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James F. Antonio (b. 1939) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born June 30,
1939.
Republican. Accountant;
Missouri
state auditor, 1979-.
Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1981.
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James Patrick Aylward —
also known as James P. Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1934-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1934-42.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John P. Barrett (1915-2000) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
17, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1954-65; resigned 1965.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club; American
Legion.
Died March 27,
2000 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Virginia Bell (b. 1891) —
also known as Mary V. Bell; Mary Virginia
Fisher —
of Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Hume, Bates
County, Mo., October
3, 1891.
Republican. Owner-operator, Culver City Fireworks, 1926-44; member of
California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1948.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Thomas L. Bell. |
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Dan J. Cavanagh (b. 1883) —
of Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., March 20,
1883.
Son of Dan Cavanagh and Ann (Martin) Cavanagh.
Democrat. Road
contractor; rancher;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1944,
1948,
1952;
Idaho
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1948-50.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lacy Clay, Sr. (b. 1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 30,
1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Lacy Clay, Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as William L. Clay, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 27,
1956.
Son of William
Lacy Clay, Sr..
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1983-91; member of Missouri
state senate, 1991-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2001-.
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Joseph Cochran (1880-1947) —
also known as John J. Cochran —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., August
11, 1880.
Son of James Cochran and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Cochran.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Reps. William
L. Igoe and Harry
B. Hawes, and to U.S. Sen. William
J. Stone; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1926-47 (11th District 1926-33,
at-large 1933-35, 13th District 1935-47); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1934.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in DePaul Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1947 (age 66 years, 207
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Omer J. Dames (1894-1969) —
of near O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 8,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1959-69 (St. Charles County
1959-66, 104th District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., August 1,
1969 (age 75 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patsy Ann Danner (b. 1934) —
also known as Pat Danner —
of Missouri.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
13, 1934.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state senate, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1993-2001; defeated in
primary, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard J. DeCoster (b. 1921) —
of Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Ewing, Lewis
County, Mo., July 10,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; lawyer;
elected Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County 1964.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Herst. |
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Charles Emil Dehner (1871-1945) —
also known as Charles E. Dehner —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1871.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died November
11, 1945 (age 74 years, 15
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill.
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James J. Eagan (1926-2000) —
also known as "The Jolly Green Giant" —
of Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 4,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of an adverse
reaction to a prescription drug, in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, St.
Louis, Mo., November
2, 2000 (age 74 years, 243
days); body donated
to science.
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Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-2007) —
also known as Thomas F. Eagleton —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
4, 1929.
Son of Mark David Eagleton and Zitta Louise (Swanson) Eagleton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1961-65; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1965-69; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1969-87; nominee for Vice
President of the United States 1972.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Richmond Heights, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 4,
2007 (age 77 years, 181
days); body
donated to Washington University School of Medicine.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 20,
1910.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939
to Olivia Perez. |
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Leo O. Gatewood (b. 1910) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
20, 1910.
Son of John Fred Gatewood and Dorathea P. (Thomas) Gatewood.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chairman,
United Labor League for 3rd Congressional District of Colorado;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1948.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd R. Gibson (b. 1910) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., March 3,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1941-46; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1947-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1935
to Gertrude Lee Walker. |
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Leola E. Haid (1903-1991) —
also known as Leola Ernst; Mrs. Lloyd Haid —
of Berger, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Washington, Franklin
County, Mo., March 23,
1903.
Daughter of John J. Ernst and Mary E. (Hibbeler) Ernst.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1956;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1942-48.
Female.
Catholic.
Died July 13,
1991 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
Johns Cemetery, Berger, 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.
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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William E. Hilsman (1900-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 22,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1949-64.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Died March 28,
1964 (age 63 years, 311
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Jane Dee Hull (b. 1935) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August 8,
1935.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives 18th District, 1979-93; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1989-92; secretary of
state of Arizona, 1995-97; Governor of
Arizona, 1997-2003.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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Kenny C. Hulshof (b. 1958) —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo., May 22,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1997-; defeated, 1994;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004.
Catholic. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Leo Igoe (1879-1953) —
also known as William L. Igoe —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
19, 1879.
Son of Michael J. Igoe and Margaret (Heffernan) Igoe.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1913-21.
Catholic.
