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Allison Leland Adams (1867-1920) —
also known as Allison L. Adams —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Missouri, January, 1867.
Republican. Manager, tax and insurance department, Equitable Trust
Company; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1918.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
27, 1920 (age 53 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Arvil Vernell Adams (1913-1999) —
also known as Arvil V. Adams —
of Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Pemiscot
County, Mo., January
18, 1913.
Merchant;
mayor
of Portageville, Mo., 1981-91.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
failure, in Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo., August
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 206
days).
Interment at Portageville Cemetery, Portageville, Mo.
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George D. Addison —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School
teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) —
also known as George F. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1914-18; candidate for circuit
judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died May 16,
1948 (age 66 years, 26
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor of
Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th Circuit,
1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; resigned
1919; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Presbyterian;
later Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Knox Alexander (b. 1891) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., September
13, 1891.
Lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in San Luis Potosi, 1919-22; Puerto Cortes, 1922; Quebec City, 1922-23; Riviere du Loup, 1923-24; Hamilton, 1926-30; U.S. Consul in Hamilton, 1930; Matanzas, 1930-31; Cienfuegos, as of 1932; Edmonton, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Alexander and Mary Allina (Knox) Alexander; married, July 17,
1926, to Lanore Simmons. |
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Moses Alexander (1853-1932) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Obrigheim, Bavaria, Germany,
November
13, 1853.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1887-88; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908, 1922.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
4, 1932 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Summerfield Still Alexander (1887-1958) —
also known as Summerfield S. Alexander —
of Kingman, Kingman
County, Kan.
Born in Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
15, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kingman
County Attorney, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1934-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1958 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Kingman, Kan.
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James J. Alford (1883-1933) —
of Rogersville, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., January
27, 1883.
Republican. Farmer; salesman;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1911-12.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Weaubleau, Hickory
County, Mo., October
20, 1933 (age 50 years, 266
days).
Interment at Humansville Cemetery, Humansville, Mo.
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Edwin Bird Allen (1836-1908) —
also known as Edwin B. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, March 7,
1836.
Republican. Physician;
Sedgwick
County Coroner, 1870-71; mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1871-72; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872-76, 1883-84; secretary
of state of Kansas, 1885-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in the State Hospital for
Insane, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., March
31, 1908 (age 72 years, 24
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Frank D. Allen (1892-1990) —
of Akron, Washington
County, Colo.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., August
2, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1990 (age 98 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) —
also known as George A. Allen, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the Chevrolet in which he was riding collided with
another car and overturned, on Highway 71 in Jasper
County, Mo., December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married, July 3,
1897, to Emma Maude McComas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) Daily
Index, December 8, 1932 |
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Emery W. Allison (1894-1977) —
of Safe, Maries
County, Mo.; Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Safe, Maries
County, Mo., January
18, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Maries County, 1921-26; lawyer; Phelps
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Missouri
state senate 24th District, 1939-50; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1948;
elected circuit judge in Missouri 25th Circuit 1964.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
1, 1977 (age 83 years, 226
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Archibald Allison and Rebecca Angeline (Southard) Allison;
married, December
26, 1917, to Kathryn Johnson. |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer, Legislator,
Judge." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1921-22 |
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Henry David Allison (b. 1903) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Rushville, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
13, 1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948;
mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1949-50.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Ray N. Allmon (1918-2004) —
of Winona, Shannon
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in New Liberty, Oregon
County, Mo., December
11, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oil jobber;
contractor;
automobile
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1965.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., May 24,
2004 (age 85 years, 165
days).
Interment at Missouri
Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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David Hartley Armstrong (1812-1893) —
also known as David H. Armstrong —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Nova
Scotia, October
21, 1812.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1854-58; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1877-79.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March
18, 1893 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Samuel Washington Arnold (1879-1961) —
also known as Samuel W. Arnold; Wat Arnold —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Downing, Schuyler
County, Mo., September
21, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lumber
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948 (1st District), 1950 (1st District), 1952 (9th District).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., December
18, 1961 (age 82 years, 88
days).
Interment at Maple
Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
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Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Springfield, Baca
County, Colo.; Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
1, 1906.
