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Charles Nagel (1849-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bernardo, Colorado
County, Tex., August
9, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1908-12; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
embolism while suffering from chronic
myocarditis, in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1940 (age 90 years, 149
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Joseph Nangle (1891-1960) —
also known as John J. Nangle —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1933-42; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died August
23, 1960 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Milton Fred Napier (1900-1972) —
also known as Milton F. Napier —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
3, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; accountant;
criminal court judge in Missouri, 1930; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1943-44; defeated, 1944; member of Missouri
state senate 2nd District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950 (2nd
District), 1956 (1st District), 1960 (1st District), 1964 (1st
District).
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died, from cancer,
in Lutheran Medical
Center, St.
Louis, Mo., October
11, 1972 (age 72 years, 38
days).
Interment at Concordia
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Barclay Napton (1808-1883) —
also known as William B. Napton —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.; Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., May 23,
1808.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state senate, 1834; Missouri
state attorney general, 1836-39; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1839-51, 1857-61, 1873-80;
appointed 1839; defeated, 1851.
Died in Saline
County, Mo., January
8, 1883 (age 74 years, 230
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
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Gilbert Owen Nations (b. 1866) —
also known as Gilbert O. Nations —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Perry
County, Mo., August
18, 1866.
Lawyer; probate judge in Missouri, 1903-11; university
professor; American candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Nations and Caroline L. (Hart) Nations; married, December
5, 1886, to Sallie E. McFarland. |
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Samuel Monroe Neel (1841-1921) —
also known as Samuel M. Neel —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ripley, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., November
13, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1900.
Presbyterian.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
20, 1921 (age 79 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel J. Neel and Louisa (Ross) Neel; married 1866 to Mary
Jane Watkins; married 1871 to Anna
Maria Adger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Kansas City (Mo.) Times,
October 21, 1921 |
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Moses N. Neihardt —
of Weaubleau, Hickory
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene W. Nelson —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County, 1927-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Nettle (1894-1957) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 27,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1923-26.
Died August
5, 1957 (age 63 years, 39
days).
Interment at Jefferson
Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
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Walter J. G. Neun —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Carman Adam Newcomb (1830-1902) —
also known as Carman A. Newcomb —
of West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa; Vineland, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Missouri.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., July 1,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer; Fayette
County Circuit Judge, 1855-60; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1867-69.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 6,
1902 (age 71 years, 279
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Abbey, St. Louis, Mo.
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Cleveland Alexander Newton (1873-1945) —
also known as Cleveland A. Newton —
of Hartville, Wright
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Wright
County, Mo., September
3, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Wright County, 1903-05;
resigned 1905; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1919-27; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 14
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Valhalla
Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Jeremiah Wilson Nixon (b. 1956) —
also known as Jay Nixon —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Born in De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo., February
13, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1988, 1998; Missouri
state attorney general, 1993-2009; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Missouri, 2009-17.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2017.
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John W. Noble (b. 1904) —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Nodaway
County, Mo., February
26, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-60 (21st District 1945-48, 23rd District
1949-60).
Burial location unknown.
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John Willock Noble (1831-1912) —
also known as John W. Noble —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, October
26, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March
22, 1912 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles P. Noell —
of Pacific, Franklin
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Ellsworth Noland (1920-1992) —
also known as James E. Noland —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., April
22, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1946, 1950; secretary of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1966-86;
took senior status 1986.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., August
12, 1992 (age 72 years, 112
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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David Lee Norvell (b. 1935) —
also known as David L. Norvell —
of New Mexico.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
1, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1962-70; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1969-70; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1971-75; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1972.
Still living as of 1975.
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Anthony P. Nugent Jr. —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael A. O'Donnell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1921-24 (Jackson County 2nd
District 1921-22, Jackson County 9th District 1923-24).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel F. O'Fallon —
of Oregon, Holt
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Holt County, 1897-1900,
1903-04, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Arthur Lee Oliver (1879-1928) —
also known as Arthur L. Oliver —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Leemon, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., January
5, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1905-08;
member of Missouri
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 3,
1928 (age 49 years, 180
days).
Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fruitland, Mo.
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Mordecai Oliver (1819-1898) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.; Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Anderson
County, Ky., October
22, 1819.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1853-57; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1861-65.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
25, 1898 (age 78 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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John Joseph O'Neill (1846-1898) —
also known as John J. O'Neill —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 25,
1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1873-78 (St. Louis County 8th
District 1873-76, St. Louis County 3rd District 1877-78); U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1883-89, 1891-93, 1894-95 (8th
District 1883-89, 1891-93, 11th District 1894-95); defeated, 1888
(8th District), 1892 (11th District).
