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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.
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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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.
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
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Nu
Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars; 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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Haskell Holman (b. 1908) —
of Missouri.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., November
29, 1908.
Missouri
state auditor, 1953-.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Lions;
Amvets.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., November
1, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
manager; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962
(21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor of
Romulus, Mich., 1973-75.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert A. Young III —
of St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; pipefitter;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960,
1964;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1963-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated,
1986.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
The Robert A. Young Federal Building in St. Louis is named for
him.
Died, of liver
failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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