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  Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) — also known as Lee Ackerman — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo., October 29, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; airplane pilot; newspaper reporter; advertising business; real estate investor; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1951-52. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman; married, December 22, 1943, to Leslie Rogers.
  George Ainslie (1838-1913) — of Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1865-66; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1879-83; defeated, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880 (not seated); delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; president, Boise Rapid Transit Co., 1890-1904; Idaho Democratic state chair, 1890-91; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1896-1900. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 19, 1913 (age 74 years, 201 days). Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Ainslie and Mary Susannah (Borron) Ainslie; married, March 27, 1866, to Sarah 'Sallie' Owens.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Stickney Allen (1805-1868) — of Newburyport, Essex County, Mass.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., April, 1805. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1832; secretary of New Mexico Territory, 1851. Died in Franklin County, Mo., June 16, 1868 (age 63 years, 0 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orland Kay Armstrong (1893-1987) — also known as Orland K. Armstrong; O. K. Armstrong — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Willow Springs, Howell County, Mo., October 2, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; newspaper correspondent; author; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 3rd District, 1933-36, 1943-44; defeated, 1936, 1940; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1944; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1951-53. Baptist. Scotch-Irish and English ancestry. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., April 15, 1987 (age 93 years, 195 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Calvin Armstrong and Ternitia Agnes (Brockus) Armstrong; married, May 21, 1922, to Louise McCool; married, December 11, 1949, to Marjorie Moore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pleasant Hart Barris (1867-1940) — also known as P. H. Barris — of Verona, Lawrence County, Mo. Born in Billings, Christian County, Mo., November 15, 1867. Republican. Real estate business; lawyer; newspaper editor; postmaster; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1915-18. Died in Verona, Lawrence County, Mo., August 26, 1940 (age 72 years, 285 days). Interment at Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Sampson Piersol Barris and Mary Frances (Hart) Barris; brother of William Alonzo Barris; married, May 5, 1892, to Dollie Maude Gibson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Richard Bartholdt (1855-1932) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Schleiz, Germany, November 2, 1855. Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1893-1915. German ancestry. Died, from broncho-pneumonia, in St. Louis, Mo., March 19, 1932 (age 76 years, 138 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Concordia Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Gottlob Bartholdt and Caroline (Wagner) Bartholdt; married to Caecilie Niedner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orville Samuel Basford (1848-1926) — also known as Orville S. Basford — of Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak.; Linneus, Linn County, Mo. Born in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., August 29, 1848. Republican. Methodist minister; postmaster; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1894-95; newspaper editor and publisher; South Dakota State Insurance Commissioner, 1907. Methodist. Died in Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak., October 27, 1926 (age 78 years, 59 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Basford and Henrietta (Kingsbury) Basford; married, August 21, 1870, to Arminda Malvina Blake; second cousin twice removed of Eleazer Pomeroy; fourth cousin of Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy; fourth cousin once removed of James Brooks.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Franklin Bedford and Eliza Ann (Summers) Bedford; married, June 22, 1904, to Stella Valencia Cornell; married, June 9, 1951, to Corrine G. Faust.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Marion F. Bennett and Mary (O'Bannon) Bennett; married, May 16, 1912, to Bertha Tinsley; father of Marion Tinsley Bennett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Thomas Hart Benton Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) — also known as "Old Bullion" — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn.; St. Louis, Mo. Born near Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., March 14, 1782. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; Benton Democrat candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1856. Fought a duel with Andrew Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he caused a scandal with his attempt to assault Sen. Henry Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor; he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his hand and undoubtedly would have shot him. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 10, 1858 (age 76 years, 27 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Benton and Ann (Gooch) Benton; married 1821 to Elizabeth McDowell (sister of James McDowell); father of Jessie Benton (who married John Charles Frémont); uncle of Thomas Hart Benton Jr.; granduncle of Maecenas Eason Benton.
  Political family: Benton family of Missouri and Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Benton counties in Ark., Ind., Iowa, Minn., Ore. and Wash. are named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 gold certificate in the 1880s to 1920s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Thomas Hart Benton: John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) — also known as Fred M. Betz — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Born in Liberal, Barton County, Mo., June 2, 1896. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1952, 1956, 1968; Colorado Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Elks. Died in December, 1982 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1917, to Lennie Maude Coffman.
