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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.
Son of Henry F. Kiel and Minnie C. (Daues) Kiel.
Republican. Bricklayer;
brick
contractor; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1908;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
The Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis was named for
him.
Died, from complications of a stroke, November
26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Henry Stewart Caulfield (1873-1966) —
also known as Henry S. Caulfield —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
9, 1873.
Son of John Caulfield and Virilda (Milburn) Caulfield.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1907-09; defeated,
1904; Judge, Missouri Court
of Appeals, 1910-12; Governor of
Missouri, 1929-33; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 11,
1966 (age 92 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Xenophon Pierce Wilfley (1871-1931) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., March 18,
1871.
Son of James Frank Wilfley and Sarah (Pindall) Wilfley.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1918; appointed 1918.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1931
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer (1871-1957) —
also known as Leonidas C. Dyer —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Warrenton, Warren
County, Mo., June 11,
1871.
Son of James Coleman Dyer and Martha E. (Camp) Dyer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1911-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916,
1928.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December
15, 1957 (age 86 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Robert Claiborne (1882-1944) —
also known as James R. Claiborne —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1882.
Son of James R. Claiborne and Frances 'Fannie' (Moore) Claiborne.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1933-37 (at-large 1933-35, 12th
District 1935-37).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., February
16, 1944 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826-1885) —
also known as B. Gratz Brown; "Boozy
Gratz" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 28,
1826.
Son of Mason
Brown and Judith (Bledsoe) Brown (1803-1885).
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1852-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1863-67; Governor of
Missouri, 1871-73; Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
13, 1885 (age 59 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Van Ness Bay (1818-1894) —
of Missouri.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
23, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1844-48; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1849-51; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1862-65.
Died in Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo., February
10, 1894 (age 75 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John Webster Sutherland (1827-1889) —
of Missouri.
Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, April 5,
1827.
Member of Missouri
state senate.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 8,
1889 (age 62 years, 64
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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