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Politicians in Mining in Missouri

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.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Aaron Baker and Mary Amanda (McGhee) Baker; married, June 1, 1904, to Nelle Rose Tuckley.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lewis Franklin Childress (1875-1944) — also known as Frank Childress — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan.; Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., November 1, 1875. Republican. Operator of lead and zinc mines; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932. Died in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., August 1, 1944 (age 68 years, 274 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.   Relatives: Son of William M. Childress and Melvina (Wilson) Childress; married, August 26, 1896, to Minnie Suzanne Hickox.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Pierre Chouteau Jr. (1789-1865) — also known as Pierre Cadet Chouteau — of St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 19, 1789. Merchant; lead mining business; fur trader; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820. Died September 6, 1865 (age 76 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Jean-Pierre Chouteau and Pelagie (Kiersereau) Chouteau.   Chouteau County, Mont. is named for him.   The city of Choteau, Montana, is named for him.  — The city of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The city of Pierre, South Dakota, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article   James Alexander Daugherty (1847-1920) — also known as James A. Daugherty — of Carterville, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., August 30, 1847. Democrat. Farmer; livestock raiser; mining business; banker; Jasper County Presiding Judge, 1892-96, 1919-20; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County Western District, 1897-98; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1911-13. Died in Carterville, Jasper County, Mo., January 26, 1920 (age 72 years, 149 days). Interment at Webb City Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Nicholas Ford (1833-1897) — of Rochester, Andrew County, Mo.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kan. Born in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, June 21, 1833. Mining business; merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1875-76; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1879-83; defeated (Republican), 1890; Republican candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1884. Died, from typhoid fever, in Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kan., June 18, 1897 (age 63 years, 362 days). Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Aurora, Kan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) — also known as A. Clark Forney — of Oelrichs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Holt County, Mo., February 25, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; rancher; banker; mining business; Fall River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died April 11, 1956 (age 85 years, 46 days). Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December 29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman.   James Benton Grant (1848-1911) — also known as James B. Grant — of Denver, Colo. Born January 2, 1848. Democrat. Mining and smelting business; Governor of Colorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1884. Died, from heart and kidney trouble, in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., November 1, 1911 (age 63 years, 303 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.   Relatives: Married to Mary Goodell; nephew of James Grant.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835-1909) — also known as Ethan A. Hitchcock — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., September 19, 1835. Republican. Merchant; partner in China trade; president of manufacturing, mining, and railroad companies; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1899-1907. Died April 9, 1909 (age 73 years, 202 days). Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Ethan Allen   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1897   Lynn H. McMillen (b. 1908) — of Potosi, Washington County, Mo. Born in Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Mo., May 14, 1908. Republican. Mine operator; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Washington County, 1943-46. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, July 11, 1931, to Lucinda McImwaine White.   Robert Pentland (1908-1975) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowhill, Scotland, February 7, 1908. Democrat. Coal miner; grocery clerk; warehouse worker; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; business representative, Teamsters Local 688; member of Missouri state senate 1st District, 1949-72. Presbyterian. Member, Teamsters Union. Died June 7, 1975 (age 67 years, 120 days). Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.   Relatives: Married, April 25, 1935, to Irma Seaman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Richard Waddill (1842-1917) — also known as James R. Waddill — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., November 22, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-76; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1879-81; defeated, 1880; mining business. Died in Deming, Luna County, N.M., June 14, 1917 (age 74 years, 204 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Deming, N.M.   Relatives: Married to Rowena Leedy.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Guy Hull Waring (1875-1966) — also known as Guy H. Waring — of Webb City, Jasper County, Mo.; Oronogo, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Tyrone, Blair County, Pa., June 15, 1875. Republican. Mining and mechanical engineer; president and general manager, Oronogo Mutual Mining Co.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 2nd District, 1919-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944. Died in 1966 (age about 91 years). Interment at Oronogo Cemetery, Oronogo, Mo.   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

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