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Lutheran Politicians in Missouri


  Conrad Ray Burns (b. 1935) — also known as Conrad R. Burns — of Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont. Born in Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo., January 25, 1935. Republican. Auctioneer; broadcaster; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1989-2007; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 2008. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2010.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Martin P. Degenhardt (b. 1918) — of Perryville, Perry County, Mo. Born in Wittenberg, Perry County, Mo., January 22, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; furniture business; accountant; tree farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Perry County, 1952-67. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1946, to Eleanor Nolle.
  Henry W. Kiel (1871-1942) — also known as "Father of the Municipal Opera" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 21, 1871. Son of Henry F. Kiel and Minnie C. (Daues) Kiel. Republican. Bricklayer; brick contractor; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1932. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Royal Arcanum. The Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis was named for him. Died, from complications of a stroke, November 26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1892, to Irene H. Moonan.

 

 


 
   
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