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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.
  Relatives: Son of W. D. Alford and Alice (Justice) Alford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1957, to Ruby Sconce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William O. Atkeson William Oscar Atkeson (1854-1931) — also known as William O. Atkeson — of Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born near Buffalo, Putnam County, Va. (now W.Va.), August 24, 1854. Lawyer; Bates County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1900 (People's), 1906 (Republican), 1908 (Republican), 1918 (Republican), 1922 (Republican), 1924 (Republican). Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Butler, Bates County, Mo., October 16, 1931 (age 77 years, 53 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Atkeson and Virginia (Brown) Atkeson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 1, 1926
  Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) — of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Bakers Station, Marshall County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa state attorney general, 1885-89. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, April 23, 1911 (age 78 years, 321 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of George Baker and Margaret (Reager) Baker.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Hamlin Barton and Harriet Lee (King) Barton; married, December 19, 1900, to Marietta Tweed; first cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin; first cousin once removed of Ernest Clay Hamlin; first cousin twice removed of Jack Ragan Hamlin.
  Political family: Hamlin family of Springfield, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — 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
  Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) — also known as Frank Bell — of Ephrata, Grant County, Wash. Born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., September 21, 1883. Democrat. Grant County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C. C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel and restaurant owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam and other federal dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948, 1952. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Ephrata, Grant County, Wash., October, 1970 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment at Ephrata Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of W. Lafayette Bell and Ami (Farrar) Bell; married, December 22, 1908, to Bertha M. Hill.
  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 DeWitt Bowman (b. 1886) — also known as Thomas D. Bowman — of Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Mo.; Smithville, Clay County, Mo. Born in Pacific, Franklin County, Mo., March 14, 1886. U.S. Vice Consul in Nogales, 1911-14; U.S. Consul in Fernie, 1914-16; Frontera, 1916-19; Monterrey, 1919; Mexico City, 1922-25; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1925-26; Belfast, 1926-31; Santiago, as of 1932; Naples, as of 1938; Johannesburg, as of 1943; Canton, as of 1947. Member, Kappa Sigma; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas A. Bowman and Emma (Gohlson) Bowman; married 1916 to Lillian Parker Bowman.
  Thomas K. Bowman (1859-1948) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Apollo, Armstrong County, Pa., November 6, 1859. Democrat. Carpenter; building contractor; mayor of Springfield, Mo., 1914-16; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District, 1923-24. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Moose. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., October 17, 1948 (age 88 years, 346 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bowman and Agnes (Rengle) Bowman; married, October 13, 1886, to Martha Bill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Susan D. Rigg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Richard B. Bridgeman 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.
  Relatives: Son of James Franklin Bridgeman and Mary Ellen (Catron) Bridgeman; married, May 17, 1899, to Mattie Groves.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Northwest Missouri (1915)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March 15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman.
  Luna Ermal Butler (1904-1970) — also known as Luna E. Butler — of Albany, Gentry County, Mo. Born in Gentry County, Mo., December 13, 1904. Democrat. Grocer; gasoline station business; farmer; Gentry County Collector and Treasurer, 1937-44; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Gentry County, 1945-52, 1955-60, 1963-66. Baptist. Member, Lions; Odd Fellows. Died, in the University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, Boone County, Mo., June 9, 1970 (age 65 years, 178 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Albany, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George David Butler and Martha Matilda (Hunter) Butler; married, April 28, 1929, to Margaret Pauline Whittington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh.