Lawyer;
Baca
County Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army during
World War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
23, 1992 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
John's Episcopal Cathedral, Denver, Colo.
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David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) —
also known as David R. Atchison —
of Plattsburg, Clinton
County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Frogtown, Fayette
County, Ky., August
11, 1807.
Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1841; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849, because
President Zachary
Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
Slaveowner.
Died near Gower, Clinton
County, Mo., January
26, 1886 (age 78 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton
County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Carrollton, Mo., 1914-15; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 8th District,
1922-23; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35; defeated, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital,
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836) —
also known as Stephen F. Austin; "Father of
Texas" —
Born in Wythe
County, Va., November
3, 1793.
Member of Missouri
territorial legislature, 1814-19; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Felipe de
Austin, 1832; took petition to Mexico City for the establishment of
Texas as a separate Mexican state, 1832; charged
with attempting
revolution, and imprisoned
until 1835; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe de
Austin, 1835; candidate for President
of the Texas Republic, 1836; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1836; died in office 1836.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of pneumonia,
in Brazoria
County, Tex., December
27, 1836 (age 43 years, 54
days).
Original interment at Peach
Point Cemetery, Gulf Prairie, Tex.; reinterment in 1910 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Austin and Maria (Brown) Austin. |
| | | Austin County,
Tex. is named for him. |
| | | The city
of Austin,
Texas, is named for
him. — Stephen F. Austin State
University, Nacogdoches,
Texas, is named for
him. — Austin College,
Sherman,
Texas, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Handbook
of Texas Online |
| | | Books about Stephen F. Austin: Gregg
Cantrell, Stephen
F. Austin : Empresario of Texas |
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Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) —
also known as Carl E. Bailey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Bernie, Stoddard
County, Mo., October
8, 1894.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
23, 1948 (age 54 years, 15
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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George Wicks Bailey (1856-1909) —
also known as George W. Bailey —
of Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 8,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Larimer
County Attorney; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
18, 1909 (age 53 years, 41
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey; married, February
6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon. |
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Samuel Aaron Baker (1874-1933) —
also known as Sam Aaron Baker —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Patterson, Wayne
County, Mo., November
7, 1874.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1919-22; Governor of
Missouri, 1925-29; director, Cortez-King Brand Mining Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
16, 1933 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1925-27; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1926-28; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950; general counsel, U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, 1953-61.
Methodist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme
Fisher. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Alexander Barks (1879-1936) —
also known as James A. Barks —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Millheim, Perry
County, Mo., August
7, 1879.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-30.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from septicemia
and acute
nephritis, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
10, 1936 (age 56 years, 187
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Edward Lawrence Barnhouse (1867-1937) —
also known as Edward L. Barnhouse —
of Mt. Sterling, Van Buren
County, Iowa; Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Brook, Newton
County, Ind., December
15, 1867.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
pharmacist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ironton, Iron
County, Mo., February
3, 1937 (age 69 years, 50
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
also known as William E. Barton —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens
County, S.C., April
11, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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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.
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Robert Bays (1904-1977) —
of Caledonia, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Munger, Reynolds
County, Mo., April
11, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1935-36,
1941-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died January
28, 1977 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Mo.
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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.
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Dwight Beals (b. 1889) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Hale, Carroll
County, Mo., September
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1947-54, 1957-62.
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1916, to Mabel Rearden; married 1959 to Pearl
(Brocaw) Bauersfeld. |
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Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) —
also known as Homer F. Bedford —
of Weld
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Balltown, Vernon
County, Mo., March
16, 1880.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
Weld
County Assessor, 1922-32; Colorado
state treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50,
1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; Colorado
state auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57,
1959-63; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1942.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., March
26, 1968 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas P. Bedford —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., January
26, 1885.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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George Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1931-35.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Optimist
Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1931-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Died March
17, 1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) —
also known as Philip A. Bennett; Phil A.
