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Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) —
also known as Thomas J. Anderson —
of Southgate, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
21, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; engineer;
supervisor of publications and automotive
assembly problem control, Ford Motor
Company; director, Southgate Bank; mayor
of Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
18, 1994 (age 74 years, 301
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Orland Kay Armstrong (1893-1987) —
also known as Orland K. Armstrong —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., October
2, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; newspaper
correspondent; author;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1932-36, 1942-44; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1951-53.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April 15,
1987 (age 93 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Lloyd J. Baker (b. 1931) —
also known as L. J. Baker —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Jacksonville, Randolph
County, Mo., September
6, 1931.
Son of Ed Baker.
Democrat. Randolph
County Surveyor, 1961-64; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-81.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1952
to Bonnie Janet Sarbaum. |
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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
to Ruth K. Phillips. |
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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.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Son of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Son of Doc Strother Bolin and Margaret (Combs) Bolin.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
The plaza at the Arizona State Capitol is named for
him.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William Dean Burlison (b. 1933) —
also known as Bill Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March 15,
1933.
Democrat. Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated,
1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Jaycees;
Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Melvin Eugene Carnahan (1934-2000) —
also known as Mel Carnahan —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo., February
11, 1934.
Son of Albert
Sidney Johnson Carnahan and Mary Kathel (Schupp) Carnahan.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Missouri, 1951-52; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1963-67;
Democratic candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1966, 1968 (primary); Missouri
state treasurer, 1981-85; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1989-93; Governor of
Missouri, 1993-2000; defeated in primary, 1984; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri; elected 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; American
Legion; Order of the
Coif.
Died, in a plane
crash while running
for U.S. Senator, October
16, 2000 (age 66 years, 248
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyne Ward Durst, Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Son of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.
(1908-1992).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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Temple Forrest (1891-1960) —
of Belton, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Forest Green, Chariton
County, Mo., August
16, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Cass
County Sheriff, 1948.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Belton
Cemetery, Belton, Mo.
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North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., March 2,
1866.
Son of Thomas Benton Gentry and Mary (Todd) Gentry.
Republican. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928;
justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died September
18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Andrew Gephardt (b. 1941) —
also known as Richard A. Gephardt; Dick
Gephardt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1977-2005; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joe Grandhomme (b. 1893) —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Desloge, St. Francois
County, Mo., October
9, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Dowe Jefferson Lance (1916-2002) —
also known as D. Jeff Lance —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 25,
1916.
Son of Henry Luther Lance and Attie (Jenkins) Lance.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legal secretary to Gov. Forrest
Smith, 1950-52; attorney, legal department, Southwestern Bell Telephone,
1952-56; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died August 2,
2002 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lester Nelson (1875-1946) —
also known as William L. Nelson; Will L.
Nelson —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born near Bunceton, Cooper
County, Mo., August 4,
1875.
Son of Thomas Alpheus Nelson and Sarah Ann (Tucker) Nelson.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1919-21, 1925-33, 1935-43 (8th
District 1919-21, 1925-33, 2nd District 1935-43); defeated, 1920 (8th
District), 1942 (2nd District), 1946 (2nd District); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Gamma
Sigma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in 1946
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Fred V. Pace (b. 1919) —
of Versailles, Morgan
County, Mo.
Born in Gravois Mills, Morgan
County, Mo., April 6,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Morgan County; elected 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1967.
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George H. Pace (b. 1916) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1967.
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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Son of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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