  Political family: Clark-Thomson family of Iowa and Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Clay Cole (1897-1965) — also known as William C. Cole — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born near Fillmore, Andrew County, Mo., August 29, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District, 1940; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1943-49, 1953-55 (3rd District 1943-49, 6th District 1953-55); defeated, 1948 (3rd District), 1950 (3rd District), 1954 (6th District). Member, Lions; Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died September 23, 1965 (age 68 years, 25 days). Interment at Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, August 29, 1927, to Esther Leah Arnold.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Phillip Hildred Corn and Nancy Margaret (Watson) Corn; married, November 11, 1933, to Ora Herndon; father of Warren R. Corn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. D. Cruce (1904-1972) — also known as Bill Cruce — of El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Mo. Born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., September 1, 1904. Republican. Druggist; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1947-52; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1952. Christian. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in 1972 (age about 67 years). Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel H. Cruce and Columbia H. Cruce; married, December 8, 1922, to Esther Fae Brannan; married, November 20, 1948, to Hortense Taylor.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) — also known as S. P. Dalton — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Vernon County, Mo., November 16, 1892. Lawyer; Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950; chief justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Acacia. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., April 26, 1965 (age 72 years, 161 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Andrew Dalton and Ida (Poage) Dalton; brother of John Montgomery Dalton; married, August 3, 1918, to Edna Rusk.
  James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) — also known as James R. Dean — of Broken Bow, Custer County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 15, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; Custer County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows. Died January 5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January 14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton.
  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
  Philip Matthew Donnelly (1891-1961) — also known as Phil M. Donnelly — of Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo. Born in Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo., March 6, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1923-24; member of Missouri state senate 27th District, 1925-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1940, 1948; Governor of Missouri, 1945-49, 1953-57. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died September 12, 1961 (age 70 years, 190 days). Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.; statue at Laclede County Courthouse Grounds, Lebanon, Mo.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Cullen Steger Duncan (1889-1964) — also known as Cullen S. Duncan — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo.; New Franklin, Howard County, Mo. Born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., March 22, 1889. Democrat. Funeral director; mayor of New Franklin, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1937-38; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District, 1943-44; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 5, 1964 (age 75 years, 105 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clay Duncan and Melissa (Steger) Duncan; married, August 25, 1910, to Merry Berry.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) — also known as S. Ben Dunlap — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in St. Charles County, Mo., February 22, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married, October 12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford.
  Milton Francis Duvall (1896-1990) — also known as Milton F. Duvall — of Clarksville, Pike County, Mo. Born in Clarksville, Pike County, Mo., August 23, 1896. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; mayor of Clarksville, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pike County, 1945-52. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died March 23, 1990 (age 93 years, 212 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1920, to Frances Duvall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. S. N. Farquhar (b. 1881) — of Madison County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Mo., April 6, 1881. Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1921-22, 1945-50 (Madison County 1921-22, Cape Girardeau County 1945-50). Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 27, 1904, to Gertrude M. E. Twidwell.
  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.
  Harl A. Garner (b. 1895) — of Winston, Daviess County, Mo. Born in Winston, Daviess County, Mo., December 8, 1895. Democrat. Chair of Daviess County Democratic Party, 1943; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Daviess County, 1959-62, 1965-66. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 16, 1962, to Mildred P. Edwards.
Jacob F. Gmelich Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (1839-1914) — also known as Jacob F. Gmelich — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 23, 1839. Republican. Jeweler; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1895-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1900; Missouri state treasurer, 1905-09; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1909-13. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., February 21, 1914 (age 74 years, 213 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1907
  Luther D. Greene (1867-1959) — also known as "Doc" — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Raytown, Jackson County, Mo., July 18, 1867. Democrat. Physician; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ray County, 1945-50. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons. Died in 1959 (age about 91 years). Interment at Shotwell Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 8, 1894, to Mamie Shotwell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wesley Halliburton (c.1822-1890) — of Missouri. Born about 1822. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 6th District, 1875; member of Missouri state senate 6th District, 1883-86. Member, Odd Fellows. Died June 16, 1890 (age about 68 years). Interment at Milan Cemetery, Sullivan County, Mo.
  Dewey Love Hankins (1898-1976) — also known as Dewey L. Hankins — of Cassville, Barry County, Mo. Born in Barry County, Mo., May 6, 1898. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Barry County, 1956-. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died March 11, 1976 (age 77 years, 310 days). Interment at Antioch Cemetery, Near Cassville, Barry County, Mo.
  Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) — also known as Louis F. Hart — of Washington. Born in High Point, Moniteau County, Mo., January 4, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; fire insurance business; Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of Washington, 1919-25. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Redmen. Died December 5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Hart and Harriet (Van Artsdalin) Hart; married 1881 to Ella James.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. O. Hays (b. 1882) — of Phillipsburg, Laclede County, Mo. Born January 30, 1882. Republican. Blacksmith; grocer; hardware merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1947-48. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Meda Rector.
  Austin Hill (b. 1917) — of Franklin, Howard County, Mo. Born in Franklin, Howard County, Mo., October 15, 1917. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1947-54. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Eagles; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  James Robert Hogg (1863-1934) — also known as Jim Hogg — of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo. Born in Jennings County, Ind., January 4, 1863. Republican. Farmer; meat merchant; distillery owner; produced Jim Hogg's Corn Whiskey; Butler County Sheriff, 1892-96, 1902-06, 1920-24; mayor of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 1897-99. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Fell into the Black River, and drowned, in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo., July 12, 1934 (age 71 years, 189 days). Interment at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Hogg and Mary Belle (Winslow) Hogg; married, September 5, 1880, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; divorced); married, December 13, 1884, to Susan S. 'Susie' Klutts; married, November 19, 1887, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; died); married, December 7, 1889, to Clara Catherine Smith; married, August 14, 1914, to Naoma Ruth Hawas.
  Epitaph: "Peace be thy silent slumber."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Byron O. House (1902-1969) — of Nashville, Washington County, Ill. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 27, 1902. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th District 1964-69); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., September 27, 1969 (age 67 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) — also known as George W. P. Hunt — of Globe, Gila County, Ariz. Born in Huntsville, Randolph County, Mo., November 1, 1859. Democrat. Rancher; merchant; member of Arizona territorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; Governor of Arizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; defeated in primary, 1932, 1934; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1920-21. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from a heart attack, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., December 24, 1934 (age 75 years, 53 days). Interment at Papago Park, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Hunt and Sarah Elizabeth (Yates) Hunt; married, February 24, 1904, to Helen Duett Ellison.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Arthur M. Hyde Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) — also known as Arthur M. Hyde — of Princeton, Mercer County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, Mo., July 12, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate for Missouri state attorney general, 1912; Governor of Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1932; president, Sentinel Life Insurance Company of Kansas City; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Delta Upsilon. Died, following cancer surgery, in Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Barnes Hyde (1838-1926) and Caroline Emily (Mastick) Hyde; half-brother of Ira Barnes Hyde (1893-1946); brother of Laurance Mastick Hyde; married, October 19, 1904, to Hortense Cullers (brother of Charles Horace Cullers).
  Political family: Hyde family of Princeton, Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1921-22
  Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) — also known as Richard H. Ichord; Dick Ichord — of Houston, Texas County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Licking, Texas County, Mo., June 27, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; college instructor; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Texas County, 1953-60; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Lions; Odd Fellows; Phi Eta Sigma; Delta Sigma Pi; Alpha Pi Zeta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Suffered a heart attack, and died one week later, in a hospital at Houston, Texas County, Mo., December 25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181 days). Interment at Pine Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Anthony F. Ittner (b. 1872) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Berlin Heights, Erie County, Ohio, November 23, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1923-27. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 20, 1911, to Maud R. Flickner.
  Ebenezer Madden Kerr (1841-1909) — also known as E. M. Kerr — of Elkton, Hickory County, Mo. Born in Marion County, Ohio, August 30, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1891-94, 1909; died in office 1909. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, from pneumonia, in St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., February 27, 1909 (age 67 years, 181 days). Interment at Lehman Cemetery, Elkton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Kerr and Jane (Madden) Kerr; married, May 1, 1866, to Elmira Keen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry W. Kiel (1871-1942) — also known as "Father of the Municipal Opera" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 21, 1871. Republican. Bricklayer; brick contractor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; Missouri Republican state chair, 1926-28; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1932. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Royal Arcanum. Died, from complications of a stroke, in St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry F. Kiel and Minnie C. (Daues) Kiel; married, September 1, 1892, to Irene H. Moonan.
