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Frank James Quigley (1894-1961) —
also known as Frank J. Quigley —
of Tipton, Moniteau
County, Mo.
Born in Tipton, Moniteau
County, Mo., July 20,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Moniteau County, 1921-22;
member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1925-26.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 21,
1961 (age 66 years, 305
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Quigley and LoLava (Hammond) Quigley; married to
Nora Frances Newkirk. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Merrill Quinn (1886-1958) —
also known as William M. Quinn —
of Maywood, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born near Maywood, Lewis
County, Mo., July 14,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1933-34; member
of Missouri
state senate, 1935-58 (12th District 1935-46, 18th District
1947-58); died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Maywood, Lewis
County, Mo., December
24, 1958 (age 72 years, 163
days).
Interment at Maywood Cemetery, Maywood, Mo.
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Richard J. Rabbitt (b. 1935) —
also known as Dick Rabbitt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
30, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 8th District,
1961-67.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry T. Rainey —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
20, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
county judge in Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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David Rea (1831-1901) —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in Indiana, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1875-79; defeated,
1878.
Died in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., June 13,
1901 (age about 69
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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James Alexander Reed (1861-1944) —
also known as James A. Reed —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
9, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1912,
1916;
speaker, 1900,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1911-29; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1928,
1932.
Died in Fairview, Oscoda
County, Mich., September
8, 1944 (age 82 years, 304
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Ronald S. Reed Jr. (b. 1932) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
11, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District;
elected 1964; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1977-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Image source:
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri |
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (1906-1987) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., May 31,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., April
15, 1987 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif.
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Oliver T. Remmers —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford C. Rens —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1927-28, 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Valle Reyburn (b. 1853) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
20, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri St. Louis Court of Appeals;
elected 1902; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,
1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Marion Edwards Rhodes (1868-1928) —
also known as Marion E. Rhodes —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., January
4, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1905-07, 1919-23;
defeated, 1906, 1916, 1922; mayor of Potosi, Mo., 1908-09; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909-10.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1928 (age 60 years, 356
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Eben Richards (1866-1942) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
10, 1866.
Lawyer; Consul
for Costa Rica in St.
Louis, Mo., 1895-1903; oil
executive; president, Mexican Central Railroad.
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y., October
9, 1942 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's-in-Tuxedo Church Cemetery, Tuxedo Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Eben Richards and Caroline (Maxwell) Richards; married to Perle
(Pierce) Ruchards. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Hardin Richeson (1868-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Richeson —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Amherst
County, Va., August
5, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Washington County Democratic Party, 1921; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died in Potosi, Washington
County, Mo., June 29,
1941 (age 72 years, 328
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Samuel Richeson (1904-1976) —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Potosi, Washington
County, Mo., September
20, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hillsboro, Jefferson
County, Mo., May 5,
1976 (age 71 years, 228
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Albert Alphonso Ridge (1898-1967) —
also known as Albert A. Ridge —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., October
31, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1935-45; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1945-61; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1961-65; took
senior status 1965.
Died March 2,
1967 (age 68 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sidney Crain Roach (1876-1934) —
also known as Sidney C. Roach; Sid C.
Roach —
of Linn Creek, Camden
County, Mo.
Born in Linn Creek, Camden
County, Mo., 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Camden County, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1921-25; defeated,
1924.
Died in 1934
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Roach
Cemetery, Roach, Mo.
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William Alvan Robards (c.1816-1851) —
also known as William A. Robards —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born in Jessamine
County, Ky., about 1816.
Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1849-51; died in office 1851.
Died, from cholera,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
3, 1851 (age about 35
years).
Interment at Woodland-Old City Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Robards and Dorca (Maxwell) Robards; married 1844 to
Edmonia Randolph Neilson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Robb (1857-1934) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Brazeau, Perry
County, Mo., March
19, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Perry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-84; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1884-86; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1897-1905; defeated,
1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1912
(alternate).
Died in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., March
13, 1934 (age 76 years, 359
days).
Interment at Home
Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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Earl E. Roberts —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1925-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Livingston Robertson (1876-1937) —
also known as Edward L. Robertson —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1935-37; died in office 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Chi Phi.
