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Politician members in Missouri

  Emery Earl Airy (1884-1979) — also known as Emery E. Airy — of Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., February 17, 1884. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Maryville, Mo., 1945. Presbyterian. Member, Lions. Died, in a hospital at Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., October, 1979 (age 95 years, 0 days). Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Airy and Mary Ann (Wachtel) Airy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) — also known as Jacob N. Bailey — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Elk Creek, Texas County, Mo., March 13, 1883. Republican. Physician; mayor of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Medical Association; Lions. Interment somewhere in Caldwell County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey; married, February 6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon.
  William Alonzo Barris (1882-1966) — also known as Lon Barris — of Marionville, Lawrence County, Mo. Born January 11, 1882. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper editor and publisher; school teacher; mayor of Marionville, Mo.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952; postmaster. Christian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Died, in Aurora Hospital, Aurora, Lawrence County, Mo., June 9, 1966 (age 84 years, 149 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Marionville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Sampson Piersol Barris and Mary Frances (Hart) Barris; brother of Pleasant Hart Barris; married to Lodemie 'Demie' Collier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emmett L. Bartram (b. 1899) — of Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., April 4, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Nodaway County Republican Party, 1929-31; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1943-46. Member, American Legion; Lions; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1925, to Marie E. Sherlock.
  Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) — also known as Albert I. Beach — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., July 30, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Lions. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George Henry Beach and Eva F. (Hull) Beach; married, December 21, 1907, to Marjorie Marshall.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Emil Bohrer (1907-1960) — also known as George E. Bohrer — of Affton, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Jefferson County, Mo., February 22, 1907. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance broker; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 6th District, 1947-52. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Died November 16, 1960 (age 53 years, 268 days). Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Loretta Svoboda.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) — also known as Charles Brown — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Coweta, Wagoner County, Okla., October 22, 1920. Democrat. Radio station program director; advertising business; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960; oil executive. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Lions. Died in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., June 10, 2003 (age 82 years, 231 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Terry Buckley (1870-1951) — also known as John T. Buckley — of Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Henderson County, Tenn., May 29, 1870. Democrat. Merchant; mayor of Hayti, Mo., 1930; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1941-51; died in office 1951. Member, Lions. Died in Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo., September 3, 1951 (age 81 years, 97 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Hayti, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, December 16, 1896, to Ruth Blair; father of Houston Harry Buckley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Luna Ermal Butler (1904-1970) — also known as Luna E. Butler — of Albany, Gentry County, Mo. Born in Gentry County, Mo., December 13, 1904. Democrat. Grocer; gasoline station business; farmer; Gentry County Collector and Treasurer, 1937-44; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Gentry County, 1945-52, 1955-60, 1963-66. Baptist. Member, Lions; Odd Fellows. Died, in the University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, Boone County, Mo., June 9, 1970 (age 65 years, 178 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Albany, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George David Butler and Martha Matilda (Hunter) Butler; married, April 28, 1929, to Margaret Pauline Whittington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Green Camper Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 22, 1924. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64. Member, Jaycees; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1, 1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead.
  Luster Carter — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Republican. Feed business; candidate for mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., 1945. Methodist. Member, Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John G. Christy (1897-1978) — of Festus, Jefferson County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Marathon, Clermont County, Ohio, June 9, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1933-40; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1935-40; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1939; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1940; mayor of Jefferson City, Mo., 1963-73. Member, American Legion; Lions; Elks. Died April 18, 1978 (age 80 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 21, 1918, to Fern Booker.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Clay Cole (1897-1965) — also known as William C. Cole — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born near Fillmore, Andrew County, Mo., August 29, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District, 1940; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1943-49, 1953-55 (3rd District 1943-49, 6th District 1953-55); defeated, 1948 (3rd District), 1950 (3rd District), 1954 (6th District). Member, Lions; Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died September 23, 1965 (age 68 years, 25 days). Interment at Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, August 29, 1927, to Esther Leah Arnold.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., December 10, 1931. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District 1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984. Protestant. Member, Lions; National Education Association; American Federation of Teachers; American Legion. Still living as of 1984.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Lila F. Vogel.
Thomas B. Curtis Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) — also known as Thomas B. Curtis — of Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 14, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2nd District 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1968, 1974. Unitarian. Member, American Political Science Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Lions; American Legion. Died in Allegan, Allegan County, Mich., January 10, 1993 (age 81 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1941, to Susan Ross Chivvis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1957
John M. Dalton John Montgomery Dalton (1900-1972) — also known as John M. Dalton — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo. Born in Vernon County, Mo., November 9, 1900. Democrat. Chair of Dunklin County Democratic Party, 1943; Missouri state attorney general, 1953-61; Governor of Missouri, 1961-65. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Freemasons. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., July 7, 1972 (age 71 years, 241 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
  Relatives: Brother of Sidna Poage Dalton.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1957
  James W. Davis (b. 1904) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., March 6, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 36th Circuit, 1946-49. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arch B. Davis; married, August 10, 1928, to Jennie Rosborough Cox; grandson of James M. Davis.
