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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in Missouri

  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.
  Relatives: Son of W. D. Alford and Alice (Justice) Alford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Walker Bamber (1881-1939) — also known as William W. Bamber — of Jennings, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Harrisonville, Monroe County, Ill., October 22, 1881. Republican. Efficiency expert; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st District, 1925-32. Died in Jennings, St. Louis County, Mo., June 23, 1939 (age 57 years, 244 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Bamber and Ella (Sinclair) Bamber; married, August 20, 1908, to Elsa Lamar Jeffers.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry J. Byrne (b. 1896) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born September 5, 1896. Democrat. Automobile broker; safety inspector; member of Missouri state senate 6th District, 1951-52. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 25, 1921, to Loretta V. Trachite.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell; married 1933 to Henrietta Hisgen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Donaldson (b. 1894) — Born in Fleming, Ray County, Mo., March 10, 1894. Chauffeur; mechanic; stenographer; U.S. Vice Consul in Prince Rupert, 1918-19; Hamilton, as of 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Johnny Ellis (b. 1960) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., March 13, 1960. Democrat. Business owner; member of Alaska state house of representatives; elected 1986, 1988, 1990; member of Alaska state senate District H, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1996, 2000. Still living as of 2001.
  Ellis G. Evans (born c.1824) — of Cuba, Crawford County, Mo. Born in Missouri, about 1824. Mechanic; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1865; member of Missouri state senate 22nd District, 1867-70. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Goodenough (1871-1947) — of St. Louis, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in West Cowes, Hampshire, England, July 7, 1871. Republican. Printer; proofreader; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District, 1921-26. English ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Typographical Union. Died in St. Louis County, Mo., January 31, 1947 (age 75 years, 208 days). Interment at Friedens Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, April 6, 1887, to Annie Perrin; married, November 22, 1937, to Marietta Mayfield.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin R. Heath (1839-1932) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., July 12, 1839. Physician; explorer; Honorary Consul for Bolivia in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1895-1932; Honorary Consul for Guatemala in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1896-1921; Consul-General for Central America in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1897-98; Consul-General for Honduras in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1898-1907; Consul-General for Nicaragua in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1899-1925. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 27, 1932 (age 93 years, 107 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Helen Marion MacGregor.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. T. McGaugh (b. 1883) — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born near Richmond, Ray County, Mo., August 16, 1883. Democrat. Traveling salesman; Ray County Superintendent of Schools; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ray County, 1943-44. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1908 to Mattie McGinnis.
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr. Samuel Frazier Pryor Jr. (1898-1985) — also known as Samuel F. Pryor, Jr. — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Ferguson, St. Louis County, Mo., March 1, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; business executive; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 27th District, 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (member, Arrangements Committee); member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1936-41. Episcopalian. Died in Kipahulu, Island of Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, September 18, 1985 (age 87 years, 201 days). Interment at Kipahulu Hawaiian Churchyard, Kipahulu, Island of Maui, Hawaii.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Taylor Allderdice.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  Louis J. Ringe — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Republican. Traveling salesman; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Charles County, 1927-32. Burial location unknown.
  Herman Rodenberg (born c.1895) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bucharest, Romania, about 1895. Republican. Radio and television repair business; candidate for Missouri state senate 4th District, 1960. Member, Jaycees. Burial location unknown.
  Daniel Bronk Sayre (1869-1934) — also known as Dan B. Sayre — of McDonald County, Mo. Born in Wabash County, Ind., February 6, 1869. Republican. Farmer; resort owner; member of Missouri state house of representatives from McDonald County, 1929-30. Died, following a series of strokes, in Noel, McDonald County, Mo., July 28, 1934 (age 65 years, 172 days). Interment at Southwest City Cemetery, South West City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Grover Sayre and Martha Jane (Bronk) Sayre; married 1920 to Caroline Elizabeth Fisher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin J. Szarzynski (born c.1907) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., about 1907. Republican. Credit manager; charged in 1937 with embezzlement of $2,553 from his employer; pleaded guilty to a reduced charge, and sentenced to six months in the workhouse; served three and a half months; arrested in 1942 in a raid on a gambling operation; fined $15; dock worker; candidate for Missouri state senate 5th District, 1960. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph M. Tanner (1894-1976) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Macon County, Mo., January 6, 1894. Democrat. Traveling salesman; druggist; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1943-58 (Jackson County 3rd District 1943-46, Jackson County 2nd District 1947-58). Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in August, 1976 (age 82 years, 0 days). Interment at Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kan.
  Relatives: Married 1912 to Edith (Wright) Hart.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. R. Walker (b. 1900) — also known as Fred Walker — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Carroll County, Mo., March 13, 1900. Republican. Grocer; meat dealer; office equipment salesman; member of Missouri state senate, 1943-54 (8th District 1943-46, 16th District 1947-54); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 9, 1920, to Eunice Bricken.
  George E. Wilkins — of Mountain Grove, Wright County, Mo. Republican. Salesman; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Wright County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  John A. Wilson (born c.1916) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., about 1916. Republican. Inventor; city street inspector; candidate for Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1960. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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