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W. Todd Akin (b. 1947) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1947.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1988-2000; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 2001-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Son of Thomas Wilson Alexander and Jane (Robinson) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor
of Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th
Circuit, 1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23.
Presbyterian;
later Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) —
also known as Philip A. Bennett —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., March 5,
1881.
Son of Marion F. Bennett and Mary (O'Bannon) Bennett.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1912;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1925-29; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Missouri, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1941-42; defeated,
1922, 1938; died in office 1942.
Christian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
7, 1942 (age 61 years, 277
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1897
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Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) —
also known as Neal D. Bishop —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., July 18,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died May 20,
1980 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April 29,
1895.
Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Robert Randolph Casey (1915-1986) —
also known as Bob Casey —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., July 27,
1915.
Son of Samuel R. Casey and Mabel Caywood Casey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1948-49; county judge in Texas,
1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1959-76.
Christian.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., April 17,
1986 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Memorial
Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Son of Alfred Love Davidson (1817-1871) and Mary Jane (Adams)
Davidson (1819-1890).
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, 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.
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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D. W. Gilmore (b. 1911) —
of Benton, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in East Prairie, Mississippi
County, Mo., December
25, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Scott
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-48; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1949-51; resigned 1951; president,
Young Democratic Clubs of America, 1949-51.
Christian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sallie Hailey (b. 1903) —
also known as Mrs. E. E. Hailey —
of Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo., June 20,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(delegation vice-chair); county judge in Missouri, 1965-66; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1966-67.
Female.
Christian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Zonta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. M. Harlow (b. 1934) —
also known as Monty Harlow —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., August 2,
1934.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1958-67.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1967.
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Son of Cecelius Larue Head (1846-1926) and Mary (Evans) Head.
Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor of
Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944.
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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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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William Raleigh Hull, Jr. (1906-1977) —
also known as Bill Hull —
of Weston, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Weston, Platte
County, Mo., April 17,
1906.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1955-73.
Christian. Member, Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
15, 1977 (age 71 years, 120
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Weston, Mo.
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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.
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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Paul Caruthers Jones (1901-1981) —
also known as Paul C. Jones —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., March 12,
1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; radio station
manager; mayor of
Kennett, Mo., 1933; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1935-37; member of Missouri
state senate 21st District, 1937-44; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1948-69; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Died February
10, 1981 (age 79 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Dexter, Stoddard
County, Mo., August
25, 1906.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; automobile
dealer; banker; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
member of Missouri
state senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Killed in a car
accident, January
2, 1951 (age 44 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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Charles L. Madison (1915-1998) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., August
28, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1940-42; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1947-52.
Christian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died January
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. F. Patterson (1922-1965) —
also known as Pat Patterson —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born November
18, 1922.
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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Margot Truman Patterson —
also known as Margot Truman —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Democrat. College
instructor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County 2nd District,
1965-66.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 1966.
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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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V. C. Rose (b. 1902) —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.
Born near Glenwood, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 6,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Putnam
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1935-38; circuit judge in
Missouri 3rd Circuit, 1939-55.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Max Schwabe (1905-1983) —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born near Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., December
6, 1905.
Son of Dr. George Washington Schwabe and Lulu Margaret (Stotts)
Schwabe.
Republican. Insurance
agent; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1972.
Christian. Member, Optimist
Club.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., July 31,
1983 (age 77 years, 237
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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James M. Taylor (b. 1920) —
of Raytown, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo., November
30, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
agent; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1962-66; defeated, 1966; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1964.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1966.
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Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) —
also known as L. D. Thompson —
of New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo.
Born near Vandalia, Ralls
County, Mo., November
22, 1873.
Republican. Merchant;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1921-25; Missouri
state auditor, 1925-29.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died October
1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julio Herpers Valdés (b. 1895) —
also known as Julio H. Valdés —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Aviles, Spain,
January
13, 1895.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1944,
1948.
Christian. Spanish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ruth Van Valkenburg (b. 1897) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., March 10,
1897.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2008 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2008); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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