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Politician members in Missouri


  Frank Andrews (1894-1966) — of Hillman, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 17, 1894. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1949-60. Member, Elks; Rotary; Eagles. Died in March, 1966 (age 71 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Mabel R. Weese.
  Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) — also known as Fred M. Betz — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Born in Liberal, Barton County, Mo., June 2, 1896. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1952, 1956; Colorado Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Elks. Died in December, 1982 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1917, to Lennie Maude Coffman.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Emilie Garnett Chorn (1903-1962).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., December 8, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1968. Lutheran. Danish ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Still living as of 1968.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Donna Mae Fenner.
  Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) — also known as Robert B. Docking — of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 9, 1925. Son of George Docking. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Eagles; Moose. Died October 8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died of pneumonia in 1975 (age about 76 years). Interment at Eternal Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  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.
  Cross-reference: Robert B. Asher
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in 1962 (age about 64 years). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clare Magee (1899-1969) — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born near Livonia, Putnam County, Mo., March 31, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; postmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1949-53. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary. Died in Unionville, Putnam County, Mo., August 7, 1969 (age 70 years, 129 days). Interment at Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 7, 1927, to Mary Sheets; married 1946 to Ruth Rixey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) — also known as William J. Randall; Bill Randall — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 16, 1909. Son of William R. Randall and Lillie (Bridges) Randall. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Optimist Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Phi Kappa Psi. Died, at Independence Regional Health Center, Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 7, 2000 (age 90 years, 357 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1939, to Margaret F. Layden.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Forrest Smith (1886-1962) — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Ray County, Mo., February 14, 1886. Democrat. Missouri state auditor, 1933-49; defeated, 1928; Governor of Missouri, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Rotary; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died March 8, 1962 (age 76 years, 22 days). Interment at Sunny Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
  Cross-reference: D. Jeff Lance
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of James Chiles; son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman (1852-1947); married, June 28, 1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace.
  Cross-reference: Andrew J. May — Milton Lipson — Samuel I. Rosenman — Stephen J. Spingarn — James M. Curley — George E. Allen — George E. Allen
  Other politicians named for him: H. Truman ChafinHarry Truman Moore
  Personal motto: "The Buck Stops Here."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Harry S. Truman: The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman
  Books about Harry S. Truman: David McCullough, Truman — Alonzo L. Hamby, Man of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J. Savage, Truman and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House Years — Alan Axelrod, When the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman

 

 


 
   
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