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., February
19, 1898 (age 51 years, 239
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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E. C. Orr —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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Morris E. Osburn (b. 1901) —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo., March
13, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-34; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shelby County, 1935-44; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1941-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William Otto (b. 1892) —
also known as Robert W. Otto —
of Washington, Franklin
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Washington, Franklin
County, Mo., December
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20; Missouri
state attorney general, 1925; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1926; president, Laclede Gas
Light Company, St. Louis, Mo.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund H. Otto and Mallita (Hoffman) Otto; married, October
12, 1922, to Katrine Ewing Dallmeyer. |
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James W. Owens (born c.1830) —
of Washington, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Missouri, about 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 21st District, 1865;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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O. J. Page —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,
1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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John William Palmer (1866-1958) —
also known as John W. Palmer —
of Climax Springs, Camden
County, Mo.; Linn Creek, Camden
County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Camden
County, Mo., August
20, 1866.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Camden County, 1899-1902;
candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1904; Camden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (7th District), 1931 (7th District), 1932 (at-large).
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., November
3, 1958 (age 92 years, 75
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) —
also known as Guy B. Park —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 10,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Platte
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1922;
resigned 1922; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1923-32; Governor of
Missouri, 1933-37; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1943-44.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Missouri Hotel,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1946 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Platte
City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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Isaac Charles Parker (1838-1896) —
also known as Isaac C. Parker; "Hanging
Judge" —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin near Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, October
15, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; circuit judge
in Missouri, 1868-70; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1871-75 (7th District 1871-73, 9th
District 1873-75); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1875-96.
As judge, sentenced more than 160 people to death, of whom 79 were
hanged.
Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., November
17, 1896 (age 58 years, 33
days).
Interment at Fort
Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Jones H. Parker —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20, 1925-32 (St.
Louis City 6th District 1915-16, 1919-20, St. Louis City 5th District
1925-32); delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 32nd District,
1943-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Lead Hill, Boone
County, Ark., August
13, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; livestock
breeder; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County
2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated,
1944, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
22, 1958 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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Mosby Monroe Parsons (1822-1865) —
also known as M. M. Parsons —
of Missouri.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., May 21,
1822.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1857-58; general
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Killed,
along with Aaron
H. Conrow and four others, by bandits in Nuevo
León, August
15, 1865 (age 43 years, 86
days).
Interment somewhere
in Nuevo León; cenotaph at Maplewood
Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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H. F. Patterson (1922-1965) —
also known as Pat Patterson —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born November
18, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
university
professor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County 2nd District,
1961-65; died in office 1965.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died March
30, 1965 (age 42 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) —
also known as Roscoe C. Patterson —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
15, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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George Howard Paul (1826-1890) —
also known as George H. Paul —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., March
14, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington,
Vt., 1849; Kenosha,
Wis., 1853-61; Milwaukee,
Wis., 1885-89; mayor
of Kenosha, Wis., 1857-59; newspaper
editor; superintendent
of schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1872;
Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1874-76; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1876; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-81.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 18,
1890 (age 64 years, 65
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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John Lee Peak (1839-1910) —
also known as John L. Peak —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., April 5,
1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1895-97.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
24, 1910 (age 71 years, 172
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Erasmus L. Pearson (1865-1931) —
also known as Ras L. Pearson —
of Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Pike
County, Mo., December
27, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1919-21.
Died in Lincoln
County, Mo., January
24, 1931 (age 65 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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Robert A. Pearson (b. 1868) —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Colchester, McDonough
County, Ill., September
7, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 25th Circuit,
1917-18; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District,
1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah W. Peck —
of Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo.
Republican. Banker;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1905-12.
Burial location unknown.
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William Young Pemberton (1843-1922) —
also known as William Y. Pemberton —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 1,
1843.
Lawyer; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1886; district
judge in Montana 2nd District, 1891-92; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1893-98.
Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., August
26, 1922 (age 79 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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E. E. Penzel (b. 1885) —
Born in Jackson, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., August
26, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 21st District, 1921-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) —
also known as Samuel R. Peters —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.; Marion, Marion
County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.
Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, August
16, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1872;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-91); postmaster at Newton,
Kan., 1898-1910.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., April
21, 1910 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
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Rufus Pettibone (1784-1825) —
of Vernon, Oneida
County, N.Y.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Litchfield
County, Conn., May 26,
1784.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County, 1814-15; circuit judge in
Missouri 2nd Circuit, 1821-23; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1823-25; appointed 1823; died in
office 1825.
