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Howard Frederic Sachs (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard F. Sachs —
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
13, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; law clerk, U.S. District
Judge Albert
A. Ridge, 1950-51; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1979-92;
took senior status 1992.
Still living as of 2017.
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William Sacks (b. 1874) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
18, 1874.
Republican. Postal
clerk; lawyer; oil producer
and refiner; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922;
resigned 1922; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist;
later Christian
Scientist.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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James Rodes Saltonstall (1825-1902) —
also known as James R. Saltonstall —
of Slater, Saline
County, Mo.
Born near Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., January
28, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1885-88.
Died January
16, 1902 (age 76 years, 353
days).
Interment at Slater City Cemetery, Slater, Mo.
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William Hollis Sapp (1888-1957) —
also known as William H. Sapp —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Ashland, Boone
County, Mo., October
15, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County, 1915-20.
Died October
11, 1957 (age 68 years, 361
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Frederick C. Sasse (b. 1865) —
of Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born March
18, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Brunswick, Mo., 1910-14; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1920;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 6th District, 1922-23.
Member, Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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James Elmer Sater (1880-1965) —
also known as James E. Sater —
of Monett, Barry
County, Mo.
Born near Miller, Lawrence
County, Mo., November
18, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; postmaster at Monett,
Mo., 1914-22; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District,
1943-44.
Died in June, 1965
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Monett, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha (Hopper) Sater and Benjamin Sater; married to Pearl Emma
Short. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Maurice Schechter (1904-2001) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 27,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,
1935-40; member of Missouri
state senate 13th District, 1961-76; defeated, 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Missouri Baptist Medical
Center, Town and Country, St. Louis
County, Mo., January
31, 2001 (age 96 years, 218
days).
Interment at Chesed
Shel Emeth Cemetery No. 2, Creve Coeur, Mo.
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William R. Schneider —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1925-28, 1931-32 (St. Louis City
3rd District 1925-28, St. Louis City 4th District 1931-32).
Burial location unknown.
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Madison C. Schofield —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County, 1913-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis H. Schult (b. 1895) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., January
22, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 38th Circuit,
1937-49; appointed 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) —
also known as Carl Schurz —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; St.
Louis, Mo.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany,
March
2, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1868
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Philosophical Society.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 14,
1906 (age 77 years, 73
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue at Morningside
Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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The community
of Schurz,
Nevada, is named for
him. — Mount
Schurz, in Park
County, Wyoming, is named for
him. — Carl Schurz Park,
in Manhattan,
New York, is named for
him. — Carl Schurz High
School, in Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Schurz Elementary
School, in Watertown,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. — Carl Schurz Elementary
School, in New
Braunfels, Texas, is named for
him. |
| | | Politician named for him: Carl
S. Thompson
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Books about Carl Schurz: Hans Louis
Trefousse, Carl
Schurz: A Biography |
| | | Image source: William C. Roberts,
Leading Orators (1884) |
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George Blaine Schwabe (1886-1952) —
also known as George B. Schwabe —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Arthur, Vernon
County, Mo., July 26,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1921-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920
(alternate), 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1945-49, 1951-52;
defeated, 1948; died in office 1952.
Died, from heart
disease, in Alexandria,
Va., April 2,
1952 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Morton L. Schwartz (born c.1923) —
of Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born about 1923.
Republican. Lawyer; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1960 (3rd District), 1970 (primary,
2nd District); candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives 34th District, 1966.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Scott (1789-1851) —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., August
6, 1789.
Lawyer; justice of
Arkansas territorial supreme court, 1819-25; member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1831.
Scottish
ancestry.
Killed Joseph
Selden, another Arkansas Territory judge, in a duel
on an island in the Mississippi River near Helena, Ark., May 26, 1824.
Died in Norristown, Pope
County, Ark., March
13, 1851 (age 61 years, 219
days).
Original interment at Dover
Cemetery, Pope County, Ark.; reinterment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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John Scott (1782-1861) —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., May 18,
1782.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1814-17; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1816-17, 1817-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. Genevieve
County, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1821-27.
Slaveowner.
Died in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., October
1, 1861 (age 79 years, 136
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
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Lemuel Newland Searcy (1882-1944) —
also known as L. N. Searcy —
of Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo.; Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., May 8,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1927-30, 1935-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1943-44; died in office 1944; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., September
25, 1944 (age 62 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oak Forest Cemetery, Birch Tree, Mo.