Bennett —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., March 5,
1881.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1912;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1941-42; defeated,
1922 (16th District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (6th District); died in
office 1942; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1925-29; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
7, 1942 (age 61 years, 277
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob
Bennett —
of Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-75; Governor of
Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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Edward F. Bertram (1870-1956) —
also known as Ed Bertram —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Scotland
County, Mo., March
30, 1870.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; dry goods
merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in March, 1956
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Howard Lee Bickley (b. 1871) —
also known as Howard L. Bickley —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., May 3,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
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Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) —
also known as Neal D. Bishop —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., July 18,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died May 20,
1980 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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James Thomas Blair (1871-1944) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1899-1902; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
12, 1944 (age 72 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital
No. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Lee, White
County, Ind., June 22,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road and
bridge contractor; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1950; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District; elected 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., April 2,
1956 (age 56 years, 285
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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James P. Boyd (1869-1964) —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.
Born in 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1911-16,
1945-50; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1915-16; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Paris, Mo.
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Marcus M. Boyd (1803-1866) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Williamson
County, Tenn., 1803.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1854-55,
1858-61; postmaster at Springfield,
Mo., 1866.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., November
30, 1866 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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James Newton Bradley (1826-1914) —
also known as James N. Bradley —
of Bates
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., June 12,
1826.
Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bates County, 1873-76; member
of Missouri
state senate, 1879-82, 1891-94 (14th District 1879-82, 16th
District 1891-94).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Papinville, Bates
County, Mo., January
29, 1914 (age 87 years, 231
days).
Interment at Papinville Cemetery, Papinville, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Mariah Meiser (West) Bradley and Granville Clifford
Bradley. |
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memorial |
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Louis Henry Breuer (1879-1964) —
also known as Louis H. Breuer —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Red Bird, Gasconade
County, Mo., August
10, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1908-12, 1918-22; mayor of
Rolla, Mo., 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1926-34.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., August
26, 1964 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
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Ransom Albert Breuer (1870-1961) —
also known as Ransom A. Breuer —
of Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo.
Born in Red Bird, Gasconade
County, Mo., February
22, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 32nd Circuit, 1911-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo., September
18, 1961 (age 91 years, 208
days).
Interment at Hermann
Cemetery, Hermann, Mo.
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Richard Beldon Bridgeman (1875-1948) —
also known as Richard B. Bridgeman —
of Oregon, Holt
County, Mo.
Born in Bigelow, Holt
County, Mo., December
24, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1933-46; defeated, 1946.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Oregon, Holt
County, Mo., October
24, 1948 (age 72 years, 305
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Oregon, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Franklin Bridgeman and Mary Ellen (Catron) Bridgeman;
married, May 17,
1899, to Mattie Groves. |
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memorial |
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Missouri (1915) |
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Frank Parks Briggs (1894-1992) —
also known as Frank P. Briggs —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Armstrong, Howard
County, Mo., February
25, 1894.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; mayor of
Macon, Mo., 1930-32; member of Missouri
state senate 9th District, 1933-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-47; appointed 1945; defeated, 1946;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Rotary;
Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., September
23, 1992 (age 98 years, 211
days).
Interment at Walnut
Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March
23, 1856.
Physician;
druggist;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1890.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of David Brown. |
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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown; married, December
3, 1884, to Mary A. Clark. |
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) —
also known as William D. Burlison; Bill
Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
15, 1933.
Democrat. Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated,
1980; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Toastmasters;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo.
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Conrad Ray Burns (1935-2016) —
also known as Conrad R. Burns —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., January
25, 1935.
Republican. Auctioneer;
broadcaster;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1989-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 2008.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
28, 2016 (age 81 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1966) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1966 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aubrey Charles Bush and Clair (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16,
1932, to Frances Kromberg. |
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Stephen Callaghan (1876-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., October
3, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New York, 1912-15; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1915-29; appointed 1915;
defeated, 1929; elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died October
12, 1952 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Agustus Calvird Jr. (1884-1979) —
also known as Charles A. Calvird —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., October
28, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; circuit judge in Missouri
29th Circuit, 1935-37.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Rotary;
Freemasons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died December
19, 1979 (age 95 years, 52
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April
29, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. |
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Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) —
also known as A. S. J. Carnahan —
of Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo.
