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Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) —
also known as Lee Ackerman —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
29, 1921.
Son of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; airplane
pilot; newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; real estate
investor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Bragg Adams (1842-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in North Pomfret, Pomfret, Windsor
County, Vt., October
27, 1842.
Son of Jarvis Adams and Eunice (Mitchell) Adams.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1879-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1895-1905;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1905-16; died in
office 1916.
Presbyterian.
Died, from cerebral
edema, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
24, 1916 (age 73 years, 363
days).
Interment somewhere
in Woodstock, Vt.
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Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 17,
1890.
Son of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Son of Thomas Wilson Alexander and Jane (Robinson) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor
of Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th
Circuit, 1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23.
Presbyterian; later Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Frank D. Allen (1892-1990) —
of Akron, Washington
County, Colo.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., August 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1990 (age 98 years, 90
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman H. Anderson (1924-1997) —
of Ferguson, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 2,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Missouri
state attorney general, 1965-69.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died June 16,
1997 (age 73 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Washington Arnold (1879-1961) —
also known as Samuel W. Arnold; Wat Arnold —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Downing, Schuyler
County, Mo., September
21, 1879.
Son of Cumberland Wilson Arnold and Mary Elizabeth (Hill) Arnold.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lumber
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948, 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., December
18, 1961 (age 82 years, 88
days).
Interment at Maple
Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
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David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) —
also known as David R. Atchison —
of Plattsburg, Clinton
County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Frogtown, Fayette
County, Ky., August
11, 1807.
Son of William Atchison and Catherine (Allen) Atchison.
Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1841; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849, because
President Zachary
Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
Died near Gower, Clinton
County, Mo., January
26, 1886 (age 78 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton
County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo.
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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Son of George Baker and Margaret (Reager) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector
for Missouri, 1868;
member of Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 23,
1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Samuel Aaron Baker (1874-1933) —
also known as Sam Aaron Baker —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Patterson, Wayne
County, Mo., November
7, 1874.
Son of Samuel Aaron Baker and Mary Amanda (McGhee) Baker.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1919-23; Governor of
Missouri, 1925-29; director, Cortez-King Brand Mining Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
16, 1933 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August 2,
1877.
Son of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1907-11; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mayme Fisher. |
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Son of John Melville Bayless (1851-1907) and Mary (Stubblefield)
Bayless (1856-1928).
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Son of George Henry Beach and Eva F. (Hull) Beach.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock
(Osborne) Blair.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Christopher Samuel Bond (b. 1939) —
also known as Christopher S. Bond; Kit
Bond —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1968; Missouri
state auditor, 1971-73; Governor of
Missouri, 1973-77, 1981-85; defeated, 1976; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1987-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) —
of Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., January
18, 1781.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana
state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of
Indiana, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39;
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1828;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838.
Presbyterian.
Boonville, Indiana is named for
him.
Died in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., November
20, 1844 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Original interment at Lousiana
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Son of William Patterson Borland and Elizabeth (Hassan) Borland.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital
No. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) —
also known as Charles Brown —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Coweta, Wagoner
County, Okla., October
22, 1920.
Democrat. Radio station
program director; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
oil
executive.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Lions.
Died in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Bennett Clark (1890-1954) —
also known as Bennett Clark; Champ Clark —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., January
8, 1890.
Son of James
Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Montgomery Dalton (1900-1972) —
also known as John M. Dalton —
of Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Vernon
County, Mo., November
9, 1900.
Democrat. Missouri
state attorney general, 1953-61; Governor of
Missouri, 1961-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 7,
1972 (age 71 years, 241
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Son of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Charles Daniel Drake (1811-1892) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 11,
1811.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1859-60; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1867-70; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1870.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1892 (age 80 years, 356
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Richard Meloan Duncan (1889-1974) —
also known as Richard M. Duncan —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Platte
County, Mo., November
10, 1889.
Son of Richard F. Duncan and Margaret (Meloan) Duncan.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1933-43 (at-large 1933-35, 3rd
District 1935-43); defeated, 1942; U.S.
District Judge for Missouri, 1943.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August 1,
1974 (age 84 years, 264
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, 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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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Son of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jo Ann Emerson (b. 1950) —
also known as Jo Ann Hermann —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
16, 1950.
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1996-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Norvell William Emerson (1938-1996) —
also known as Bill Emerson —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
1, 1938.
Son of Norvell Preston Emerson and Marie (Reinemer) Emerson.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1981-96 (10th District 1981-83, 8th
District 1983-96); died in office 1996.
Presbyterian.
Died of lung
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1996 (age 58 years, 173
days).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Mo.
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Herman Preston Faris (1858-1936) —
also known as Herman P. Faris —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, December
25, 1858.
Son of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris.
Banker;
real
estate broker; Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Missouri, 1888; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died March 20,
1936 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris; married, April 26,
1880, to Adda Winters; married, February
6, 1911, to Sallie A. Lewis. |
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Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian. Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March 22,
1883.
Son of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August 5,
1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer (divorced 1922); married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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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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Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) —
also known as Martha W. Griffiths; Martha Edna
Wright —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Pierce City, Lawrence
County, Mo., January
29, 1912.