  John Lawrence Bittinger (1833-1911) — also known as John L. Bittinger — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born near Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa., November 28, 1833. Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster at St. Joseph, Mo., 1861-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1872, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1895-98, 1905-06 (Buchanan County 1st District 1895-98, Buchanan County 2nd District 1905-06); U.S. Consul General in Montreal, 1897-1900. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., January 9, 1911 (age 77 years, 42 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Bittinger and Susan (Ritter) Bittinger; married, June 10, 1862, to Annie M. Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) — also known as Thomas J. Boynton — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, August 31, 1838. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70; resigned 1870. Died, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 2, 1871 (age 32 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Catherine Allen Shull.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) — also known as John P. Brooks — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill.; Sangamon County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon County, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper editor and publisher; preacher; Illinois superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65. Methodist; later Pentecostal. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 16, 1915 (age 88 years, 327 days). Interment at College Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel S. Brooks; married, July 30, 1852, to Mary Ann Bray.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Brownlow (1879-1963) — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.; Washington, D.C.; Petersburg, Va.; Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo., August 29, 1879. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1915-20; President of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); city manager, Petersburg, Va., 1920-23; city manager, Knoxville, Tenn., 1924-26. Member, American Public Health Association. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 27, 1963 (age 84 years, 29 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Ruth Adelia (Amis) Brownlow and Robert Sims Brownlow; married, December 22, 1909, to Elizabeth Sims.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Doc Richard Brydon (1881-1951) — also known as Doc Brydon — of Essex, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Thackeray, Hamilton County, Ill., February 22, 1881. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1911-14. Baptist. Died in Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo., September 18, 1951 (age 70 years, 208 days). Interment at North Antioch Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Brydon; married, April 6, 1902, to Maud Elizabeth Walker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  C. W. Burkhead — of Houston, Texas County, Mo. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1943-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Dorr Howard Carroll (1874-1956) — also known as Dorr H. Carroll — of Minot, Ward County, N.Dak.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Village Creek, Allamakee County, Iowa, November 25, 1874. Republican. Newspaper publisher; farmer; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 8th District, 1945-48, 1953-54. Baptist. Died in Jackson County, Mo., October 7, 1956 (age 81 years, 317 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Leigh Carroll and Ellen Eva 'Nellie' (Howard) Carroll; married, April 19, 1897, to Gertrude Barbara Hefner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Samuel B. Churchill Samuel Bullitt Churchill (1812-1890) — also known as Samuel B. Churchill — of St. Louis, Mo.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 6, 1812. Lawyer; newspaper editor; postmaster at St. Louis, Mo., 1842-45; member of Missouri state senate, 1858; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1867-71, 1879-80. Episcopalian. Died, from "brain congestion", in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 14, 1890 (age 77 years, 159 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Churchill and Abigail Pope (Oldham) Churchill; married, June 25, 1836, to Amelia Chouteau Walker; first cousin twice removed of Francis Taliaferro Helm; first cousin four times removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Arthur Lee; second cousin once removed of Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm; second cousin twice removed of James Madison and William Taylor Madison; third cousin thrice removed of George Washington; fourth cousin once removed of Francis Preston Blair Lee.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Jackson-Lee family; Lincoln-Lee family; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: Kentucky Secretary of State
  Orion Clemens (1825-1897) — of Hannibal, Marion County, Mo.; Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; Carson City, Nev. Born in Missouri, October 6, 1825. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; secretary of Nevada Territory, 1861-64; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1865. Died in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, December 11, 1897 (age 72 years, 66 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Marshall Clemens; brother of Samuel Langhorne Clemens; married, December 19, 1854, to Mary E. 'Mollie' Stotts.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Fremont Cochran (1846-1906) — also known as Charles F. Cochran — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., September 27, 1846. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor; lawyer; Atchison County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-84; member of Missouri state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1897-1905. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., December 19, 1906 (age 60 years, 83 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of W. A. Cochran and Laetitia (Smith) Cochran; married, April 27, 1868, to Louise M. Webber.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Felix Cole (1887-1969) — of Washington, D.C.; Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 12, 1887. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Petrograd, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul General in Warsaw, as of 1929; Algiers, as of 1938-43; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1948-49. Member, Order of the Coif; Psi Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1969 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Lee Cole and Kate Dunn (Dewey) Cole; married, October 10, 1916, to T. Imshenetzkaya; married, September 22, 1928, to Marilla C. Cole.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
Norman J. Colman 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.
  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)
Wallace Crossley 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.
