S. Green — of Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born near Rectortown, Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 4th District, 1845-46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1847-51; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1853-54; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1857-61. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 19, 1870 (age 52 years, 325 days). Interment at Old Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Moses P. Green (born c.1818) — of Hannibal, Marion County, Mo. Born in Virginia, about 1818. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 4th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  Will D. H. Green (b. 1884) — of West Plains, Howell County, Mo. Born in West Plains, Howell County, Mo., February 28, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Howell County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Missouri 20th Circuit, 1929-37. Christian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Dolly Lacey.
W. Wallace Greene W. Wallace Greene (1871-1923) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Raytown, Jackson County, Mo., October 13, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1909-20. Shot and killed by Ross Richardson, in the basement garage of his home, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., June 30, 1923 (age 51 years, 260 days). Richardson was convicted of murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thaddeus Greene and Eliza Greene; married, July 22, 1903, to Edna L. Coleman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Andrew Dean Gresham (1868-1950) — also known as A. D. Gresham — of Parkville, Platte County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte County, Mo. Born in Lebanon, Boone County, Ind., January 5, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Platte County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Platte County, 1921-22. Died in Platte City, Platte County, Mo., January 27, 1950 (age 82 years, 22 days). Interment at Platte City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Larkin Webster Gresham and Sarah Elizabeth (Smith) Gresham; married, August 20, 1893, to Edna Richter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Martha W. Griffiths Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) — also known as Martha W. Griffiths; Martha Edna Wright — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Armada, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Pierce City, Lawrence County, Mo., January 29, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946; U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1955-74; defeated, 1952; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1953; appointed 1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1968, 1984, 1988; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1983-90. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American Association of University Women. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1993. Died in Armada, Macomb County, Mich., April 22, 2003 (age 91 years, 83 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Elbridge Wright and Nell (Sullinger) Wright; married to Hicks George Griffiths.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold (1890-1940) — also known as Glenn Griswold — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in New Haven, Franklin County, Mo., January 20, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Miami County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5th District 1933-39). Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Peru, Miami County, Ind., December 5, 1940 (age 50 years, 320 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Sylvanus C. Griswold and Annie Louise (Hasenfratz) Griswold; married, November 27, 1913, to Edith Connally.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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