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Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 17,
1890.
Son of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams;
married, May 3,
1924, to Janet Lawrence.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Joshua
Willis Alexander and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander; married, April 27,
1907, to Lola Mae Surface.
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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Charles Claflin Allen (b. 1855) —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 25,
1855.
Son of John Arthur Allen and Jane Elizabeth (White) Allen; married 1890 to Carrie
Louise Richards.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1881-82; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1884;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1907-13.
Member, American Bar Association.
Active in promoting adoption of the Australian ballot and civil
service law.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Springfield, Baca
County, Colo.; Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
1, 1906.
Son of Elias Arraj and Mary (Davis) Arraj; married, November
12, 1929, to Madge Louise Connors.
Lawyer;
Baca
County Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army during
World War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
23, 1992 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) —
also known as John Ashcroft —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 9,
1942.
Son of James Robert Ashcroft and Grace Pauline (Larson) Ashcroft;
married 1967
to Janet Elise Roede.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Missouri
state auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; Missouri
state attorney general, 1977-85; Governor of
Missouri, 1985-93; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; U.S.
Attorney General, 2001-05.
Assembly
of God. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Rotary; Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2009.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Son of Jacob Smith Atwood and Nancy (Goodson) Atwood; married, October
22, 1908, to Agnes Rea Luscombe.
Republican. Lawyer; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate to
Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital,
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) —
also known as Carl E. Bailey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Bernie, Stoddard
County, Mo., October
8, 1894.
Son of William Edward Bailey and Margaret Elmyra (McCorkle) Bailey;
married, October
10, 1915, to Margaret Bristol (divorced 1942).
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died October
23, 1948 (age 54 years, 15
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Claude Ignatius Bakewell (1912-1987) —
also known as Claude I. Bakewell —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 9,
1912.
Son of Paul Bakewell and Mary (Fullerton) Bakewell; married, February
22, 1936, to Helene Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1947-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 18,
1987 (age 74 years, 221
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Son of Cyrus Newton Banta and Susie (Larned) Banta; married, April 13,
1918, to Gladys Nichols.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950.
Methodist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August 2,
1877.
Son of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme
Fisher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1907-11; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March 17,
1884.
Son of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan (died 1913); married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Son of George Henry Beach and Eva F. (Hull) Beach; married, December
21, 1907, to Marjorie Marshall.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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William Dee Becker (1876-1943) —
also known as William D. Becker —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
23, 1876.
Son of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married, June 10,
1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri Court of
Appeals, 1916-40; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane;
the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed
at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield,
St. Louis
County, Mo., August 1,
1943 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Son of John David Bell and Anne (Mercer) Bell; married, November
22, 1911, to Mamie Collins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1928-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March 17,
1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob
Bennett —
of Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-75; Governor of
Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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Howard Lee Bickley (b. 1871) —
also known as Howard L. Bickley —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., May 3,
1871.
Son of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married
1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) —
also known as James L. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1854.
Son of Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; married 1883 to
Apolline Madison Alexander.
Lawyer;
president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, 1884; general
counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition),
1901-03; indicted
in December, 1903, for forgery
of two deeds of trust to obtain
a loan from an estate he managed.
Member, American Bar Association; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, either from suicide
(which he attempted at least twice near the end of his life) or from
"congestion
of the brain", in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock
(Osborne) Blair; married, June 19,
1901, to Grace Emma Ray; father of James
Thomas Blair, Jr..
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of James
Thomas Blair and Grace Emma (Ray) Blair; married to Emilie
Garnett Chorn (1903-1962).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947; 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;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Nu; Sigma
Chi; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
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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Harry Cullen Blanton (1891-1973) —
also known as Harry C. Blanton —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Paris, Monroe
County, Mo., July 5,
1891.
Son of Charles Lee Blanton and Mary Agnes (Cullen) Blanton; married,
February
12, 1918, to Maureen Daily.
Lawyer;
Scott
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1934-47.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Delta
Chi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in March, 1973
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Son of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright;
married, February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 30,
1888.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died December
10, 1949 (age 61 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Son of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown; married, December
3, 1884, to Mary A. Clark (died 1913).
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March 15,
1899, to Sadie E. Jarman.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died in
office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died March 18,
1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dean Burlison (b. 1933) —
also known as Bill Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
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.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1966) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Son of Aubrey Charles Bush and Clair (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16,
1932, to Frances Kromberg.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1966 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Green Camper, Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
22, 1924.
Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1964.
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Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Son of Dr. Tolbert F. Caraway and Mary Ellen (Scales) Caraway;
married, February
5, 1902, to Hattie
Ophelia Wyatt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital
at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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James E. Carroll (b. 1878) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
12, 1878.
Son of Thomas J. Carroll and Margaret (Ryan) Carroll; married, June 14,
1911, to Eleanor B. Luth.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Igoe; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1920-23.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Cashin (b. 1880) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
16, 1880.
Son of Patrick Henry Cashin and Mary Elizabeth (Hayden) Cashin;
married, October
7, 1922, to Leona M. Geisler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, October
22, 1902, to Fannie Alice Delano.