  Relatives: Son of S. W. Crossley and Elberta (Givens) Crossley; married, December 30, 1902, to Erma Cheatham.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  DeWitt C. Cunningham — of Doniphan, Ripley County, Mo. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ripley County, 1927-28. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: DeWitt Clinton
  I. T. Curry — of Ava, Douglas County, Mo. Republican. Newspaper editor; banker; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Douglas County, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.
  James E. Curry (b. 1894) — of Ava, Douglas County, Mo. Born in Ozark County, Mo., April 2, 1894. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-52 (19th District 1945-48, 29th District 1949-52); defeated in primary, 1964. Burial location unknown.
  Eugene Keller Daniels (1907-1943) — also known as Eugene K. Daniels — of Ironton, Iron County, Mo. Born in Centerville, Reynolds County, Mo., February 10, 1907. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Iron County, 1943; died in office 1943. Died in Ironton, Iron County, Mo., September 18, 1943 (age 36 years, 220 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Daniels and Grace Alma (Tant) Daniels; brother of Leo T. Daniels.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leo T. Daniels — of Ellington, Reynolds County, Mo. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Reynolds County, 1931-36; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Eugene Keller Daniels.
  R. L. Daniels — of Ellington, Reynolds County, Mo. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Reynolds County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  George Fleming Davis (1881-1912) — also known as George F. Davis — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Morton, Ray County, Mo., April 3, 1881. Newspaper reporter; U.S. Consul in Ceiba, 1911-12, died in office 1912. Died in Ceiba, Honduras, February 13, 1912 (age 30 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Henry Davis (1803-1852) — also known as Patrick H. Davis — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in 1803. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1836; mayor of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1849-51. Died in 1852 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
Mark L. De_Motte Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) — also known as Mark L. De Motte — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., December 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; postmaster at Valparaiso, Ind., 1890-94. Methodist. French and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., September 23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel De Motte.
  The town of DeMotte, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Harris Edward Denman (1874-1951) — also known as Harry Denman — of Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo. Born in Marquand, Madison County, Mo., March 23, 1874. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1945-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; died in office 1951. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, following surgery for stomach cancer, in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., December 29, 1951 (age 77 years, 281 days). Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Jabez Harris Denman and Sarah (King) Denman; married, October 23, 1898, to Loutitia 'Lou' (Freeman) Shuck.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Henry de Young (1849-1925) — also known as M. H. de Young — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 30, 1849. Republican. Newspaper publisher; in 1879, his brother Charles de Young (1846-1880), then editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, shot and wounded San Francisco mayor Isaac S. Kalloch; a few months later, Charles was shot to death in his office by the mayor's son; on November 19, 1884, he was shot and seriously wounded by Adolph B. Spreckels, who had been angered by an article in the Chronicle; Spreckels, who pleaded temporary insanity, was tried and found not guilty; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1888, 1892, 1908, 1920. Catholic. Jewish ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 15, 1925 (age 75 years, 138 days). Entombed at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS M. H. De Young (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1950) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herman Rudolph Dietrich (1862-1938) — also known as Herman R. Dietrich — of Utica, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Utica, Livingston County, Mo., January 6, 1862. Farmer; merchant; postmaster; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1903-04; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1903-12. German ancestry. Died in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., January 21, 1938 (age 76 years, 15 days). Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Anthony Dietrich and Wilhelmina M. (Kurth) Dietrich; married to Cora Helena Boschert.
  John Dougherty (1857-1905) — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo. Born in Iatan, Platte County, Mo., February 25, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Clay County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1899-1905. Died in Liberty, Clay County, Mo., August 1, 1905 (age 48 years, 157 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Annie Park.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Wesley Farris (1846-1915) — also known as John W. Farris — of Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo. Born in Marion County, Ill., January 20, 1846. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper business; lawyer; insurance agent; member of Missouri state senate 22nd District, 1883-86; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1897-98. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Grand Army of the Republic. Died April 23, 1915 (age 69 years, 93 days). Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Son of Hiram King Farris and Abigail (McGrew) Farris; married to Josephine E. Lewis; father of Frank H. Farris.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles W. Fear (1874-1942) — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 23, 1874. Republican. Printer; editor, Missouri Trades Unionist; organizer for American Federation of Labor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District, 1911-12. Died in Cole County, Mo., April 30, 1942 (age 68 years, 38 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Fear and Mary Jane (Bevan) Fear; married, November 28, 1896, to Marie Adelaide Whisler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred John Fleming (1851-1934) — also known as Alfred J. Fleming — of Braymer, Caldwell County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Palmyra, Marion County, Mo., April 20, 1851. U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Stanbridge, 1905-06; U.S. Consul in Aden, 1906-07; Yarmouth, 1907-15; newspaper editor. Died April 20, 1934 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fielden Fleming and Mary D. (Nelson) Fleming; married, April 13, 1872, to Rhoda Ann Thomas.