Born near Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61;
defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1961-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Mayo
Clinic hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
24, 1968 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Melvin Eugene Carnahan (1934-2000) —
also known as Mel Carnahan —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo., February
11, 1934.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Missouri, 1951-52; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1963-67;
Democratic candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1966, 1968 (primary); Missouri
state treasurer, 1981-85; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1989-93; Governor of
Missouri, 1993-2000; defeated in primary, 1984; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri; elected 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of
the Coif.
Died, in a plane
crash while running
for U.S. Senator, near Goldman, Jefferson
County, Mo., October
16, 2000 (age 66 years, 248
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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William Thomas Carrington (1853-1937) —
also known as William T. Carrington —
of Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Callaway
County, Mo., January
23, 1853.
School
teacher and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1899-1906.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Cole
County, Mo., January
20, 1937 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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D. Raymond Carter —
of Seymour, Webster
County, Mo.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Webster County, 1937-40;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1941-44.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford H. Casey (1902-1960) —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo., June 12,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,
1941-42.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died July 5,
1960 (age 58 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948 to Donna
Mae Fenner. |
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Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) —
also known as Robert N. Chaffin —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Avalon, Livingston
County, Mo., July 13,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member of Wyoming
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin; married, November
24, 1932, to Hester Mae Wiltse. |
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Jordan W. Chambers (1896-1962) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Undertaker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1962
(age about
66 years).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
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Robert Lucas Childress (1809-1885) —
also known as Robert L. Childress —
of Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo.; Hazlewood, Webster
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., August
7, 1809.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 19th District, 1865;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1867-68; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Webster
County, Mo., January
30, 1885 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Childress Cemetery, Diggins, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Polly (Lucas) Childress and Robert Lindsay Childress; married to
Hannah Lacey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joshua Chilton (1818-1862) —
of Shannon
County, Mo.
Born in Wayne
County, Tenn., September
28, 1818.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1846-55;
member of Missouri
state senate 24th District, 1860-61.
Member, Freemasons.
Arrested
by Union troops as an alleged Southern
sympathizer, and while a prisoner,
was shot and
killed,
near Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., August
28, 1862 (age 43 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) —
also known as George H. Christopher —
of near Amoret, Bates
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Butler, Bates
County, Mo., December
9, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District
1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) —
also known as Joel Bennett Clark —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., January
8, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; defeated in primary, 1944; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Clark (1770-1838) —
of Missouri.
Born in Caroline
County, Va., August
1, 1770.
Governor
of Missouri Territory, 1813-20; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1820.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Commanded expedition with Meriwether
Lewis to Oregon, 1803-04.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
1, 1838 (age 68 years, 31
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Lacy Clay Sr. (b. 1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
30, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) —
also known as Alexander G. Cochran —
of Pennsylvania; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., March
20, 1846.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from pyelo-nephrosis,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1928 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Norman Jay Colman (1827-1911) —
also known as Norman J. Colman —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 16,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; defeated, 1868; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1889.
Member, Freemasons.
Editor and publisher of an agricultural newspaper.
Died, of apoplexy,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
3, 1911 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Colman and Nancy (Sprague) Colman; married 1851 to Clara
Porter; married 1866 to
Catherine 'Kate' Wright. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.
Blaine (1893) |
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Roscoe P. Conkling (b. 1889) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., May 3,
1889.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Virgil M. Conkling and Alpha (Powers) Conkling; married, November
24, 1914, to Mildred Scott. |
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William Russell Corn (1903-1973) —
also known as Russell Corn; William Russell
Corn —
of Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., November
11, 1903.
Republican. Farmer; grocer; mayor
of Willow Springs, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1947-62.
Assembly
of God. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., September
20, 1973 (age 69 years, 313
days).
Interment at Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Mo.
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William Henry Craddock (1851-1904) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
25, 1851.
Democrat. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1901-03; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1904 (age 52 years, 70
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Wallace Crossley (1874-1943) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Bellair, Cooper
County, Mo., October
4, 1874.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1905-10;
member of Missouri
state senate 17th District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1917-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1922-23.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died December
13, 1943 (age 69 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. W. Crossley and Elberta (Givens) Crossley; married, December
30, 1902, to Erma Cheatham. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Culbertson —
of Oregon.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Hotel
proprietor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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