  Political family: Davis family of Missouri.
  James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Delta Chi. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver; married, October 23, 1923, to Betty Morgan; married, September 4, 1928, to Rachael McCreight; nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
  Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John E. Downs (b. 1917) — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., May 12, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District; elected 1956; member of Missouri Democratic State Committee, 1956-57; member of Missouri state senate 34th District; elected 1960; elected unopposed 1962, 1966. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1951 to Barbara Reitz.
  Don Hancock (b. 1934) — of Doniphan, Ripley County, Mo. Born in Pine, Ripley County, Mo., July 28, 1934. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ripley County, 1964-. Protestant. Member, Lions. Still living as of 1967.
  Warren E. Hearnes (1923-2009) — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born July 24, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1951-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956; secretary of state of Missouri, 1961-65; Governor of Missouri, 1965-73; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1976. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 16, 2009 (age 86 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
Haskell Holman Haskell Holman (b. 1908) — of Missouri. Born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., November 29, 1908. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Missouri state auditor, 1953-69; appointed 1953. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Lions; Amvets. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1946, to Beverly Hodge.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1957
  Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) — also known as Richard H. Ichord; Dick Ichord — of Houston, Texas County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Licking, Texas County, Mo., June 27, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; college instructor; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Texas County, 1953-60; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Lions; Odd Fellows; Phi Eta Sigma; Delta Sigma Pi; Alpha Pi Zeta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Suffered a heart attack, and died one week later, in a hospital at Houston, Texas County, Mo., December 25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181 days). Interment at Pine Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Paul Caruthers Jones (1901-1981) — also known as Paul C. Jones — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., March 12, 1901. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; radio station manager; mayor of Kennett, Mo., 1933-35; resigned 1935; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1935-36; member of Missouri state senate 21st District, 1937-44; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1948-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Pi Kappa Alpha; Alpha Delta Sigma. Died February 10, 1981 (age 79 years, 335 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, August 2, 1923, to Ethel Rockholt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Timothy W. Jones (b. 1971) — also known as Tim Jones — of Eureka, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 25, 1971. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 2007-14 (89th District 2007-12, 110th District 2013-14); Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 2012-14; in 2009, was a plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by Orly Taitz, alleging Barack Obama was not a "natural born citizen"; the case was dismissed; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2012, 2016 (alternate); radio show host. Catholic. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2016.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Dowe Jefferson Lance (1916-2002) — also known as D. Jeff Lance — of Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo.; Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo. Born in Oregon County, Mo., May 25, 1916. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; legal secretary to Gov. Forrest Smith, 1950-52; attorney, legal department, Southwestern Bell Telephone, 1952-56; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1961-62. Member, American Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; Freemasons; Lions; Kiwanis. Died August 2, 2002 (age 86 years, 69 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Luther Lance and Attie (Jenkins) Lance; married, July 26, 1943, to Marguerite Coffman.
  Frederic Hine Maughmer Jr. (1927-2003) — also known as Fred H. Maughmer, Jr. — of Savannah, Andrew County, Mo.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Savannah, Andrew County, Mo., June 26, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1965-66. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Theta Pi; American Legion; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died September 28, 2003 (age 76 years, 94 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederic Hine Maughmer and Ruth (Hine) Maughmer; married, January 17, 1959, to Laura McNair.
  Arthur S. McDaniel (b. 1890) — of Senath, Dunklin County, Mo. Born in Clarkton, Dunklin County, Mo., July 8, 1890. Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1937-42. Member, Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 3, 1914, to Miss Farrington Pritchard; married, March 7, 1922, to Sue A. Tipton.
  Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) — also known as Ray Murphy — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 13, 1927. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1988 (alternate), 1996; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92, 7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1999-. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME; Lions; Optimist Club; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta Blackwell.
  Walter Christian Ploeser (1907-1993) — also known as Walter C. Ploeser — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 7, 1907. Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District, 1931-32; candidate for Missouri state senate 29th District, 1936; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1957-59; Costa Rica, 1970-72. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Lions. Died November 17, 1993 (age 86 years, 314 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy Mohrig.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Hardin Pulis (1889-1963) — also known as Charles H. Pulis — of Mexico, Audrain County, Mo. Born in Thompson, Audrain County, Mo., November 12, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postal worker; tire business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1949-60. Baptist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Mexico, Audrain County, Mo., July, 1963 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Mexico, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John David Pulis and Lucy Katherine (Wisdom) Pulis; married, November 24, 1927, to Nancy A. Robinson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry J. Revercomb (b. 1902) — of Shelbina, Shelby County, Mo. Born in Shelbina, Shelby County, Mo., August 5, 1902. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; Shelby County Clerk, 1935-45; candidate for Missouri state treasurer, 1944, 1952; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-52 (9th District 1945-48, 17th District 1949-52). Member, Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1927, to Nancy J. Haden.
