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Politician members in Missouri

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Omer H. Avery (born c.1855) and Kate (Jefferson) Avery; married to Mary Brandon Johnson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) — also known as Thomas P. Bedford — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., January 26, 1885. Democrat. Electrical engineer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30. Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1992) — also known as Hilary A. Bush — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., June 21, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1961-65; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sigma Nu; Phi Kappa Delta; Delta Theta Phi. Died, in a hospital at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 20, 1992 (age 86 years, 334 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Aubrey Charles Bush and Claire Emmons (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16, 1932, to Frances Kromberg.
  Jack Ragan Hamlin (b. 1921) — also known as Jack R. Hamlin — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., October 15, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate for Missouri state senate 30th District, 1962, 1966. Baptist. Member, Sigma Nu; Kiwanis; Jaycees. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Clay Hamlin and Mary (Edge) Hamlin; grandnephew of Courtney Walker Hamlin; first cousin twice removed of William Edward Barton.
  Political family: Hamlin family of Springfield, Missouri.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
Roscoe C. Patterson Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) — also known as Roscoe C. Patterson — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., September 15, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922; Republican Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1925; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., October 22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37 days). Interment at Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Roscoe Conkling
  Relatives: Son of John A. Patterson and Louise Mildred (Bridwell) Patterson; married, March 4, 1902, to Adah Hollman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri
  Charles Earnest Rendlen Jr. (1919-2006) — also known as Charles E. Rendlen, Jr. — of Hannibal, Marion County, Mo. Born in Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., August 9, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; real estate business; chair of Marion County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Lions; Freemasons; Sigma Nu. Died, in Hannibal Regional Hospital, Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., May 6, 2006 (age 86 years, 270 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Charles E. Rendlen and Norma (Lewis) Rendlen; married 1949 to Shirley Raible; married, June 18, 1983, to Theodorea 'Toto' (Foster) Bartlett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gordon S. Summers (b. 1926) — of Bourbon, Crawford County, Mo. Born in Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo., April 29, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school teacher; clothing merchant; insurance business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1955-56; defeated, 1956. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Lions; Sigma Nu. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1948, to Virginia Merkel.

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