James E. Ford James Everett Ford (b. 1880) — also known as James E. Ford — of Trenton, Grundy County, Mo. Born in Grundy County, Mo., April 5, 1880. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Grundy County, 1907-10; member of Missouri state senate 4th District, 1911-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1907, to Grace Humphreys.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Thomas Francis Ford (1873-1958) — also known as Thomas F. Ford — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 18, 1873. Democrat. Newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1933-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936, 1940, 1944. Unitarian. Died in South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 26, 1958 (age 85 years, 311 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Ford and Ellen (Ferris) Ford; married, June 21, 1911, to Lillian Cope Cummings.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jay Elmer Fox (b. 1886) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 18, 1886. Democrat. Newspaper work; insurance business; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District, 1922-23. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 22, 1913, to Catherine Margaret Kron.
  Nathan Frank (1852-1931) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., February 23, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1889-91; defeated, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896 (Convention Vice-President; member, Arrangements Committee; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Jewish. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 5, 1931 (age 79 years, 41 days). Interment at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William E. Freeland (1879-1970) — of Forsyth, Taney County, Mo. Born in Howard, Elk County, Kan., January 5, 1879. Republican. Farmer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Taney County, 1923-34; member of Missouri state senate 19th District, 1937-40. Member, Freemasons. Died January 14, 1970 (age 91 years, 9 days). Interment at Ozarks Memorial Park, Branson, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, August 7, 1902, to Minnie E. Freeland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Meredith Garten — also known as Pete Garten — of Pierce City, Lawrence County, Mo. Born in Ottawa County, Okla. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District, 1943-44; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1949-50; member of Missouri state senate 28th District, 1951-54. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  James Anthony Gray (1882-1951) — also known as J. A. Gray — of Watson, Atchison County, Mo. Born in Ansonia, Darke County, Ohio, October 27, 1882. Republican. Physician; newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1935-51; died in office 1951. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., June 6, 1951 (age 68 years, 222 days). Interment at Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of William Harrison Gray and Sara (Douds) Gray; married, December 9, 1903, to Helen Anderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John M. Grimes (b. 1873) — of Missouri; Clarke County, Iowa. Born near Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., February 1, 1873. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state senate 18th District, 1907-10; Iowa state treasurer, 1943-51. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Bayard Taylor Hainer (1860-1933) — also known as Bayard T. Hainer — of Perry, Noble County, Okla. Born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., May 31, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; journalist; author; justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1920; chief counsel, Federal Trade Commission, 1925-27. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., July 10, 1933 (age 73 years, 40 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, October 6, 1891, to Florence Weatherby.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Frederick Hull (1874-1948) — also known as John F. Hull — of Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Boone County, Iowa, October 10, 1874. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 1st District, 1922; resigned 1922. Died August 28, 1948 (age 73 years, 323 days). Interment at Grant City Cemetery, Grant City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Wilton Hull and Kate (Swift) Hull; married, March 6, 1900, to Urith M. Matteson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Edward Hutton (1828-1893) — also known as John E. Hutton — of Mexico, Audrain County, Mo. Born in Polk County, Tenn., March 28, 1828. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1885-89. Died in Mexico, Audrain County, Mo., December 28, 1893 (age 65 years, 275 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ira Barnes Hyde (1893-1946) — also known as Ira Hyde — of Princeton, Mercer County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, Mo., October 12, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1945-46; died in office 1946. Died, in the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., February 23, 1946, (age 52 years, 134 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Barnes Hyde (1838-1926) and Eliza Tomlinson (Mastick) Hyde; half-brother of Arthur Mastick Hyde; brother of Laurance Mastick Hyde; married 1926 to Lorene Hyde.