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, St. Louis County, Mo.
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Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) —
also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., January
8, 1890.
Son of James
Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; son-in-law of Wilbur
W. Marsh; married, October
5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bainbridge Colby (1869-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
22, 1869.
Third cousin twice removed of John
P. Colby; son of John Peck Colby and Frances (Bainbridge) Colby;
fourth cousin once removed of Frederick
Myron Colby; married 1929 to Ann
(Ahlstrand) Ely (1889-1963).
Lawyer;
attorney for author Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain"); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1902; among
the founders
of the Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party in 1912; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1920-21; law partner of Woodrow
Wilson 1921-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 11,
1950 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at Bemus
Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
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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.
Son of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe; married,
November
19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer.
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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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.
Brother of John
Montgomery Dalton.
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).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ilus Winfield Davis (1917-1996) —
also known as Ilus W. Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April 22,
1917.
Son of Dean Davis and Emma Josephine (Severs) Davis; married, November
8, 1946, to Beatrice Buecking.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1963-71; director of several banks.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
4, 1996 (age 79 years, 135
days).
Cremated.
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Son of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April 10,
1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; Presidential
Elector for Nebraska, 1912.
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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Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Quitman, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
20, 1884.
Son of John Cary Donnell and Barbara Lee (Waggoner) Donnell; married,
January
29, 1913, to Hilda Hays.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1980 (age 95 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Philip Matthew Donnelly (1891-1961) —
also known as Phil M. Donnelly —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., March 6,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1922; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1925-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1940,
1948;
Governor
of Missouri, 1945-49, 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died September
12, 1961 (age 70 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.; statue at Laclede
County Courthouse Grounds, Lebanon, Mo.
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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.
Son of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August 4,
1926, to Christine Shouse.
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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Richard Meloan Duncan (1889-1974) —
also known as Richard M. Duncan —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Platte
County, Mo., November
10, 1889.
Son of Richard F. Duncan and Margaret (Meloan) Duncan; married, June 4,
1913, to Glenna Davenport.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1933-43 (at-large 1933-35, 3rd
District 1935-43); defeated, 1942; U.S.
District Judge for Missouri, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August 1,
1974 (age 84 years, 264
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap;
married, October
12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Son of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager; married, December
2, 1922, to Claudine Gossett.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley; married,
June
11, 1953, to Nancie Newell Peacocke.
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; 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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Charles B. Faris (b. 1864) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born near Charleston, Tallahatchie
County, Miss., October
3, 1864.
Son of James White Faris and Willie Ann (Stovall) Faris; married, August
22, 1894, to Anna
L. McClanahan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1891-92; Pemiscot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-99; president, Bank of
Caruthersville, 1898-1910; circuit judge in Missouri 28th Circuit,
1910-12; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1913-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1919-30.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., March 2,
1866.
Son of Thomas Benton Gentry and Mary (Todd) Gentry; married, October
8, 1896, to Ulie Denny.
Republican. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928;
justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died September
18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. (1919-2006) —
also known as Sam Goddard —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., August 8,
1919.
Son of Samuel Pearson Goddard, Sr.; married 1944 to Julia
Enos 'Judy' Hatch (died 1999); father of Samuel
Pearson Goddard III.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Arizona
Democratic state chair, 1960-62, 1979-89; Governor of
Arizona, 1965-67; defeated, 1962, 1966, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Paradise Valley, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
1, 2006 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
2, 1914.
Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, of a stroke
following heart
surgery, March 11,
1992 (age 77 years, 130
days).
Interment at Beth
Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Son of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November
14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball
team, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died suddenly from a heart
ailment, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1949 (age 46 years, 98
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) —
also known as Harry B. Hawes —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
15, 1869.
Grandson of Richard
Hawes; grandnephew of Albert
Gallatin Hawes; son of Smith Nicholas Hawes and Susan Elizabeth
(Simrall) Hawes; married, November
15, 1899, to Eppes Osborne Robinson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Izaak
Walton League; Audubon
Society; American
Forestry Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died July 31,
1947 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Charles Alfred Houts (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles A. Houts —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., December
13, 1868.
Son of George William Houts and Annie (Duffield) Houts; married, April 8,
1896, to Eleanor Wright.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1910-14.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Married 1944
to Dorothy Wilson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St.
Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Laurance Mastick Hyde (1892-1978) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., February
2, 1892.
Son of Ira
Barnes Hyde; brother of Arthur
Mastick Hyde; married to Florence Fuller; father of Florence Hyde
(who married Robert
Haines Frazier).
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1942-; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1949-51.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion; American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1978
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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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.
Son of Dan G. Jackson and Virginia M. (Hull) Jackson; married 1964 to Judith
Erin Johnson.
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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Rowland Louis Johnston (1872-1939) —
also known as Rowland L. Johnston —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., April 23,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1892; St.
Louis County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died September
22, 1939 (age 67 years, 152
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
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James Preston Kem (1890-1965) —
also known as James P. Kem —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., April 2,
1890.
Son of James P. Kem and Evelyn (Lee) Kem; married 1920 to Mary
Elizabeth Carroll.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1947-53; defeated, 1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died February
24, 1965 (age 74 years, 328
days).