Attended a Cornell v. Syracuse football
game, and died shortly afterwards, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in his car, on
the Cornell University campus, in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
16, 1937 (age 61 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Edward
Livingston |
| | | Relatives: Son of Charles Robertson and
Rebecca (Duane) Robertson; married to Elizabeth
Comstock. |
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William Henry Robinett (1898-1971) —
also known as W. H. Robinett —
of Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo.
Born in Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo., November
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-54 (22nd District 1943-46, 26th District
1947-54).
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo., December
27, 1971 (age 73 years, 39
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Mo.
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Jack D. Robinson (b. 1880) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Decatur, Adams
County, Ind., March 7,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 4th District,
1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Gillespie Robison (1880-1938) —
also known as Edward G. Robison —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Born in DeKalb
County, Mo., September
17, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; DeKalb
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1922-23.
Died in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., February
26, 1938 (age 57 years, 162
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Union Star, Mo.
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Frank M. Robison (b. 1910) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
18, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 5th District,
1937-42.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Robison —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District,
1943-44; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1948;
chair
of DeKalb County Republican Party, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Thomas Rogers (b. 1873) —
also known as Alfred T. Rogers —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 18,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908-24.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rogers and Martha (McBride) Rogers; married, June 30,
1910, to Edna Chynoweth. |
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James Sidney Rollins (1812-1888) —
also known as James S. Rollins —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., April
19, 1812.
Whig. Major in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1838-40, 1854, 1867-68; delegate
to Whig National Convention from Missouri, 1844; member of Missouri
state senate, 1846-48, 1869-72; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1848, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 9th
District 1863-65).
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., January
9, 1888 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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James Sidney Rollins —
also known as James S. Rollins —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County, 1921-30; member
of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1931-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Andrew Romjue (1874-1968) —
also known as Milton A. Romjue —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Love Lake, Macon
County, Mo., December
5, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Missouri, 1907-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1917-21, 1923-43 (1st District
1917-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-43); defeated,
1920, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., January
23, 1968 (age 93 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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James Theodore Ronald (1855-1950) —
also known as James T. Ronald —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Caledonia, Washington
County, Mo., April 8,
1855.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1892-94; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1900; superior court
judge in Washington, 1909-49.
Died, from influenza,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
27, 1950 (age 95 years, 263
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Thomas J. Roney —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 2nd District,
1911-16, 1923-28, 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Rooney (b. 1902) —
of Liberty, Clay
County, Mo.
Born in Liberty, Clay
County, Mo., August
4, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-36; circuit judge in Missouri
7th Circuit, 1937-47.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick M. Rooney and Margaret (Somers) Rooney; married, January
7, 1937, to Frances Murphy. |
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Virgil Casey Rose (b. 1902) —
also known as V. C. Rose —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.
Born near Glenwood, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 6,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Putnam
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1935-38; circuit judge in
Missouri 3rd Circuit, 1939-55.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Joel Rothman (b. 1935) —
also known as Kenneth J. Rothman —
of University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
11, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1963-80; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1981-85.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Mu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1993.
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Gideon Frank Rothwell (1836-1894) —
also known as Gideon F. Rothwell —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born near Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo., April
24, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1879-81.
Died in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., January
18, 1894 (age 57 years, 269
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moberly, Mo.
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Leo J. Rozier (1914-2008) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., October
1, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1946-50; member
of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Missouri; candidate for circuit judge in Missouri 24th
Circuit, 1964.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., April
29, 2008 (age 93 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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Booker Hall Rucker (b. 1868) —
also known as B. H. Rucker —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., August
14, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
agent; postmaster at Rolla,
Mo., 1915-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1925-26,
1931-34, 1945-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Waller Rucker (1855-1936) —
also known as William W. Rucker —
of Keytesville, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born near Covington, Alleghany
County, Va., February
1, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chariton
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Missouri, 1892-98;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1899-1923; defeated in
primary, 1922.
Died in 1936
(age about
81 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Keytesville, Mo.
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Harry F. Russell (b. 1891) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1935-47.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association; Humane
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnelia Brennan. |
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Lawyer; Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
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William Hepburn Russell (b. 1857) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., May 17,
1857.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; general attorney, Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel L. Russell and Matilda (Richmond) Russell; married, June 23,
1880, to Mary Gushert. |
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Marshall Rust —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Rutledge (b. 1871) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., March
16, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1921-27; appointed 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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