  Dewey Jackson Short (1898-1979) — also known as Dewey Short; "The Ozark Orator" — of Galena, Stone County, Mo. Born in Galena, Stone County, Mo., April 7, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college professor; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1929-31, 1935-57 (14th District 1929-31, 7th District 1935-57); defeated, 1930 (14th District), 1956 (7th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Delta Tau Delta; Pi Gamma Mu; Lions; American Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., November 19, 1979 (age 81 years, 226 days). Interment at Galena Cemetery, Galena, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, April 20, 1937, to Helen Gladys Hughes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Presumably named for: Isaac Newton
  Relatives: Married 1961 to Susan Anding.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Gordon S. Summers (b. 1926) — of Bourbon, Crawford County, Mo. Born in Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo., April 29, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school teacher; clothing merchant; insurance business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1955-56; defeated, 1956. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Lions; Sigma Nu. Still living as of 1956.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1948, to Virginia Merkel.
  Joe Taylor (b. 1907) — of Noel, McDonald County, Mo.; South West City, McDonald County, Mo.; Neosho, Newton County, Mo. Born in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Okla., August 21, 1907. Republican. Writer; newspaper editor; printing business; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1935-38, 1953-58, 1963-64 (McDonald County 1935-38, Newton County 1953-58, 1963-64); defeated, 1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1940 to Isabel Puryear.
  John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) — also known as John G. Terry — of Pixley, Tulare County, Calif. Born in Rockville, Bates County, Mo., July 12, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) — also known as L. D. Thompson — of New Bloomfield, Callaway County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born near Vandalia, Ralls County, Mo., November 22, 1873. Republican. Postmaster; merchant; Missouri state treasurer, 1921-25; defeated, 1916; Missouri state auditor, 1925-33; Republican candidate for secretary of state of Missouri, 1936, 1944 (primary). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Lions; Knights of the Maccabees. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., October 1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Lewis Thompson and Drusilla (Branstetter) Thompson; married 1901 to Ellen Rebecca Bryan.
  Randolph H. Weber (b. 1909) — of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Butler County, 1939-40; chair of Butler County Republican Party, 1938-42; circuit judge in Missouri 33rd Circuit, 1943-49. Christian. Member, Jaycees; Lions; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Grotto; Sigma Phi Epsilon; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry P. Weber and Lillian (Boelling) Weber; married, September 8, 1934, to Lila Everts.
  Samuel Winfield (1897-1975) — also known as Sam Winfield; Samuel Weinfield — of Opa-Locka, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Miramar, Broward County, Fla. Born in Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass., December 3, 1897. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959. Jewish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died in Hollywood, Broward County, Fla., March 30, 1975 (age 77 years, 117 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Richland, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Weinfield and Jennie (Rosenbloom) Weinfield; married, May 18, 1932, to Nellie Lorene Noe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Augustus Witte, Sr. (1891-1968) — also known as Charles A. Witte — of Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 13, 1891. Republican. Farmer; deputy sheriff; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1945-50 (St. Louis County 3rd District 1945-46, St. Louis County 7th District 1947-50); member of Missouri state senate, 1951-58 (12th District 1951-54, 14th District 1955-58); defeated, 1958. Member, Lions. Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., July 31, 1968 (age 77 years, 18 days). Interment at Zion Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Arnold L. Witte and Anne (O'Loughlin) Witte; married, November 16, 1914, to Adeline Josephine Kraft.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herbert Arthur Wolcott (1862-1930) — also known as H. A. Wolcott — of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, May 27, 1862. Democrat. Hardware merchant; mining business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District, 1923-24. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Lions. Died, from complications of heart disease, in Carthage, Jasper County, Mo., December 4, 1930 (age 68 years, 191 days). Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Ford) Wolcott and Thomas W. Wolcott; married, January 2, 1890, to Katherine Betts.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) — also known as Robert A. Young III — of St. Ann, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 27, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; pipefitter; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st District, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960, 1964; member of Missouri state senate, 1963-77; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated, 1986. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Lions; Knights of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Died, of liver failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis County, Mo., October 17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 27, 1947, to Irene Slawson.
  The Robert A. Young Federal Building (built 1931 as St. Louis Mart & Terminal Warehouse; acquired by U.S. Army 1941; converted to civilian federal agency offices 1961; given current name 1988), in St. Louis, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orville Zimmerman (1880-1948) — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo. Born near Glenallen, Bollinger County, Mo., December 31, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1935-48; died in office 1948. Methodist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1948 (age 67 years, 98 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Adah G. Hemphill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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