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Lawyer Politicians in Missouri, K-Q


  Raymond Willard Karst (1902-1987) — also known as Raymond W. Karst — of Frontenac, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 31, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; builder; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1935-36; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., October 4, 1987 (age 84 years, 277 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Melvin Karsten (1913-1992) — also known as Frank M. Karsten — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 7, 1913. Married, January 20, 1936, to Opal Osborn. Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. John J. Cochran, 1934-46; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1947-69 (13th District 1947-53, 1st District 1953-69). Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Nu Phi. Died May 14, 1992 (age 79 years, 128 days). Interment at Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edgar J. Keating (b. 1889) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 28, 1889. Married, June 10, 1918, to Hazel Murray. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1931-40, 1943-44; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-52 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District 1949-52). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  James Preston Kem (1890-1965) — also known as James P. Kem — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Macon, Macon County, Mo., April 2, 1890. Son of James P. Kem and Evelyn (Lee) Kem; married 1920 to Mary Elizabeth Carroll. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1947-53; defeated, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons. Died February 24, 1965 (age 74 years, 328 days). Interment at Middleburg Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Austin Augustus King (1802-1870) — also known as Austin A. King — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Sullivan County, Tenn., September 21, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1834-36; circuit judge in Missouri, 1837-48, 1862-63; Governor of Missouri, 1848-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1852, 1864. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 22, 1870 (age 67 years, 213 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Ray County, Mo.; reinterment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Michael Kinney (born c.1875) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born about 1875. Brother-in-law of Willie Egan (gangster, killed 1921). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1913-65 (31st District 1913-48, 5th District 1949-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Shot and wounded by two unidentified men in a car, at Oakwood, Mo., June 3, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) — of Park Forest, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 9, 1907. Father of Bettylu Klutznick Saltzman. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith. Died August 14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also NNDB dossier
  A. G. Knight (b. 1863) — of Trenton, Grundy County, Mo. Born in Dunlap, Grundy County, Mo., February 6, 1863. Son of Galeb B. Knight and Mary M. Knight; married 1891 to Jessie G. Hill. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Abraham Walter Lafferty (1875-1964) — also known as Walter Lafferty — of Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born near Farber, Audrain County, Mo., June 10, 1875. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Oregon, 1911-15 (2nd District 1911-13, 3rd District 1913-15); defeated (Independent), 1950. Died January 15, 1964 (age 88 years, 219 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Middletown, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Oliver Laing (b. 1874) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., April 19, 1874. Lawyer; real estate business; U.S. Consul in Malta, 1910-14; Karachi, 1914-16; Batavia, 1916-17. Burial location unknown.
  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; married, July 26, 1943, to Marguerite Coffman. 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.
  Herman Moore Langworthy (b. 1880) — also known as Herman M. Langworthy — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Fairmont, Riley County, Kan., December 16, 1880. Son of Mary Haight (Moore) Langworthy (born 1858) and Simon Burton Langworthy (1858-1924); married, August 5, 1908, to Minnie Luella Leach (born 1878); father of Robert Burton Langworthy. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936 (chair, Resolutions Committee), 1940. Burial location unknown.