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Lee D. Seelig (b. 1894) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April 9,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1937-40.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Seelig and Rose Seelig; married, October
14, 1933, to Minna Grossman. |
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Samuel E. Semple (b. 1913) —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., June 7,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; circuit judge in Missouri
9th Circuit; appointed 1955; elected unopposed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Loren E. Seneker (1869-1921) —
of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo., November
23, 1869.
Lawyer; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Mo., 1900; Lawrence
County Clerk, 1903; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1919-21; died in office 1921.
Died as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1921 (age 51 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dorsey William Shackleford (1853-1936) —
also known as Dorsey W. Shackleford —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born near Sweet Springs, Saline
County, Mo., August
27, 1853.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Cooper
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-86, 1890-92; circuit judge in
Missouri 14th Circuit, 1892-99; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1899-1919.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 15,
1936 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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John Franklin Shafroth (1854-1922) —
also known as John F. Shafroth —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., June 9,
1854.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1895-1904; resigned
1904; Governor of
Colorado, 1909-13; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1913-19; defeated (Democratic), 1918.
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
20, 1922 (age 67 years, 256
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Arnold Shanklin (1866-1946) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., January
29, 1866.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1905-09; Mexico City, 1909-14.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December
29, 1946 (age 80 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Wesley Dunscombe Shanklin and Locke Ann (Arnold)
Shanklin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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E. A. Shannon (b. 1881) —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born June 3,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1913-18.
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and
lost a
leg; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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H. L. Shannon (b. 1860) —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind., March
16, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Jasper
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1894-96, 1899-1900; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1915-16.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Bernard Shannon (1867-1943) —
also known as Joseph B. Shannon —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
17, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1908,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940;
Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1910; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District,
1922-23; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1931-43 (5th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-43).
Died March
28, 1943 (age 76 years, 11
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Cassius McLean Shartel (1860-1943) —
also known as Cassius M. Shartel —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Crawford
County, Pa., April
27, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; farm loans
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1900,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1905-07; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., September
27, 1943 (age 83 years, 153
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Stratton Shartel (1895-1956) —
of Missouri.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1928-33.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
2, 1956 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Samuel Azariah Shelton (1858-1948) —
also known as Samuel A. Shelton —
of Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo.
Born in Waterloo, Lauderdale
County, Ala., September
3, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1918.
Died in Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo., September
13, 1948 (age 90 years, 10
days).
Interment at Marshfield
Cemetery, Marshfield, Mo.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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Ethan A. H. Shepley (b. 1896) —
of Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 3,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44;
candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1964.
Burial location unknown.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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Leighton Shields —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,
1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Noah W. Simpson (b. 1872) —
of La Belle, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Ohio, April 7,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lewis
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred N. Six (b. 1929) —
of Kansas.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., April
20, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1987-88; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1988-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Hite Skinker (1863-1945) —
also known as Cornelius H. Skinker —
of Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., September
20, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 18th Circuit,
1909-40; appointed 1909.
Died, from acute heart
failure due to chronic
myocarditis, in Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo., October
22, 1945 (age 82 years, 32
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, Mo.
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Roger Caldwell Slaughter (1905-1974) —
also known as Roger C. Slaughter —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Odessa, Lafayette
County, Mo., July 17,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; read law in the office of Henry
L. Jost; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1943-47; county judge
in Missouri, 1972.
Died near Odessa, Lafayette
County, Mo., June 2,
1974 (age 68 years, 320
days).
Interment at Greenton
Cemetery, Odessa, Mo.
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Alonzo William Slayback (1838-1882) —
also known as Alonzo W. Slayback; A. W.
Slayback —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born July 4,
1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1876;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1876.
Member, Elks.
Shot
and killed by
John Cockerill, editor of the Post-Dispatch newspaper, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
13, 1882 (age 44 years, 101
days). Cockerill pleaded self-defense and was not indicted by the
grand jury.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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Charles Hughey Small (b. 1880) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
2, 1880.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Bogotá, 1910-11; Guatemala City, 1911.
Burial location unknown.
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William Randall Smart (b. 1898) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Wakenda, Carroll
County, Mo., 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Mary Stevens. |
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DuVal Smith (b. 1887) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Agency, Buchanan
County, Mo., March
29, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Buchanan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; circuit judge in Missouri
6th Circuit, 1946-47; appointed 1946.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Smith (b. 1905) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
7, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,
1935-38; member of Missouri
state senate 2nd District, 1939-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Israel A. Smith —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 5th District, 1943-44.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jason Thomas Smith (b. 1980) —
also known as Jason T. Smith —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 16,
1980.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 2006-13 (150th District 2006-12,
120th District 2013); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 2008
(alternate), 2012,
2016;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 2013-.