  Kiel Auditorium (built 1934 as Municipal Auditorium; name changed 1943; demolished 1992), in St. Louis, Missouri, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ambrose Haydon Livingston (1850-1913) — also known as Ambrose H. Livingston — Born in Clinton County, Ky., December 24, 1850. School teacher; lawyer; People's candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1894, 1896. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in West Plains, Howell County, Mo., May 26, 1913 (age 62 years, 153 days). Interment at Hutton Valley Cemetery, Willow Springs, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Mary 'Polly' (Smith) Livingston and Thomas Elliott Livingston; married, November 4, 1870, to Elizabeth Ann Gulley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Edward V. Long Edward Vaughn Long (1908-1972) — also known as Edward V. Long — of Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.; Clarksville, Pike County, Mo. Born near Whiteside, Lincoln County, Mo., July 18, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Pike County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-41; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-56 (11th District 1945-48, 21st District 1949-56); Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1957-60; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1960-68; appointed 1960; resigned 1968. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died near Eolia, Pike County, Mo., November 6, 1972 (age 64 years, 111 days). Interment at Grandview Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Leslie D. Long and Lilian (Shields) Long; married 1935 to Florence Adeline Secor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1957
  Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) — also known as Thomas B. Love — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Webster County, Mo., June 23, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1930. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen. Died September 17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married, June 11, 1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode.
  Clare Magee (1899-1969) — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born near Livonia, Putnam County, Mo., March 31, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Missouri state senate 4th District, 1934; postmaster at Unionville, Mo., 1935-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1949-53. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary. Died in Unionville, Putnam County, Mo., August 7, 1969 (age 70 years, 129 days). Interment at Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 7, 1927, to Mary Sheets; married 1946 to Ruth Rixey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Douglas Mahnkey (1902-2004) — also known as Douglas Mahnkey — of Forsyth, Taney County, Mo. Born near Forsyth, Taney County, Mo., June 18, 1902. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Taney County, 1935-36, 1945-50. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died November 2, 2004 (age 102 years, 137 days). Interment at Snapp Cemetery, Forsyth, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Preston Mahnkey and Mary Elizabeth (Prather) Mahnkey; married, June 13, 1928, to Merle Walker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederic Hine Maughmer (1899-1972) — also known as Fred H. Maughmer — of Savannah, Andrew County, Mo. Born November 22, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1938, 1940; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1947-55. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in June, 1972 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 26, 1923, to Ruth Hine; father of Frederic Hine Maughmer Jr..
Frank W. McAllister Frank Winton McAllister (1873-1948) — also known as Frank W. McAllister — of Paris, Monroe County, Mo. Born near Paris, Monroe County, Mo., January 26, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Missouri state senate 13th District, 1905-12; Missouri state attorney general, 1917-21. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died June 11, 1948 (age 75 years, 137 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1911, to Amber Kathrin Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  William S. McCall — of Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo. Born in Laclede County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; stockman; Laclede County Circuit Clerk, 1935-42; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1943-44. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Hugh Maxwell McCauley (1879-1949) — also known as Hugh M. McCauley — of Faucett, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Willow Brook, Buchanan County, Mo., January 14, 1879. Democrat. Banker; Buchanan County Recorder of Deeds, 1923-31; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District, 1945-48; defeated in primary, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died in Faucett, Buchanan County, Mo., October 1, 1949 (age 70 years, 260 days). Interment at Halleck Cemetery, Buchanan County, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Gertie Lee Cawley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John W. Milhoan (1883-1971) — of Winigan, Sullivan County, Mo. Born in Murraysville, Jackson County, W.Va., April 14, 1883. Democrat. Farmer; school teacher; banker; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1947-52; defeated, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Milan, Sullivan County, Mo., August 4, 1971 (age 88 years, 112 days). Interment at Price Cemetery, Linn County, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, July 25, 1909, to Emma Mae Crist.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Forrest Mittendorf (b. 1906) — of Overland, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 16, 1906. Republican. Poultry raiser; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st District, 1939-46, 1953-54; defeated, 1936 (St. Louis County 1st District), 1948 (St. Louis County 2nd District). Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Mittendorf and Clara (Hoess) Mittendorf; married, August 16, 1936, to Charlotte Kempe.