  C. A. Leedy, Jr. (1895-1978) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Benton, Scott County, Mo., May 20, 1895. Son of Charles A. Leedy. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1933-. Died in 1978 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Clay Le Grand (1911-2002) — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 26, 1911. Son of Nicholas Le Grand and Mary Margaret (Leifield) Le Grand; married, December 30, 1935, to Suzanne Wilcox. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1957-67; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1967-83. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died November 17, 2002 (age 91 years, 264 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) — also known as Frederick W. Lehmann — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Prussia, February 28, 1853. Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Sophia Lehman; married, December 23, 1879, to Nora Stark. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Wabash Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Solicitor General, 1910-12. German ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died September 12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Personal motto: "The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oscar Leser (b. 1870) — of Maryland. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 16, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1938. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
  Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) — of Denver, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 22, 1879. Democrat. Newspaper work; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated, 1930; died in office 1943. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died December 9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rush Hudson Limbaugh (b. 1891) — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born near Sedgewickville, Bollinger County, Mo., September 27, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Lycurgus Homer Lingenfelter (1861-1917) — also known as Curg H. Lingenfelter — of Grant City, Worth County, Mo.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Denver, Worth County, Mo., November 11, 1861. Son of John Lingenfelter (1832-1884) and Mary Ellen (Pyle) Lingenfelter (1844-1932); married, December 25, 1889, to Beatrice Daily (1865-1917); second cousin once removed of Lloyd Elmer Pyle. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1908-13. Died in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Ore., June 1, 1917 (age 55 years, 202 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edward Vaughn Long (1908-1972) — also known as Edward V. Long — of Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.; Clarksville, Pike County, Mo. Born near Whiteside, Lincoln County, Mo., July 18, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-52 (11th District 1945-48, 21st District 1949-52); Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1957-60; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1960-68. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died near Eolia, Pike County, Mo., November 6, 1972 (age 64 years, 111 days). Interment at Grandview Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) — also known as Breckinridge Long — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C.; Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1881. Son of William Strudwick Long and Margaret Miller (Breckinridge) Long; married 1912 to Christine Alexander Graham. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Society of the Cincinnati; American Historical Association. Died in Laurel, Prince George's County, Md., September 26, 1958 (age 77 years, 133 days). Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) — also known as Thomas B. Love — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Webster County, Mo., June 23, 1870. Son of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married, June 11, 1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode (died 1946). Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1930. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen. Died September 17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  John Lewis MacDonald (1838-1903) — also known as John L. MacDonald — of Shakopee, Scott County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, February 22, 1838. Lawyer; probate judge in Minnesota, 1860-61; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 18th District, 1869-70; member of Minnesota state senate, 1871, 1873-76 (18th District 1871, 21st District 1873-76); candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1872 (Democratic), 1892 (People's); district judge in Minnesota, 1877-87; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1887-89; defeated, 1888. Died from injuries received in a streetcar accident in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 13, 1903 (age 65 years, 141 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles C. Madison (1878-1957) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Corning, Adams County, Iowa, October 10, 1878. Son of William Salinatus Madison and Lovina E. (Doyle) Madison; married, January 20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1906-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912 (alternate), 1916; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1918-20; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1921-25. Presbyterian. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 31, 1957 (age 78 years, 325 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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.
  Clare Magee (1899-1969) — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born near Livonia, Putnam County, Mo., March 31, 1899. Married, September 7, 1927, to Mary Sheets; married 1946 to Ruth Rixey. 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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) — of Pike County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Edgewood, Lincoln County, Mo., October 20, 1864. Second cousin thrice removed of James Madison; third cousin of Henry Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary Taylor; son of James Reed Major and Sarah T. (Woolfolk) Major; married, June 14, 1887, to Elizabeth Myers; cousin of Edgar Bailey Woolfolk. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 11th District, 1897-1901; Missouri state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of Missouri, 1913-17. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Eureka, St. Louis County, Mo., July 9, 1949 (age 84 years, 262 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931) — also known as Samuel C. Major; Sam C. Major — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 2, 1869. First cousin once removed of Benjamin Porter Major; son of Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894); third cousin of Pryor J. Foree; married, December 17, 1895, to Elizabeth M. Simpson. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Missouri state senate, 1907-11; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 28, 1931 (age 62 years, 26 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
  See also Major family of Missouri
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joe Jonathan Manlove (1876-1956) — also known as Joe J. Manlove — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born near Carthage, Jasper County, Mo., October 1, 1876. Married to Alma White. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1923-33. Died in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., January 31, 1956 (age 79 years, 122 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Harley Mansur (1835-1895) — also known as Charles H. Mansur — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 6, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1887-93. Died in Washington, D.C., April 16, 1895 (age 60 years, 41 days). Interment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) — also known as John E. Martineau — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Clay County, Mo., December 2, 1873. Son of Gregory Martineau and Sarah Hettie (Lamb) Martineau; married, May 1, 1919, to Mabel Erwin Thomas. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit, 1907-27; Governor of Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died March 6, 1937 (age 63 years, 94 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  M. C. Matthes — of Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Mo. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1943-50 (26th District 1943-46, 22nd District 1947-50). Still living as of 1950.
  Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) — also known as Barak T. Mattingly — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark., March 15, 1901. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion. Died July 18, 1957 (age 56 years, 125 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frederic Hine Maughmer (1899-1972) — also known as Fred H. Maughmer — of Savannah, Andrew County, Mo. Born November 22, 1899. Married 1923 to Ruth Hine; father of Frederic Hine Maughmer, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1938, 1940; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1947-55. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Died in June, 1972 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frederic Hine Maughmer, Jr. (1927-2003) — also known as Fred H. Maughmer, Jr. — of Savannah, Andrew County, Mo.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Savannah, Andrew County, Mo., June 26, 1927. Son of Frederic Hine Maughmer and Ruth (Hine) Maughmer; married, January 17, 1959, to Laura McNair. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1965-66. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Theta Pi; American Legion; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died September 28, 2003 (age 76 years, 94 days). Burial location unknown.
  Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 1906. Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice Stokes. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; in 1944, was the first African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Congregationalist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Rogers McBride (1832-1904) — also known as John R. McBride — of Lafayette, Yamhill County, Ore.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Franklin County, Mo., August 22, 1832. Son of James McBride; brother of Thomas Allen McBride and George Wycliffe McBride. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County, 1857; member of Oregon state senate, 1860-62; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1863-65; justice of Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-69; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1872-; member of Republican National Committee from Washington, 1880-92. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., July 20, 1904 (age 71 years, 333 days). Interment at Germany Hill Cemetery, St. Helens, Ore.
  See also McBride family of Oregon
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Claire McCaskill (b. 1953) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., July 24, 1953. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1982-88; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1992-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996, 2000, 2008 (delegation chair); Missouri state auditor, 1998-2006; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 2004; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 2007-. Female. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Clark A. McColl (b. 1879) — of Westboro, Atchison County, Mo. Born near Honey Grove, Fannin County, Tex., December 7, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1915-16; member of Missouri state senate 1st District, 1942-48. Burial location unknown.
  John C. McKinley (1859-1927) — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born near Mendota, Putnam County, Mo., November 20, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1892; member of Missouri state senate; elected 1902; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1905-09; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916. Died in Putnam County, Mo., May 1, 1927 (age 67 years, 162 days). Interment at Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Mo.
  Roy McKittrick (1888-1961) — of Salisbury, Chariton County, Mo. Born in Guthridge Mills, Chariton County, Mo., August 24, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 6th District, 1931-32; Missouri state attorney general, 1933-45; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1944; candidate for nomination for Governor of Missouri, 1948. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hospital at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 22, 1961 (age 72 years, 151 days). Interment at Salisbury City Cemetery, Salisbury, Mo.
  Isaac Vanbert McPherson (1868-1931) — also known as Isaac V. McPherson; Dick McPherson — of Aurora, Lawrence County, Mo. Born near Rome, Douglas County, Mo., March 3, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1903-04; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1919-23; defeated, 1912. Died October 31, 1931 (age 63 years, 242 days). Interment at Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rice William Means (1877-1949) — of Denver, Colo. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., November 16, 1877. Married 1902 to C. Frances Dickinson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Adams County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1924-27. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion. Died in 1949 (age about 71 years). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence A. Miller (b. 1877) — Born in Houstonia, Pettis County, Mo., September 13, 1877. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Matamoros, 1907-10; Tampico, 1910-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1916-17. Burial location unknown.