Died in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., July 31,
1825 (age 41 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Smith Phelps (1814-1886) —
also known as John S. Phelps —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., December
22, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1845-63 (at-large 1845-47, 5th
District 1847-53, 6th District 1853-63); colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Missouri, 1877-81; defeated, 1868.
Slaveowner.
Died, in Sisters' Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
20, 1886 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha
Phelps and Lucy (Smith) Phelps; married 1837 to Mary
Whitney; grandson of Noah
Phelps; second cousin of Norman
A. Phelps; second cousin once removed of William
Walter Phelps; second cousin twice removed of Sheffield
Phelps; second cousin thrice removed of Phelps
Phelps; third cousin of Amos
Pettibone and George
Smith Catlin; third cousin once removed of Augustus
Pettibone, Gaylord
Griswold, Hezekiah
Case, Rufus
Pettibone, Charles
Jenkins Hayden and Asahel
Pierson Case; third cousin twice removed of Oliver
Ellsworth, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter
Buell Porter, Nelson
Platt Wheeler, William
Egbert Wheeler, Allen
Jacob Holcomb, Arthur
Burnham Woodford and Carl
Trumbull Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont
Edwards, Alexander
Royal Wheeler and Donald
Barr Chidsey; fourth cousin of Parmenio
Adams and Augustus
Herman Pettibone; fourth cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg, Benjamin
Trumbull, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Lancelot
Phelps, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Abijah
Blodget, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Edmund
Holcomb, Peter
Buell Porter Jr., Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, Hiram
Bidwell Case, Peter
Augustus Porter, Selah
Merrill and Timothy
E. Griswold. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Phelps County,
Mo. is named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article |
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William H. Phelps —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1892,
1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1911-14; member of Missouri
state senate 28th District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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John Finis Philips (1834-1919) —
also known as John F. Philips —
of Georgetown, Pettis
County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Thralls Prairie, Boone
County, Mo., December
31, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1861; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1868;
mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1870; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1875-77, 1880-81;
defeated, 1880 (7th District), 1886 (5th District); Judge, Missouri
Court of Appeals, 1885-88; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1888-1910.
Slaveowner.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March
13, 1919 (age 84 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Alroy S. Phillips —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Alroy S. Phillips —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 34th District,
1943-44.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Trigg Pigott (1861-1944) —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., November
3, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1897-1902, 1918; appointed 1897,
1918; district judge in Montana 1st District, 1934; defeated, 1892.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 136
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Xenophon Overton Pindall (1873-1935) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Middle Grove, Monroe
County, Mo., August
21, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1907-09; Governor of
Arkansas, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
2, 1935 (age 61 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Trusten Polk (1811-1876) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., May 29,
1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District,
1845-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; Governor of
Missouri, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1857-62; expelled 1862; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support
for secession.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
16, 1876 (age 64 years, 323
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Henry Moses Pollard (1836-1904) —
also known as Henry M. Pollard —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt., June 14,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1877-79; defeated,
1878; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1888.
Died February
24, 1904 (age 67 years, 255
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Howard C. Potter —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 20th District,
1943-44; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alonzo Smith Prather (1840-1910) —
also known as Alonzo S. Prather —
of Taney
County, Mo.
Born in North Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., July 25,
1840.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Taney County, 1889-90,
1897-1900, 1903-04, 1909-10; died in office 1910.
Died in Branson, Taney
County, Mo., June 3,
1910 (age 69 years, 313
days).
Interment at Vanzandt Cemetery, Kirbyville, Mo.
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Charles Edward Prettyman III (1909-1964) —
also known as Charles E. Prettyman III —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., April
23, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Newton County, 1936.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., November
19, 1964 (age 55 years, 210
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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James Allen Prewitt (b. 1862) —
also known as J. Allen Prewitt —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Henry
County, Ky., January
20, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; mayor
of Independence, Mo., 1906-07; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Samuel Priest (1853-1930) —
also known as Henry S. Priest —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Ralls
County, Mo., February
7, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for railroad
and streetcar
companies; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1894-95;
resigned 1895; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1924.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in St.
Louis, Mo., July 9,
1930 (age 77 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
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Wells Blodgett Priest (1888-1951) —
also known as W. Blodgett Priest —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 13,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926, 1926, 1932; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1934.
Died in Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J., September
19, 1951 (age 63 years, 68
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David M. Proctor (b. 1881) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Monroe
County, Mo., April
21, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1921-24; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922, 1926, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 1, 1926 |
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