  Political families: Hyde family of Princeton, Missouri; Blodgett-Whedon family of Killingworth, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Elroy C. Kehr (1890-1969) — of Marthasville, Warren County, Mo. Born in Marthasville, Warren County, Mo., August 5, 1890. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 10th District, 1943-44; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Warren County, 1945-56. Died January 19, 1969 (age 78 years, 167 days). Interment at St. Paul's Cemetery, Marthasville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of F. W. Kehr; married, December 20, 1914, to Amanda Ottermann.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James C. Kirkpatrick (1905-1997) — of Windsor, Henry County, Mo.; Barton County, Mo.; Cole County, Mo. Born in Braymer, Caldwell County, Mo., June 15, 1905. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; secretary of state of Missouri, 1965-85. Methodist. Died December 26, 1997 (age 92 years, 194 days). Burial location unknown.
  Isom P. Langley (1851-1930) — of Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark.; Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo. Born in Clark County, Ark., September 2, 1851. Preacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1886 (Labor, 4th District), 1890 (Populist, 2nd District), 1890 (Republican, 2nd District); member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1919-20. Baptist. Member, Knights of Labor. Died, from prostate cancer, in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., July 13, 1930 (age 78 years, 314 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Langley and Jane (Browning) Langley; married, August 20, 1870, to Martha A. Freeman; married 1901 to Sarah E. Arther.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Hood Lee (1873-1952) — also known as Frank H. Lee — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born near De Soto, Johnson County, Kan., March 29, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1922 (15th District), 1930 (15th District), 1934 (7th District), 1938 (7th District); newspaper publisher; hotel owner. Died November 20, 1952 (age 79 years, 236 days). Interment at Ozark Memorial Park, Joplin, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1902, to Allie King.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Alexander A. Lesueur Alexander A. Lesueur (1842-1924) — of Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 25, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lafayette County, 1879-80; secretary of state of Missouri, 1889-1901. Died in Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 29, 1924 (age 81 years, 65 days). Interment at Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, January 8, 1868, to Florence Estill Trigg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Souvenir of the Missouri Legislature 1897
  Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) — of Denver, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 22, 1879. Democrat. Newspaper work; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated, 1930; died in office 1943. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died December 9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John M. Lingle (1843-1889) — of Webb City, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Pennsylvania, April 2, 1843. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Webb City, Mo., 1885-89. After being threatened with criminal prosecution for allegedly misappropriating funds as postmaster, he stepped out the back door of the post office, and killed himself by gunshot, in Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., January 4, 1889 (age 45 years, 277 days). Interment at Webb City Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1870 to Avaline Eizabeth McCutcheon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Linda Lingle (b. 1953) — of Island of Maui, Maui County, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 4, 1953. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Governor of Hawaii, 2002-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 2008 (delegation chair). Female. Jewish. Still living as of 2014.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Frank Bathurst Lucas (1862-1934) — also known as Frank B. Lucas — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Guthrie, Logan County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla.; Ponca City, Kay County, Okla. Born in Pennsylvania, 1862. Democrat. Banker; newspaper business manager; personal treasurer for E. W. Marland, oil magnate and politician; postmaster at Ponca City, Okla., 1933-34 (acting, 1933-34). Member, Freemasons. Died in Guthrie, Logan County, Okla., September 21, 1934 (age about 72 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City, Okla.
  Relatives: Married 1886 to Blanche F. Lucas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ely Martin (b. 1885) — Born in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., June 26, 1885. Newspaper reporter; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nogales, 1910-11. Burial location unknown.
  Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 1906. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; in 1944, was the first African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Congregationalist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice Stokes.
  Charles Herbert Miles (1854-1928) — also known as Charles H. Miles — of Moundville, Vernon County, Mo.; Warsaw, Benton County, Mo. Born in Bremer County, Iowa, July 31, 1854. Republican. School teacher; president, Cooper College, Moundville, Mo.; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Benton County, 1919-20; defeated, 1908. Died in Warsaw, Benton County, Mo., July 31, 1928 (age 74 years, 0 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Brown) Miles and John Miles; married, February 24, 1895, to Minnie Terpening.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Miller (1781-1846) — of Franklin, Howard County, Mo.; Florissant, St. Louis County, Mo. Born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 25, 1781. Newspaper editor and publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Missouri, 1826-32; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1837-43. Died in Florissant, St. Louis County, Mo., March 18, 1846 (age 64 years, 113 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Miller County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James C. Moody James C. Moody (b. 1863) — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Guthrie, Logan County, Okla.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Ind., 1863. Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate 38th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gideon Curtis Moody.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Charles Dillon Morris (b. 1867) — also known as Charles D. Morris — of Trenton, Grundy County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Buena Vista, Scioto County, Ohio, November 21, 1867. Republican. Postmaster at Trenton, Mo., 1901; newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1889, to Mary Gladdice Cox.