  John Elvis Miller (1888-1981) — also known as John E. Miller — of Searcy, White County, Ark.; Melbourne, Izard County, Ark. Born in Aid, Stoddard County, Mo., May 15, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1937-41; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1941-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died January 30, 1981 (age 92 years, 260 days). Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Ebenezer Miller (1899-1952) — also known as Louis E. Miller — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Willisburg, Washington County, Ky., April 30, 1899. Married, April 21, 1938, to Grace Laughren. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1943-45; defeated, 1944. Member, American Legion. Died in 1952 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jacob Le Roy Milligan (1889-1951) — also known as Jacob L. Milligan — of Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., March 9, 1889. Son of William M. Milligan and Mary (Rothrock) Milligan; married, November 24, 1925, to Mary Kate Simmons. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1920-21, 1923-35 (3rd District 1920-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35); defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died in 1951 (age about 62 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James C. Moody (b. 1863) — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Guthrie, Logan County, Okla.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Ind., 1863. Son of Gideon Curtis Moody. Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate 38th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Edward Hall Moore (1871-1950) — also known as E. H. Moore — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born near Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., November 19, 1871. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944, 1948. Died in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., September 2, 1950 (age 78 years, 287 days). Interment at Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Hickman Moore (1861-1946) — also known as William H. Moore — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in St. Louis, Mo., 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1897-1901; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1906-08; defeated, 1910; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1914. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 13, 1946 (age about 84 years). Cremated.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morgan Moore Moulder (1904-1976) — also known as Morgan M. Moulder — of Camdenton, Camden County, Mo. Born in Linn Creek, Camden County, Mo., August 31, 1904. Son of Frederick J. Moulder and Margaret Moulder; married to Nedra White. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 18th Circuit, 1948; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1949-63 (2nd District 1949-53, 11th District 1953-63). Died in Camdenton, Camden County, Mo., November 12, 1976 (age 72 years, 73 days). Interment at Old Linn Creek Cemetery, Near Camdenton, Camden County, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alexander W. Mullins (b. 1835) — of Linneus, Linn County, Mo. Born in Kentucky, April 12, 1835. Son of Berryman H. Mullins (1802-1880) and Susanna Jane (Crews) Mullins (1810-1900); married 1863 to Norrisea Smith. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Lee Myers (1862-1943) — also known as Henry L. Myers — of Hamilton, Ravalli County, Mont. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 9, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state senate, 1899-1903; district judge in Montana, 1907-11; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); justice of Montana state supreme court, 1927-29; appointed 1927. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., November 11, 1943 (age 81 years, 33 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Hamilton, Mont.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Charles Nagel (1849-1940) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bernardo, Colorado County, Tex., August 9, 1849. Son of Dr. Hermann Nagel and Friederike (Litzmann) Nagel; married, August 4, 1876, to Fannie Brandeis (died 1889; sister of Louis Dembitz Brandeis); married, May 1, 1895, to Anne Shepley. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1908-12; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13. German ancestry. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 5, 1940 (age 90 years, 149 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also Taussig-Nagel-Brandeis family of Missouri
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Joseph Nangle (1891-1960) — also known as John J. Nangle — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 28, 1891. Married to Mary Kathryn McKenna (1896-1955). Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of Missouri Democratic Party, 1933-42; member of Democratic National Committee from Missouri, 1947. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta. Died August 23, 1960 (age 69 years, 148 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Milton F. Napier (b. 1900) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 3, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; accountant; member of Missouri state house of representatives; member of Missouri state senate 2nd District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950 (2nd District), 1964 (1st District). Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  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; married, December 5, 1886, to Sallie E. McFarland. 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.
  Cleveland Alexander Newton (1873-1945) — also known as Cleveland A. Newton — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Wright County, Mo., September 3, 1873. Son of John Newton and Rebecca E. Newton; married, June 7, 1907, to Meta Mitchell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1903-05; resigned 1905; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1919-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Member, Sigma Chi. Died September 17, 1945 (age 72 years, 14 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John W. Noble (b. 1904) — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo. Born in Nodaway County, Mo., February 26, 1904. Father of Annette Noble Morgan. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-52 (21st District 1945-48, 23rd District 1949-52). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Willock Noble (1831-1912) — also known as John W. Noble — of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, October 26, 1831. Son of Col. John Noble and Catherine McDill Noble; married 1864 to Lizabeth Halstead (died 1894). Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died March 22, 1912 (age 80 years, 148 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Noble County, Okla. is named for him.
