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Missouri: Superintendents of Schools

Missouri Superintendents of Schools, 1839-1943 (May be incomplete!)
Peter Garland Glover 1839-41 John W. Henry 1854 Edwin C. Davis 1854-56 William B. Starke 1856-61 James H. Robinson 1865 T. A. Parker 1865-70 Ira Divoll 1871 John Monteith 1871-74 Richard D. Shannon 1875-82 William E. Coleman 1883-90 Lloyd E. Wolfe 1891-94 John R. Kirk 1895-98 William T. Carrington 1899-1906 Howard A. Gass 1907-10 William P. Evans 1911-14 Howard A. Gass 1915-16 Uel W. Lamkin 1916-18 Sam Aaron Baker 1919-22 Charles A. Lee 1923-34 Lloyd W. King 1935-42 Roy Scantlin 1943

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1871 Jul 1: Ira Divoll, resigned.
  • 1874 Nov 3: Richard D. Shannon, elected.
  • 1878 Nov 5: Richard D. Shannon, elected.
  • 1882 Nov 7: William E. Coleman, elected.
  • 1886 Nov 2: William E. Coleman, elected.
  • 1890 Nov 4: Lloyd E. Wolfe, elected.
  • 1894 Nov 6: John R. Kirk, elected.
  • 1898 Nov 8: William T. Carrington, elected.
  • 1902 Nov 4: William T. Carrington, elected.
  • 1906 Nov 6: Howard A. Gass (Dem), elected.
  • 1910 Nov 8: William P. Evans (Rep), elected.
  • 1914 Nov 3: Howard A. Gass (Dem), elected.
  • 1916 Sep 18: Howard A. Gass, died in office.
  • 1916 Sep 23: Uel W. Lamkin, appointed.
  • 1918 Nov 5: Sam Aaron Baker (Rep), elected.
  • 1922 Nov 7: Charles A. Lee (Dem), elected.
  • 1926 Nov 2: Charles A. Lee (Dem), elected.
  • 1930 Nov 4: Charles A. Lee (Dem), elected; John H. Gehrs (Rep), defeated; Edward T. Middlecoff (Socialist Labor), defeated; Wilbur H. Ghormley (Prohibition), defeated.
  • 1934: Karl Oberheu (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1934 Nov 6: Lloyd W. King, elected.
  • 1938 Nov 8: Lloyd W. King (Dem), elected; Doris B. Preisler (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1942 Aug 4: Lloyd W. King (Dem), nominated; Clyde Scotten (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1942 Aug 4: Roy Scantlin (Rep), nominated; Lance C. Duff (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1942 Nov 3: Roy Scantlin (Rep), elected; Lloyd W. King (Dem), defeated; Doris B. Preisler (Socialist), defeated.
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