  John W. Moore (b. 1871) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Carthage, Jasper County, Mo., May 21, 1871. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District; elected 1918. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Lead Hill, Boone County, Ark., August 13, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; livestock breeder; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County 2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated, 1944, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 22, 1958 (age 74 years, 193 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, March 20, 1920, to Stella Shell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) — also known as W. L. Pittman — of Seiling, Dewey County, Okla. Born in Revere, Clark County, Mo., December 8, 1874. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  David Aris Pollard (1866-1952) — also known as David A. Pollard — of Calhoun, Henry County, Mo. Born in Clayton, Adams County, Ill., May 27, 1866. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; druggist; mayor of Calhoun, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Henry County, 1925-28, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Calhoun, Henry County, Mo., October 21, 1952 (age 86 years, 147 days). Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Jesse Pollard and Martha (Ribelin) Pollard; married, June 13, 1897, to Erma Ann Wiley; third cousin once removed of Claude Pollard.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Lewis-Pollard family of Texas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Merrill Quinn (1886-1958) — also known as William M. Quinn — of Maywood, Lewis County, Mo. Born near Maywood, Lewis County, Mo., July 14, 1886. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1933-34; member of Missouri state senate, 1935-58 (12th District 1935-46, 18th District 1947-58); died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows. Died in Maywood, Lewis County, Mo., December 24, 1958 (age 72 years, 163 days). Interment at Maywood Cemetery, Maywood, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Abner Quinn and Sarah Julia (Shackleford) Quinn; married, November 14, 1917, to Mary E. Schaller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) — also known as Henry T. Rainey — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., August 20, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34; defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920, 1924, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Rainey and Catherine 'Kate' (Thomas) Rainey; married, June 27, 1889, to Ella McBride.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry T. Rainey (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Henry T. Rainey: Robert A. Waller, Rainey of Illinois: A political biography, 1903-34
  John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) — also known as J. Clarence Riggen — of Milan, Sullivan County, Mo. Born near Milan, Sullivan County, Mo., December 16, 1882. Republican. School teacher; livestock raiser; funeral director; member of Missouri state senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from a heart ailment, in the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., August 18, 1946 (age 63 years, 245 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen; married 1905 to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery.
  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
  Virgil Casey Rose (b. 1902) — also known as V. C. Rose — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born near Glenwood, Schuyler County, Mo., July 6, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1935-38; circuit judge in Missouri 3rd Circuit, 1939-55. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 23, 1930, to Dorothy Friedrich.
  Val Schlesinger (c.1857-1924) — of Fredericktown, Madison County, Mo. Born about 1857. Merchant; banker; mayor of Fredericktown, Mo., 1900. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, from heart disease, in Fredericktown, Madison County, Mo., May 27, 1924 (age about 67 years). Interment somewhere in St. Louis, Mo.
  Lemuel Newland Searcy (1882-1944) — also known as L. N. Searcy — of Birch Tree, Shannon County, Mo.; Eminence, Shannon County, Mo. Born in Audrain County, Mo., May 8, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 22nd District, 1927-30, 1935-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1943-44; died in office 1944; candidate for Missouri state attorney general, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died, from heart disease, in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., September 25, 1944 (age 62 years, 140 days). Interment at Oak Forest Cemetery, Birch Tree, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Jefferson Beauregard Searcy and Arminta J. (Holloway) Searcy; brother of Robert Emmett Searcy; married, June 3, 1903, to Nancy Ann 'Nannie' Parker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Dewitt Sexton (b. 1885) — also known as Jess D. Sexton — of near Lawson, Clinton County, Mo. Born near Paradise, Clay County, Mo., September 6, 1885. Democrat. Farmer; livestock raiser; member of Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1937-48. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Interment at Lawson Cemetery, Lawson, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Sexton and Launa E. (Creek) Sexton; married 1910 to Eva A. Albright.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles W. Smithpeter (1873-1955) — of Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo. Born in Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo., November 13, 1873. Republican. Lumber mill business; insurance agent; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dallas County, 1945-52. Christian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., November 30, 1955 (age 82 years, 17 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Wilburn Smithpeter and Lydia (Shinbarger) Smithpeter; married, August 26, 1896, to Cora Effie Davison.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) — also known as Asier J. Speer — of Greenbrier, Bollinger County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Martin County, Ind., December 10, 1874. Republican. School teacher; physician; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., November 21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Richard Speer and Ardina Speer; married, August 19, 1899, to Bertha M. Black.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George A. Spencer (b. 1906) — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Centralia, Boone County, Mo., February 5, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Boone County, 1947-52; candidate for Missouri state senate 19th District. Member, Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 1, 1930, to Leta Jones.
