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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.
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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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Son of Thaddeus P. Bell and America Virginia (Palmer) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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Louis Henry Breuer (1879-1964) —
also known as Louis H. Breuer —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Red Bird (unknown
county), Mo., August
10, 1879.
Son of William Breuer and Eda (Matlock) Breuer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1908-12, 1918-22; mayor of
Rolla, Mo., 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1926-34.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died August
26, 1964 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment somewhere in Rolla, Mo.
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James William Fulbright (1905-1995) —
also known as J. William Fulbright —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Sumner, Chariton
County, Mo., April 9,
1905.
Son of Jay Fulbright and Roberta (Waugh) Fulbright.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948,
1956.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary.
Died of a stroke, in
Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
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John Milford Goldesberry (b. 1876) —
also known as John M. Goldesberry —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born near Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo., March 13,
1876.
Son of Joseph Alexander Goldesberry and Easter Ann (Cooley)
Goldesberry.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
Tulsa
County Attorney, 1922-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-33.
Disciples of Christ.
Burial
location unknown.
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Delmer E. Hunter, Sr. (1887-1966) —
of Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Missouri, 1887.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1931-32.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in 1966
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Davis Johnson (1883-1961) —
of Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Born near Slater, Saline
County, Mo., August
12, 1883.
Son of William Harvey Johnson and Sarah Jane (Davis) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saline
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1915-23; Saline
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1931-33.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Marshall, Saline
County, Mo., October
23, 1961 (age 78 years, 72
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
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E. Y. Keiter (1874-1959) —
of Missouri.
Born in Missouri, April 22,
1874.
Republican. Minister;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1922.
Disciples of Christ.
Died November
28, 1959 (age 85 years, 220
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moberly, Mo.
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Gilbert Owen Nations (b. 1866) —
also known as Gilbert O. Nations —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Perry
County, Mo., August
18, 1866.
Son of James W. Nations and Caroline L. (Hart) Nations.
Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1903-11; university
professor; American candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 10,
1872.
Son of Thomas Woodson Park and Margaret E. (Baxter) Park.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23; circuit
judge in Missouri, 1922-32; Governor of
Missouri, 1933-37.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died October
1, 1946 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Platte
City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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Isaac Newton Skelton IV (b. 1931) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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