Assembly
of God. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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Randle Jasper Smith (1908-1962) —
also known as R. Jasper Smith —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Campbell, Dunklin
County, Mo., July 25,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-54 (20th District 1943-46, 30th District
1947-54); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1956-62;
died in office 1962.
Died January
8, 1962 (age 53 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Charles Smith (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert C. Smith —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo., August
16, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County; mayor
of Columbia, Mo., 1961-63; chair of
Boone County Democratic Party, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;
took senior status 1971.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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William Jennings Smith (c.1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Smith —
of Arkansas.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., about 1909.
Lawyer; advisor to five Arkansas governors; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1958.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 2,
2000 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Andrew Jackson Sparks (1828-1904) —
also known as William A. J. Sparks —
of Carlyle, Clinton
County, Ill.
Born near New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., November
19, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1868,
1884;
member of Illinois state legislature, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1875-83; Commissioner
of the General Land Office, 1885-88.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 7,
1904 (age 75 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Carlyle, Ill.
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George A. Spencer (b. 1906) —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Centralia, Boone
County, Mo., February
5, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County, 1947-52;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 19th District.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Martin Spencer (1849-1924) —
also known as Oliver M. Spencer —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Buchanan
County, Mo., August
23, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 12th Circuit,
1887-90; general solicitor for the Burlington Railroad
System in Missouri.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 5,
1924 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Daniel Merrill Spitler (1901-1961) —
also known as Merrill Spitler —
of New Madrid, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Deshler, Henry
County, Ohio, September
15, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1929-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1942; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944;
chair
of New Madrid County Republican Party, 1949.
Died in April, 1961
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Madrid, Mo.
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Albert Marion Spradling Jr. (1920-2004) —
also known as Albert M. Spradling, Jr. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., March
13, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
special agent; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1952-76; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 221
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Harry E. Sprague (b. 1876) —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
13, 1876.
Republican. Abstractor;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 2nd
District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin McDonald Stevens —
of University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1921-22; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District,
1943-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton T. Stockard (b. 1867) —
of Republic, Greene
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Milan, Gibson
County, Tenn., December
16, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-22 (Greene County
2nd District 1915-16, Greene County 1st District 1919-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Kimbrough Stone (1875-1958) —
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., January
15, 1875.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1913-16; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1916-47; took
senior status 1947; senior judge, 1947-58.
Died February
27, 1958 (age 83 years, 43
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Joel Stone (1848-1918) —
also known as William J. Stone —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born near Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., May 7,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vernon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1885-91; Governor of
Missouri, 1893-97; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1896-1904; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1900-04; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1903-18; died in office 1918; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1918 (age 69 years, 342
days).
Interment at Deepwood
Cemetery, Nevada, Mo.
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Charles Straub —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1921-24 (St. Louis City 4th
District 1921-22, St. Louis City 5th District 1923-24); nominated in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District 1944, but withdrew
before election.
Burial location unknown.
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George P. Strong (born c.1814) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Connecticut, about 1814.
Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Strop (1868-1928) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., February
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1904.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
27, 1928 (age 60 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Sam B. Strother (1871-1929) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1871.
Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1922.
Died January
19, 1929 (age 57 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951) —
also known as John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1941-43, 1945-47,
1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1951 (age 53 years, 111
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William P. Sullivan (1870-1925) —
of Billings, Christian
County, Mo.
Born in Wisconsin, June 3,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Christian County, 1899-1900;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1901-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1916.
Convicted
in 1905 of accepting
a bribe while serving as State Senator, and fined
$100.
Died suddenly, from heart
failure, in Billings, Christian
County, Mo., April
17, 1925 (age 54 years, 318
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Billings, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan and Angenette 'Nettie' (Glidden) Sullivan; married
to Alice Virginia Reid. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Roscoe Conkling Summers (1895-1981) —
also known as Roscoe C. Summers —
of Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., January
16, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1937-42.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
2, 1981 (age 86 years, 320
days).
Interment at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo.
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John Ephraim Swanger (1864-1936) —
also known as John E. Swanger —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., June 22,
1864.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1893-96;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896;
secretary
of state of Missouri, 1905-09.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
19, 1936 (age 72 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Jefferson Swanger and Sarah Ann (Camp) Swanger; married to Norma
Fay Eubanks. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1907 |
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O. H. Swearingen —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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James Wadsworth Symington (b. 1927) —
also known as James W. Symington —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
28, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1969-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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