Interment at Middleburg
Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.
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Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) —
of Park Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 9,
1907.
Father of Bettylu
Klutznick Saltzman.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died August
14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dowe Jefferson Lance (1916-2002) —
also known as D. Jeff Lance —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 25,
1916.
Son of Henry Luther Lance and Attie (Jenkins) Lance; married, July 26,
1943, to Marguerite Coffman.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legal secretary to Gov. Forrest
Smith, 1950-52; attorney, legal department, Southwestern Bell Telephone,
1952-56; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died August 2,
2002 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clay Le Grand (1911-2002) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
26, 1911.
Son of Nicholas Le Grand and Mary Margaret (Leifield) Le Grand;
married, December
30, 1935, to Suzanne Wilcox.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1957-67; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1967-83.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died November
17, 2002 (age 91 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) —
also known as Frederick W. Lehmann —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
February
28, 1853.
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Sophia Lehman; married, December
23, 1879, to Nora Stark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Wabash Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Solicitor General, 1910-12.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Oscar Leser (b. 1870) —
of Maryland.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
16, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1938.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,
1930; died in office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Died December
9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Rush Hudson Limbaugh (b. 1891) —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born near Sedgewickville, Bollinger
County, Mo., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) —
also known as Breckinridge Long —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 16,
1881.
Son of William Strudwick Long and Margaret Miller (Breckinridge)
Long; married 1912 to
Christine Alexander Graham.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Historical Association.
Died in Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md., September
26, 1958 (age 77 years, 133
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln
County, Mo., October
20, 1864.
Second cousin thrice removed of James
Madison; third cousin of Henry
Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; son of James Reed Major and Sarah T. (Woolfolk) Major;
married, June 14,
1887, to Elizabeth Myers; cousin of Edgar
Bailey Woolfolk.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1897-1901; Missouri
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Missouri, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 9,
1949 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) —
also known as Barak T. Mattingly —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March 15,
1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died July 18,
1957 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Hine Maughmer (1899-1972) —
also known as Fred H. Maughmer —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born November
22, 1899.
Married 1923
to Ruth Hine; father of Frederic
Hine Maughmer, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; Andrew
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1938, 1940; circuit
judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1947-55.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1972
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Hine Maughmer, Jr. (1927-2003) —
also known as Fred H. Maughmer, Jr. —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., June 26,
1927.
Son of Frederic
Hine Maughmer and Ruth (Hine) Maughmer; married, January
17, 1959, to Laura McNair.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died September
28, 2003 (age 76 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Married to Mary Kathryn McKenna (1896-1955).
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.
Son of Kenneth S. Ogilvie and Edna Mae (Buell) Ogilvie; married, February
11, 1950, to Dorothy Louise Shriver.
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), 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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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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H. F. Patterson (1922-1965) —
also known as Pat Patterson —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born November
18, 1922.
Married, September
11, 1953, to Margot
Truman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; university
professor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County 2nd District,
1961-65; died in office 1965.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died March 30,
1965 (age 42 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of John A. Patterson and Louise Mildred (Bridwell) Patterson;
married, March 4,
1902, to Adah Hollman.
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; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
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.
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Albert Lee Reeves, Jr. (1906-1987) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., May 31,
1906.
Son of Albert
L. Reeves and Martha (Ferguson) Reeves; married, October
3, 1935, to Eleanor Louise Glasner.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., April 15,
1987 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif.
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Marion Edwards Rhodes (1868-1928) —
also known as Marion E. Rhodes —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., January
4, 1868.
Son of Robert Rhodes and Georgia (Floyd) Rhodes; married, September
2, 1896, to Annie P. Davidson.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1902-04; member of Missouri
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1905-07, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1908.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in 1928
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951) —
also known as John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
10, 1897.
Son of Patrick Francis Sullivan and Catherine Margaret (Rochford)
Sullivan; married, December
27, 1941, to Leonor
A. Kretzer.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1941-43, 1945-47,
1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1951 (age 53 years, 111
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Wadsworth Symington (b. 1927) —
also known as James W. Symington —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
28, 1927.
Second great-grandson of James
S. Wadsworth; great-grandson of John
Milton Hay and James
Wolcott Wadsworth; grandson of James
Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.; son of William
Stuart Symington; nephew of James
Jermiah Wadsworth.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1969-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Elwood Lauren Thomas (1930-1995) —
of Missouri.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 24,
1930.
Justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1991-95.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died July 30,
1995 (age 65 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Webster (b. 1953) —
of Jasper
County, Mo.
Born September
17, 1953.
Son of Richard
M. Webster.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1981-84; Missouri
state attorney general, 1985-93; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1992.
Member, American Bar Association.
Pleaded
guilty in 1993 to embezzlement
and conspiracy, and sentenced
to two years in prison.
Still living as of 1993.
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Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Son of Jonah W. White and Cloa Ann (Reader) White; married, December
25, 1893, to Eva Dunbaugh.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1945
(age about
80 years).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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; married, October
28, 1908, to Rosamond Guthrie.
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, St. Louis County, Mo.
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