  James Ellsworth Noland (1920-1992) — also known as James E. Noland — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in La Grange, Lewis County, Mo., April 22, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1946, 1950; secretary of Indiana Democratic Party, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1966-86; took senior status 1986. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., August 12, 1992 (age 72 years, 112 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) — also known as Richard B. Ogilvie — of Northfield, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., February 22, 1923. Son of Kenneth S. Ogilvie and Edna Mae (Buell) Ogilvie; married, February 11, 1950, to Dorothy Louise Shriver. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of Illinois, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Moose. Died May 10, 1988 (age 65 years, 78 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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; married, September 10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. 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.
  Robert William Otto (b. 1892) — of Franklin County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Washington, Franklin County, Mo., December 25, 1892. Son of Edmund H. Otto and Mallita (Hoffman) Otto; married, October 12, 1922, to Katrine Ewing Dallmeyer. Lawyer; Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20; Missouri state attorney general, 1925; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1926; president, Laclede Gas Light Company, St. Louis, Mo. Burial location unknown.
  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; married, November 16, 1909, to Eleanora Gabbert. 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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Isaac Charles Parker (1838-1896) — also known as Isaac C. Parker; "Hanging Judge" — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born near Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, October 15, 1838. Grandnephew of George F. Shannon, Thomas Shannon, James Shannon and Wilson Shannon. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Missouri, 1868-70; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1871-75 (7th District 1871-73, 9th District 1873-75); U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1875. As judge, sentenced more than 160 people to death, of whom 79 were hanged. Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., November 17, 1896 (age 58 years, 33 days). Interment at National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
  See also Shannon family
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Books about Isaac C. Parker: Roger H. Tuller, Let No Guilty Man Escape : A Judicial Biography of 'Hanging Judge' Isaac C. Parker
  Mosby Monroe Parsons (1822-1865) — also known as M. M. Parsons — of Missouri. Born in Charlottesville, Va., May 21, 1822. Son of Gustavus Adolphus Parsons. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Missouri state attorney general, 1853-57; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1857-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed, along with Aaron H. Conrow and four others, by bandits in Nuevo León, August 15, 1865 (age 43 years, 86 days). Interment somewhere in Nuevo León; cenotaph at Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlawn Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Cross-reference: Aaron H. Conrow
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  H. F. Patterson (1922-1965) — also known as Pat Patterson — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born November 18, 1922. Married, September 11, 1953, to Margot Truman. 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.
  Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) — also known as Roscoe C. Patterson — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., September 15, 1876. Son of John A. Patterson and Louise Mildred (Bridwell) Patterson; married, March 4, 1902, to Adah Hollman. Republican. Lawyer; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., October 22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37 days). Interment at Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Roscoe Conkling
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Lee Peak (1839-1910) — also known as John L. Peak — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Scott County, Ky., 1839. Married 1862 to Mattie H. Daviess. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1895-97. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 24, 1910 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) — also known as Samuel R. Peters — of Memphis, Scotland County, Mo.; Marion, Marion County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey County, Kan. Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, August 16, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1872; member of Kansas state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th District 1885-91). Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Newton, Harvey County, Kan., April 21, 1910 (age 67 years, 248 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Finis Philips (1834-1919) — also known as John F. Philips — of Georgetown, Pettis County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Thralls Prairie, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1834. Son of John G. Philips. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1868; mayor of Sedalia, Mo.; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1875-77, 1880-81; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1885-88; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1888-1910. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., March 13, 1919 (age 84 years, 72 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Trigg Pigott (b. 1861) — of Virginia City, Madison County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., November 3, 1861. Lawyer; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1897-. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Moses Pollard (1836-1904) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Plymouth, Windsor County, Vt., June 14, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., 1876; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1877-79. Died February 24, 1904 (age 67 years, 255 days). Interment at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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