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John Albus, Jr. (1860-1940) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas, October
4, 1860.
Son of John Albus and Elizabeth Albus.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1888;
U.S. Surveyor of
Customs, 1909-10.
German
ancestry.
Died October
22, 1940 (age 80 years, 18
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Melton D. Hancock (b. 1929) —
also known as Mel Hancock —
of Missouri.
Born in Cape Fair, Stone
County, Mo., September
14, 1929.
Republican. Insurance business; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1982; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1984; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1989-97.
Church
of Christ.
Still living as of 2009.
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Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Son of Thomas J. Hart and Harriet (Van Artsdalin) Hart.
Republican. Lawyer;
fire insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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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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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Son of William H. Houston and Cornelia Anne (Stevens) Houston.
Superintendent
of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York, 1930-1940; director, United States Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Frederick Herman Kreismann (1869-1944) —
also known as Frederick Kreismann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., August 7,
1869.
Republican. Civil
engineer; insurance business; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1909-13.
Died in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
1, 1944 (age 75 years, 86
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Frank C. Mazzuca (1905-1969) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Italy,
July
11, 1905.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-69 (Jackson County 1st
District 1965-66, 1st District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
14, 1969 (age 63 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Christian Ploeser (1907-1993) —
also known as Walter C. Ploeser —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
7, 1907.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1941-49; defeated,
1948; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1957-59; Costa Rica, 1970-72.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Died November
17, 1993 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James E. Porter (1857-1946) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Cass
County, Mo., August
23, 1857.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1910-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 26,
1946 (age 88 years, 246
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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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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Willard Duncan Vandiver (1854-1932) —
also known as Willard D. Vandiver —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 30,
1854.
Son of Rev. L. H. Vandiver and Mary Ann (Vance) Vandiver.
Democrat. College
teacher; president,
State Normal School (now Southeast Missouri State University),
1893-97; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1897-1905; Missouri
Insurance Commissioner, 1905-09; vice-president, Central States
Life Insurance Co., 1911-12; Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, 1913-21.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
The phrase, "I'm from Missouri, you've got to show me" is attributed
to him.
Died May 30,
1932 (age 78 years, 61
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, 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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