Died in 1953
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Raymond Willard Karst (1902-1987) —
also known as Raymond W. Karst —
of Frontenac, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
31, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; builder;
real
estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1935-36; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
4, 1987 (age 84 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aloys P. Kaufmann (1902-1984) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
23, 1902.
Republican. Mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1948,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar J. Keating (b. 1889) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 28,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1931-40, 1943-44; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-52 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District
1949-52).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Anthony Keating III (b. 1944) —
also known as Francis A. Keating; Frank
Keating —
of Oklahoma.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
10, 1944.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1981-83; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1995-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard C. Kerens (1842-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Killberry, County Meath, Ireland,
1842.
Son of Thomas Kerens and Elizabeth (Gugerty) Kerens.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad
builder; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1884-1900; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1910-13.
Catholic.
Died September
4, 1916 (age about 74
years).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Daniel Kerwin (1826-1907) —
also known as "Honest Dan" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
August
13, 1826.
Son of James Kerwin and Mary (Reeves) Kerwin.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
manufacturer;
proprietor, Anchor Iron Works and Bolt Factory; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1886-90.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
3, 1907 (age 81 years, 82
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married 1854
to Mary E. Knight. |
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Karen McCarthy (b. 1947) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., March 18,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Robert Nacy (1895-1961) —
also known as Richard R. Nacy —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., November
7, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Missouri
state treasurer, 1933-37, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1952,
1956;
Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died January
10, 1961 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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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.
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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Patrick J. O'Connor (1931-1971) —
of Bridgeton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; pipefitter;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1963-71 (St. Louis County 2nd
District 1963-66, 30th District 1967-71); died in office 1971.
Catholic.
Died in Bridgeton, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 6,
1971 (age 39 years, 272
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances J. O'Meara —
also known as Frances Jacobi —
of Martinsburg, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Daughter of Francis G. Jacobi and Jane Frances (Frieling) Jacobi.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1932-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1940
(alternate), 1952;
chair
of Audrain County Republican Party, 1942-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1944.
Female.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dr. Thomas O'Meara. |
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Miguel Antonio Otero II (1859-1944) —
also known as Miguel A. Otero —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
17, 1859.
Son of Miguel
Antonio Otero and Mary Josephine (Blackwood) Otero.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1892,
1900,
1904;
Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906; treasurer
of New Mexico Territory, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Canal Zone, 1920,
1924;
member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1920-24;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August 7,
1944 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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John H. Poelker (1913-1990) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 14,
1913.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1977.
Catholic.
Died, February
9, 1990 (age 76 years, 301
days). His body was
donated to the St. Louis University medical school.
Cenotaph at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Richard J. Rabbitt (b. 1935) —
also known as Dick Rabbitt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
30, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 8th District,
1961-67.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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James Shields (1810-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; general in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 69 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Son of John Smith and Isabel Smith.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant;
surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to Harriet
Stone; married 1830 to Maria
de Jesús Delgado Curbelo. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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.
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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Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (1902-1988) —
also known as Leonor Sullivan; Leonor A. Kretzer;
Mrs. John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
21, 1902.
Daughter of Frederick William Kretzer and Nora (Jostrand) Kretzer.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1953-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
1, 1988 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Lee Volkmer (b. 1931) —
also known as Harold L. Volkmer —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April 4,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1960-66; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1967-76; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1977-97; defeated,
1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Silas Woodson (1819-1896) —
of Knox
County, Ky.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., May 18,
1819.
Son of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1860-70; Governor of
Missouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1876;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96.
Protestant;
later Catholic.
Died October
9, 1896 (age 77 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Third
cousin once removed of Frederick
Bates, James
Woodson Bates and Edward
Bates; first cousin of Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1779-1827); son of Wade Netherland Woodson and
Alice (Chick) Woodson; first cousin once removed of Tucker
Woodson, David
Meade Woodson and Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); married, September
13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts (1825-1845); married, July 27,
1846, to Olivia Adams (1828-1856); married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard (1846-1907); third cousin twice
removed of Daniel
Woodson and John
Archibald Woodson; first cousin twice removed of John
McDowell Woodson; third cousin thrice removed of James
Alexander Woodson and Urey
Woodson. See Woodson
family of Kentucky. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography |
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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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