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Orland Kay Armstrong (1893-1987) —
also known as Orland K. Armstrong —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., October
2, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; newspaper
correspondent; author;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1932-36, 1942-44; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1951-53.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April 15,
1987 (age 93 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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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.
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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Lloyd J. Baker (b. 1931) —
also known as L. J. Baker —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Jacksonville, Randolph
County, Mo., September
6, 1931.
Son of Ed Baker.
Democrat. Randolph
County Surveyor, 1961-64; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-81.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1952
to Bonnie Janet Sarbaum. |
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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.
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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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C., April 11,
1868.
Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Houston
Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Matthew Roy Blunt (b. 1970) —
also known as Matt Blunt —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., November
20, 1970.
Son of Roseann Blunt and Roy
D. Blunt.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives 139th District, 1999-2000; secretary of
state of Missouri, 2001-05; Governor of
Missouri, 2005-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 2008.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Roy D. Blunt (b. 1950) —
also known as Roy Blunt —
of Strafford, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Niangua, Webster
County, Mo., January
10, 1950.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Missouri, 1985-93; President,
Southwest Baptist University, 1993-96.; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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, Wheat Ridge, 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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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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Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) —
also known as A. S. J. Carnahan —
of Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo.
Born near Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61;
defeated, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1961-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Mayo Clinic Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 24,
1968 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Melvin Eugene Carnahan (1934-2000) —
also known as Mel Carnahan —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo., February
11, 1934.
Son of Albert
Sidney Johnson Carnahan and Mary Kathel (Schupp) Carnahan.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Missouri, 1951-52; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1963-67;
Democratic candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1966, 1968 (primary); Missouri
state treasurer, 1981-85; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1989-93; Governor of
Missouri, 1993-2000; defeated in primary, 1984; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri; elected 2000.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of the
Coif.
Died, in a plane
crash while running
for U.S. Senator, October
16, 2000 (age 66 years, 248
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Robin Carnahan (b. 1961) —
of Phelps
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born August 4,
1961.
Daughter of Jean
Carnahan and Melvin
Eugene Carnahan.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; secretary of
state of Missouri, 2005-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 2008.
Female.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cardiss Collins (b. 1931) —
also known as Cardiss Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945) —
also known as Dwight F. Davis —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 5,
1879.
Son of John Tilden Davis and Maria (Filley) Davis.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1925-29; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1929-32.
Baptist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1945 (age 66 years, 146
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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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Rutherford L. Decker —
of Missouri.
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1960.
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Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) —
also known as R. Budd Dwyer —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
21, 1939.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1965-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Baptist. Member, National
Education Association; Eagles; Theta
Chi; Jaycees.
Convicted
in December 1986 of bribery
and conspiracy in federal court.
About to be sentenced,
and widely expected to resign from office, he called a press
conference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,
he insisted he was not guilty, and then shot and
killed
himself, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., January
22, 1987 (age 47 years, 62
days).
Interment at Blooming
Valley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa.
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William Price Elmer (1871-1956) —
also known as William P. Elmer —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Robertsville, Franklin
County, Mo., March 2,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Dent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-96; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1908
(alternate), 1912;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Dent
County, Mo., May 11,
1956 (age 85 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mo.
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Samuel Howard Ford (1819-1905) —
of Kentucky.
Born in London, England,
February
19, 1819.
Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Baptist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 5,
1905 (age 86 years, 136
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Richard Andrew Gephardt (b. 1941) —
also known as Richard A. Gephardt; Dick
Gephardt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1977-2005; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) —
also known as Rosemary L. Ginn; Rosemary Bewick Lucas;
Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., August
28, 1912.
Daughter of Reuben E. Lucas and Mary (Bewick) Lucas.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(alternate), 1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1976-77.
Female.
Baptist. Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Delta Delta; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Osage Beach Health
Care Center, Osage Beach, Camden
County, Mo., January
3, 2003 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Samuel B. Graves, Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Sam Graves —
of Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Fairfax, Atchison
County, Mo., November
7, 1963.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1992-94; member of Missouri
state senate, 1994-2001; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 2001-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) —
also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr.
No" —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., September
14, 1910.
Son of Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., March 15,
2001 (age 90 years, 182
days); his body was donated
to an Oregon teaching hospital.
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Dewey Love Hankins (1898-1976) —
also known as Dewey L. Hankins —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Barry
County, Mo., May 6,
1898.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1956-.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died March 11,
1976 (age 77 years, 310
days).