  Adelaide Van Gorden Morrow (1870-1947) — also known as Adelaide V. Morrow; Adelaide Van Gorden; Mrs. M. E. Morrow — of West Plains, Howell County, Mo. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, November 28, 1870. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1922-23. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in West Plains, Howell County, Mo., December 19, 1947 (age 77 years, 21 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
  Relatives: Daughter of Squire Van Gorden and Catherine (McGouldrick) Van Gorden; married, November 26, 1895, to Mancil Edward Morrow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred W. Naeter — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 21st District, 1943-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  William Barclay Napton (1808-1883) — also known as William B. Napton — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo.; Saline County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., May 23, 1808. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state senate, 1834; Missouri state attorney general, 1836-39; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1839-51, 1857-61, 1873-80; appointed 1839; defeated, 1851. Died in Saline County, Mo., January 8, 1883 (age 74 years, 230 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Napton and Susan Barclay (Hight) Napton; married, March 27, 1836, to Melinda Williams (daughter of Thomas Lanier Williams; niece of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams and Lewis Williams).
  Political families: Williams family of North Carolina; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Lester Nelson (1875-1946) — also known as William L. Nelson; Will L. Nelson — of Bunceton, Cooper County, Mo.; Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born near Bunceton, Cooper County, Mo., August 4, 1875. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper writer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1901-02, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1919-21, 1925-33, 1935-43 (8th District 1919-21, 1925-33, 2nd District 1935-43); defeated, 1920 (8th District), 1942 (2nd District), 1946 (2nd District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Baptist. Member, Gamma Sigma Delta; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; Kiwanis. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1946 (age 71 years, 149 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Alpheus Nelson and Sarah Ann (Tucker) Nelson; married, June 9, 1909, to Stella Corinne Boschert.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frances J. O'Meara — also known as Frances Jacobi — of Martinsburg, Audrain County, Mo. Born in Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1932-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940 (alternate), 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee); chair of Audrain County Republican Party, 1942-49; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1944. Female. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Francis G. Jacobi and Jane Frances (Frieling) Jacobi; married to Dr. Thomas O'Meara.
  George Howard Paul (1826-1890) — also known as George H. Paul — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt.; Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., March 14, 1826. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington, Vt., 1849; Kenosha, Wis., 1853-61; Milwaukee, Wis., 1885-89; mayor of Kenosha, Wis., 1857-59; newspaper editor; superintendent of schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1872; Wisconsin railroad commissioner, 1874-76; member of Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin, 1876; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1878-81. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 18, 1890 (age 64 years, 65 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married 1855 to Pamela Susan Joy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) — also known as Samuel R. Peters — of Memphis, Scotland County, Mo.; Marion, Marion County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey County, Kan. Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, August 16, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1872; member of Kansas state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th District 1885-91); postmaster at Newton, Kan., 1898-1910. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Newton, Harvey County, Kan., April 21, 1910 (age 67 years, 248 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Manoah Pickler (1846-1929) — also known as Samuel M. Pickler — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born in Washington County, Ind., November 6, 1846. Republican. College instructor; newspaper editor and publisher; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Adair County, 1877-78, 1897-1900, 1911-12; mayor of Kirksville, Mo., 1882-83; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1900. Died in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., March 12, 1929 (age 82 years, 126 days). Interment at Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George Pickler and Emily (Martin) Pickler; married, October 15, 1873, to Mary Bowen; married, June 13, 1898, to Ida Martin Fowler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James T. Rapier James Thomas Rapier (1837-1883) — also known as James T. Rapier — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 13, 1837. Republican. School teacher; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1873-75; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd Alabama District, 1879; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880. African ancestry. Died, from tuberculosis, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., May 31, 1883 (age 45 years, 199 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
E. Mont Reily Emmet Montgomery Reily (1866-1954) — also known as E. Mont Reily; "Moncho Reyes" — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo., October 21, 1866. Republican. Newspaper editor; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1921-23. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Jackson County, Mo., October 31, 1954 (age 88 years, 10 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Gamble Reily and Sarah Ann (Guy) Reily; married, August 22, 1893, to Minnie Mountfortt.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Theron Eads Roberts (1907-1968) — also known as Theron E. Roberts; Tex Roberts — of Diamond, Newton County, Mo. Born in Wheeler, Wheeler County, Tex., March 22, 1907. Democrat. Telegrapher; railway station agent; newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Newton County, 1935-38; member of Missouri state senate 18th District, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Died November 12, 1968 (age 61 years, 235 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, May 19, 1926, to Catherine L. Bone and Catherine L. Bone (1908-1987).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Silas Roe (1897-1959) — also known as Silas Roe — of El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Mo. Born in West Ridge, Douglas County, Ill., July 12, 1897. Republican. Milliner; merchant; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1935-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., June 15, 1959 (age 61 years, 338 days). Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Henry Roe and Mary Margaret (Izenhart) Roe; married, August 21, 1917, to Jewell Erma Collins.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hepburn Russell (b. 1857) — of Hannibal, Marion County, Mo.; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., May 17, 1857. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; general attorney, Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee. Member, Tammany Hall. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel L. Russell and Matilda (Richmond) Russell; married, June 23, 1880, to Mary Gushert.
  Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) — also known as Terry Scanlon — Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., July 26, 1931. Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant franchises, a beer distributorship, and was publisher of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1977-79. Irish ancestry. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 15, 1992 (age 60 years, 173 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Omar Schnatmeier (b. 1908) — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo., July 21, 1908. Republican. Newspaper editor; sheriff; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1944-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Moose. Burial location unknown.
Carl Schurz Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) — also known as Carl Schurz — of Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; St. Louis, Mo.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany, March 2, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868 (Temporary Chair; speaker); U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81. German ancestry. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 14, 1906 (age 77 years, 73 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue at Morningside Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  The community of Schurz, Nevada, is named for him.  — Mount Schurz, in Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz Park, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz High School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Schurz Elementary School, in Watertown, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz Elementary School, in New Braunfels, Texas, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Carl S. Thompson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Books about Carl Schurz: Hans Louis Trefousse, Carl Schurz: A Biography
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  William Abel Shepard (1868-1944) — also known as Will A. Shepard; "Mr. Shep" — of Auburn, Placer County, Calif. Born in Mirabile, Caldwell County, Mo., October 20, 1868. Democrat. Postmaster at Auburn, Calif., 1896-1900, 1934-44 (acting, 1934-35); East Auburn, Calif., 1919 (acting, 1919); newspaper editor; secretary to U.S. Rep. John E. Raker, 1911-22. Died in Placer County, Calif., February 12, 1944 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Calif.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  H. J. Simmons — of Clarence, Shelby County, Mo. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shelby County, 1901-08, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  H. Greene Simpson — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; chair of Adair County Democratic Party, 1943-45, 1957; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 9th District, 1943-44; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Adair County, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Frank H. Sosey — of Palmyra, Marion County, Mo. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Marion County, 1905-12. Burial location unknown.
  Howard R. Spencer — of Princeton, Mercer County, Mo. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1927-30. Burial location unknown.
Lon Vest Stephens Lawrence Vest Stephens (1858-1923) — also known as Lon Vest Stephens — of Cooper County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., December 21, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper editor; banker; director, St. Louis and Southern Railroad; Missouri state treasurer, 1890-97; Governor of Missouri, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 10, 1923 (age 64 years, 20 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph L. Stephens and Martha (Gibson) Stephens; brother of Margaret B. Stephens (who married Paul B. Moore); married, October 5, 1880, to Margaret Nelson.
  Cross-reference: Paul B. Moore — Peter R. Morrissey
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Souvenir of the Missouri Legislature 1897
  Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., September 8, 1865. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S. Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Royal Arcanum. Died March 12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Webster Sutherland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William F. Switzler (born c.1819) — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Kentucky, about 1819. Newspaper editor; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1865; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 9th District, 1875. Burial location unknown.
  Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Sands Point, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 5, 1882. Democrat. Newspaper reporter and editor; received the Pulitzer Prize in 1917 for a series of articles titled "Inside the German Empire"; executive editor, New York World, 1920-29; under his leadership, the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service in 1922, for reporting on the Ku Klux Klan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; elected (Wet) delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve. English, German, and Jewish ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, following surgery for an intestinal ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 20, 1958 (age 76 years, 166 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope; brother of Gerard B. Swope; married 1912 to Margaret Honeyman Powell.
  See also Wikipedia article
  A. G. Taubert — of Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo. Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District, 1943-44; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944; mayor of Warrensburg, Mo., 1955-56. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  William C. Teichmann (b. 1859) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 30, 1859. Newspaper correspondent; school teacher; chemist; U.S. Consul in Eibenstock, 1906-08; Colombo, 1908-09; Stettin, 1909-11; Mannheim, as of 1914-16; Bluefields, as of 1917. Burial location unknown.