  William Everett Stevens (b. 1886) — also known as W. E. Stevens — of Eminence, Shannon County, Mo.; West Eminence, Shannon County, Mo. Born in Vancleve, Maries County, Mo., December 5, 1886. Democrat. Farmer; stockman; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1935-36, 1947-48. Christian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 8, 1916, to Mary Bay; married, August 8, 1937, to Martha Branson.
  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
  Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) — also known as L. D. Thompson — of New Bloomfield, Callaway County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born near Vandalia, Ralls County, Mo., November 22, 1873. Republican. Postmaster; merchant; Missouri state treasurer, 1921-25; defeated, 1916; Missouri state auditor, 1925-33; Republican candidate for secretary of state of Missouri, 1936, 1944 (primary). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Lions; Knights of the Maccabees. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., October 1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Lewis Thompson and Drusilla (Branstetter) Thompson; married 1901 to Ellen Rebecca Bryan.
  Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind. Born in Linn County, Mo., October 7, 1872. Democrat. General contractor; wallpaper and paint retailer; mayor of Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police chief. Quaker. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Ashman Henry Vandivert (1853-1927) — also known as A. H. Vandivert — of Bethany, Harrison County, Mo. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, April 6, 1853. Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1888. Christian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 19, 1927 (age 74 years, 196 days). Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Agnes Hanna (Berry) Vandivert and Robert Henry Vandivert; married 1878 to Rosa Templeman; married 1886 to Emma Buckles.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Randolph H. Weber (b. 1909) — of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Butler County, 1939-40; chair of Butler County Republican Party, 1938-42; circuit judge in Missouri 33rd Circuit, 1943-49. Christian. Member, Jaycees; Lions; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Grotto; Sigma Phi Epsilon; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry P. Weber and Lillian (Boelling) Weber; married, September 8, 1934, to Lila Everts.
  Walter William Whinrey (b. 1905) — also known as Walter W. Whinrey — of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Mo.; Halltown, Lawrence County, Mo. Born in Halltown, Lawrence County, Mo., September 5, 1905. Republican. School principal; farm equipment salesman; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1939-48. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) — of Memphis, Scotland County, Mo. Born in Newmansville, Cass County, Ill., May 20, 1859. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; real estate business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06, 1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., May 8, 1931 (age 71 years, 353 days). Interment at Memphis Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Witty and Sarah Harris (Munsey) Witty; married, August 30, 1883, to Eudorah 'Dora' Struble.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar Bailey Woolfolk (1865-1956) — also known as Edgar B. Woolfolk — of Troy, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Flint Hill, St. Charles County, Mo., November 22, 1865. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1899-1902; circuit judge in Missouri 35th Circuit, 1912-43. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Troy, Lincoln County, Mo., January 2, 1956 (age 90 years, 41 days). Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Allen Woolfolk and Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Woolfolk; married, November 25, 1891, to Mary Norton; first cousin of Elliot Woolfolk Major; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary Taylor; first cousin five times removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Coleby Chew; second cousin thrice removed of James Madison and William Taylor Madison; second cousin four times removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Arthur Lee, John Penn, John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of Peyton Randolph; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Sim Lee, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of St. Clair Ballard and Lewis Ballard.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jackson-Lee family; Lincoln-Lee family; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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