Interment at Antioch
Cemetery, Near Cassville, Barry County, Mo.
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Warren E. Hearnes (b. 1923) —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born July 24,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1956;
secretary
of state of Missouri, 1961-65; Governor of
Missouri, 1965-73; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1976.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) —
also known as Richard Howard Ichord; Dick
Ichord —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., June 27,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1952-60; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Phi Eta
Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Suffered a heart
attack and died one week later, in a hospital
at Houston, Texas
County, Mo., December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Frank Kelley (1923-1988) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Missouri, 1923.
Republican. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1977-84.
Baptist.
Died in 1988
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Carr Lane (1789-1863) —
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., December
1, 1789.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1823-29, 1837-40; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1826-30; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1852-53; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1853.
Baptist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
6, 1863 (age 73 years, 36
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Edward Vaughn Long (1908-1972) —
also known as Edward V. Long —
of Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo.; Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo.
Born near Whiteside, Lincoln
County, Mo., July 18,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-52 (11th District 1945-48, 21st District
1949-52); Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1960-68.
Baptist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died near Eolia, Pike
County, Mo., November
6, 1972 (age 64 years, 111
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
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Moses C. Martin (c.1811-1868) —
of Missouri.
Born in Kentucky, about 1811.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1866-68; died in office 1868.
Baptist.
Died of pneumonia,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
15, 1868 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Roy McKittrick (1888-1961) —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Guthridge Mills, Chariton
County, Mo., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1931-32; Missouri
state attorney general, 1933-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1944; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Missouri, 1948.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
22, 1961 (age 72 years, 151
days).
Interment at Salisbury
City Cemetery, Salisbury, Mo.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
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William Lester Nelson (1875-1946) —
also known as William L. Nelson; Will L.
Nelson —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born near Bunceton, Cooper
County, Mo., August 4,
1875.
Son of Thomas Alpheus Nelson and Sarah Ann (Tucker) Nelson.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1919-21, 1925-33, 1935-43 (8th
District 1919-21, 1925-33, 2nd District 1935-43); defeated, 1920 (8th
District), 1942 (2nd District), 1946 (2nd District); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Baptist. Member, Gamma
Sigma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in 1946
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Fred V. Pace (b. 1919) —
of Versailles, Morgan
County, Mo.
Born in Gravois Mills, Morgan
County, Mo., April 6,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Morgan County; elected 1964.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1967.
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Jessica Kinnison Payne (b. 1899) —
also known as Jessica Payne; Jessie Payne; Mrs. E.
Wyatt Payne; "Mrs. G.O.P." —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., February
26, 1899.
Republican. School
teacher; secretary of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1949-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Female.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) —
also known as James M. Perkins —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Farmington, St. Francois
County, Mo., January
8, 1863.
Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins.
Physician;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1913-15.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John J. Peyton (1811-1878) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., June 16,
1811.
Son of Jared
Peyton.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855.
Baptist.
Died in Gentry
County, Mo., October
21, 1878 (age 67 years, 127
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe F. Rains (b. 1914) —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., January
24, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; used car
dealer; grocery
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1967.
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Albert L. Reeves (b. 1873) —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Reeves and Margaret Ellen (Isgrig) Reeves.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1901-02; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1923-.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Milton Andrew Romjue (1874-1968) —
also known as Milton A. Romjue —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Love Lake, Macon
County, Mo., December
5, 1874.
Son of Andrew Jackson Romjue and Susan E. (Roan) Romjue.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1907-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1917-21, 1923-43 (1st District
1917-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-43); defeated,
1920, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., January
23, 1968 (age 93 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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John Russell (b. 1931) —
of Missouri.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., September
22, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1962-74; member of Missouri
state senate 33rd District, 1977-2000.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Louise Boston Thurmond (b. 1905) —
also known as Louise Thurmond —
of Piedmont, Wayne
County, Mo.
Born in Ellington, Reynolds
County, Mo., April 12,
1905.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
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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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young)
Truman (1852-1947).
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944,
1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles; Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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Cloy E. Whitney (1910-1979) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo., November
15, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1963-66.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in 1979
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Anne M. Wood. |
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John Archibald Woodson (b. 1843) —
of Meagher
County, Mont.; Washington
County, Miss.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 28,
1843.
Son of Warren Woodson (1796-1868) and Amanda Berry (Dick) Woodson
(born 1811).
Democrat. Meagher
County Sheriff; member of Montana state legislature.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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