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George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) —
also known as George F. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1914-18; candidate for circuit
judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died May 16,
1948 (age 66 years, 26
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) —
also known as William D. Burlison; Bill
Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
15, 1933.
Democrat. Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated,
1980; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Toastmasters;
Sigma Chi.
Died in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo.
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James William Fulbright (1905-1995) —
also known as J. William Fulbright —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Sumner, Chariton
County, Mo., April 9,
1905.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948,
1956.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma Chi; Rotary.
Died of a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
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Cleveland Alexander Newton (1873-1945) —
also known as Cleveland A. Newton —
of Hartville, Wright
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Wright
County, Mo., September
3, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Wright County, 1903-05;
resigned 1905; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1919-27; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 14
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Valhalla
Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Leo J. Rozier (1914-2008) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., October
1, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1946-50; member
of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Missouri; candidate for circuit judge in Missouri 24th
Circuit, 1964.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Chi.
Died in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., April
29, 2008 (age 93 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi; Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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