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Frank D. Allen (1892-1990) —
of Akron, Washington
County, Colo.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., August
2, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1990 (age 98 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Omer H. Avery (1900-1988) —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., June 15,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1926-30; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34, 1940-42, 1946-48; major in
the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lincoln County; elected 1950;
member of Missouri
state senate 21st District; elected unopposed 1956, 1960; elected
1964, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi Alpha Delta.
Died in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., September
3, 1988 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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James Patrick Aylward (1885-1982) —
also known as James P. Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
10, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jackson County Democratic Party, 1918-36; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1934-40; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1934-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi Alpha Delta.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 22,
1982 (age 96 years, 315
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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Albert McDonald Cole (1901-1994) —
also known as Albert M. Cole —
of Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., October
13, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1945-53.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 5,
1994 (age 92 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) —
also known as V. P. Crowe —
of Garfield
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., July 7,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield
County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in December, 1974
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe; married, November
19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. |
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August
6, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August
4, 1926, to Christine Shouse. |
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley; married, June 11,
1953, to Nancie Newell Peacocke. |
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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.
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David Herbert Jackson (b. 1943) —
of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March
28, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1969; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan G. Jackson and Virginia M. (Hull) Jackson; married 1964 to Judith
Erin Johnson. |
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John Joseph Nangle (1891-1960) —
also known as John J. Nangle —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1933-42; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Alpha Delta.
Died August
23, 1960 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles;
Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married, June 28,
1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace and Elizabeth
Virginia Wallace (granddaughter of Benjamin
Franklin Wallace); grandnephew of James
C. Chiles. |
| | | Political family: Truman-Wallace
family of Independence, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Andrew
J. May — Milton
Lipson — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Stephen
J. Spingarn — James
M. Curley — George
E. Allen — George
E. Allen — Jonathan
Daniels |
| | | Truman State
University, Kirksville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Truman College,
Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Harry S. Truman High
School, in Levittown,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: H.
Truman Chafin
— Harry
Truman Moore
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| | | Personal motto: "The Buck Stops
Here." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Harry S. Truman: The
Autobiography of Harry S. Truman |
| | | Books about Harry S. Truman: David
McCullough, Truman —
Alonzo L. Hamby, Man
of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.
Savage, Truman
and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working
With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House
Years — Alan Axelrod, When
the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on
Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The
Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William Lee
Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —
Matthew Algeo, Harry
Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road
Trip — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
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Sorkis J. Webbe (b. 1929) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 4th District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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