  John Plank Tracey (1836-1910) — also known as John P. Tracey — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, September 18, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; journalist; candidate for Missouri railroad and warehouse commissioner, 1878; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1896; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District, 1903-04. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 24, 1910 (age 73 years, 309 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert S. Tromly (b. 1874) — of Galena, Stone County, Mo. Born in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., December 16, 1874. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Stone County, 1921-22, 1929-30, 1943-44. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 29, 1899, to Maud Baxter.
  Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) — also known as Robert T. Van Horn — of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in East Mahoning, Indiana County, Pa., May 19, 1824. Lawyer; postmaster at Kansas City, Mo., 1857-61; newspaper editor; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1861-62, 1863-65; member of Missouri state senate, 1862-64; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1865-71, 1881-83, 1896-97 (6th District 1865-71, 8th District 1881-83, 5th District 1896-97); defeated (Republican), 1894, 1902; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1872-74, 1884; Missouri Republican state chair, 1874-76; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Missouri District, 1879. Died in Evanston Station (now part of Independence), Jackson County, Mo., January 3, 1916 (age 91 years, 229 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Williams Vincent — also known as J. W. Vincent — of Linn Creek, Camden County, Mo. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Camden County, 1925-28, 1931-32. Burial location unknown.
John L. Waller John Lewis Waller (1850-1907) — also known as John L. Waller — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan.; Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte County, Kan.; Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in slavery in New Madrid County, Mo., January 12, 1850. Republican. Barber; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; U.S. Consul in Tamatave, 1891-93; in March 1895, during France's military takeover of Madagascar from the Hova monarchy, he was arrested by French forces and tried in a French military court, purportedly for the offense of corresponding with (or spying for) the Hovas, but more likely because the Queen of the Hovas had granted him 2.5 square miles, rich with rubber and mahogany trees; sentenced to twenty years in a French prison; his case became an international cause celebre, and the U.S. government protested his imprisonment; ultimately pardoned in February 1896 by French president Félix Faure, and freed after ten months in prison, in exchange for U.S. acquiesance to French rule over Madagascar; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper editor. Died, from pneumonia, in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., October 13, 1907 (age 57 years, 274 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Waller and Maria (Nicholas) Waller.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York World, March 24, 1895
  Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in St. Louis, Mo., April 20, 1882. Newspaper writer; theater manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46. African ancestry. Member, Elks; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha Phi Alpha. In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in newspapers and magazines. Died in 1965 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin A. Walton and Ollie May (Camphor) Walton; married, June 29, 1912, to Gladys Moore.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robert S. Walton (b. 1869) — of Armstrong, Howard County, Mo. Born in Howard County, Mo., October 9, 1869. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1909-16, 1943-46. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 20, 1890, to Cassie Preston.
  James Henry Webb Jr. (b. 1946) — also known as Jim Webb — of Falls Church, Va. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., February 9, 1946. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; lawyer; author; screenwriter; journalist; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1987-88; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 2007-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2016. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2016.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Edward Henry Winter (1879-1941) — also known as Edward H. Winter — of Warrenton, Warren County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Warren County, Mo., April 5, 1879. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912; probate judge in Missouri, 1921; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Warren County, 1923-28; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1929-33; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1932. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Rotary. Died June 29, 1941 (age 62 years, 85 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Anton Winter and Dora (Richterberg) Winter; married, October 18, 1905, to Dena M. Koelling.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles L. Woods — of Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1927-30. Burial location unknown.
  J. Posey Woodside — of Oregon County, Mo. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1875, 1895-96. Burial location unknown.
  Ell Marcellus Zevely (1867-1939) — also known as Ell M. Zevely — of Linn, Osage County, Mo. Born in Linn, Osage County, Mo., March 9, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; Osage County Probate Judge, 1891-1900; member of Missouri state senate 27th District, 1901-04; Osage County Clerk, 1907-08; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912; Osage County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 27th District, 1922-23; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1922; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Osage County, 1927-30. Died in Linn, Osage County, Mo., May 5, 1939 (age 72 years, 57 days). Interment at Linn Public Cemetery, Linn, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Lebbeus P. Zevely and Etha Malinda (Miller) Zevely; married, December 31, 1895, to Ida M. Evans.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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