Daughter of Charles Elbridge Wright and Nell (Sullinger) Wright.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1955-74; defeated,
1952; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1953; appointed 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1984;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1983-90.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 2003
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) —
also known as Edward A. Hannegan —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 25,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
In May, 1852, during a drunken
argument, he stabbed
his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the next
day.
Died from overdose of
morphine (probably suicide),
in St.
Louis, Mo., February
25, 1859 (age 51 years, 245
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Joseph L. Hayes (b. 1930) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Missouri, 1930.
Republican. Engineer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1977-84; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1981-84.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1984.
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Lolita Hilliard (1908-1997) —
also known as Lolita Ruth Collett; Mrs. M. E.
Hilliard —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.; Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; St. Peters, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in West Virginia, September
15, 1908.
Daughter of Maurie Jay Collett (1884-1935) and Hazel (Ferguson)
Collett (1890-1979).
Democrat. Nurse; chair of
Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, in Claywest House nursing
home, St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Parsons Cemetery, Parsons, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Milliard Earl Hilliard (1902-1991). |
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Son of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover.
Superintendent
of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, 1922; Batavia, 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 30,
1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron O. House (1902-1969) —
of Nashville, Washington
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
27, 1902.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th
District 1964-69); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Pi Kappa
Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., September
27, 1969 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Lee Houx (1854-1941) —
also known as Frank L. Houx —
of Wyoming.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
12, 1854.
Democrat. Mayor of
Cody, Wyo., 1901, 1905-09; secretary of
state of Wyoming, 1911-19; Governor of
Wyoming, 1917-19; defeated, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Died in the Irma Hotel,
Cody, Park
County, Wyo., April 3,
1941 (age 86 years, 112
days).
Interment at Cody
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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David Herbert Jackson (b. 1943) —
of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 28,
1943.
Son of Dan G. Jackson and Virginia M. (Hull) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1969; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1964
to Judith Erin Johnson. |
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James Proctor Knott (1830-1911) —
also known as J. Proctor Knott —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.; Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born in Raywick, Marion
County, Ky., August
29, 1830.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1857-58; Missouri
state attorney general, 1858-61; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1867-71, 1875-83; Governor of
Kentucky, 1883-87; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1891.
Presbyterian.
Died June 18,
1911 (age 80 years, 293
days).
Interment at Ryder
Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
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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.
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.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Christine Alexander Graham. |
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Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) —
also known as R. N. Lower —
of Longwood Township, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., January
15, 1850.
Son of George Lower and Margaret Lower (c.1818-1865).
Farmer;
banker;
member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1925-28.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Struck by
a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacific railroad
station, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 29,
1933 (age 83 years, 73
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of George Lower and Margaret Lower (c.1818-1865); married to Nancy
Margaret Godby (1856-1890); married, June 15,
1892, to Anna Jane McChesney (1866-1943); brother-in-law of Fred
MacChesney (nephew by marriage of James
Peter Walker). |
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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.
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.
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Relatives:
Married, January
20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke. |
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Congress |
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Hazel Hailey Manley (b. 1893) —
also known as Mrs. R. P. Manley —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Missouri, July 9,
1893.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1944,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ross Phelps Manley. |
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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.
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John Flournoy Montgomery (1878-1954) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., September
20, 1878.
Son of James Albert Montgomery and Eudora Virginia (Meng) Montgomery.
Democrat. President, John Wildi Evaporated Milk Co.,
1914-25; chairman, International Milk Co.,
1925-33; U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1933-41.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., November
7, 1954 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manchester, Vt.
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Annette Noble Morgan (c.1938-2001) —
also known as Annette Morgan —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., about 1938.
Daughter of John
W. Noble.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives 39th District, 1981-97.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Research Medical
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
18, 2001 (age about 63
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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.
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William Rock Painter (1863-1947) —
also known as William R. Painter —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
27, 1863.
Son of Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; printing
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1913-17; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1923-30.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., July 1,
1947 (age 83 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Robert Pentland (b. 1908) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowhill, Scotland,
February
7, 1908.
Democrat. Coal miner;
grocery
clerk; warehouse
worker; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; business
representative, Teamsters Local 688; member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1949-66.
Presbyterian. Member, Teamsters
Union.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emmet Montgomery Reily (b. 1866) —
also known as E. Mont Reily —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
21, 1866.
Son of John Gamble Reily and Sarah Ann (Guy) Reily.
Republican. Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1921-23.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Frederick Sanders (1880-1961) —
also known as W. F. Sanders —
of Parkville, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Silver Lake, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 27,
1880.
Son of William August Sanders (1844-1932) and Caroline (Dahlstrom)
Sanders (1846-1932).
Republican. College
teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1944;
chair
of Platte County Republican Party, 1949.
Presbyterian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American
Legion.
Died in Parkville, Platte
County, Mo., September
17, 1961 (age 81 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Son of John
Webster Sutherland.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1932,
1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March 12,
1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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James Matthes Talent (b. 1956) —
also known as James M. Talent; Jim Talent —
of Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
18, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1993-2001; candidate
for Governor of
Missouri, 2000; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 2002-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Walker Wear (b. 1876) —
also known as Joseph W. Wear —
of Penllyn, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1876.
Son of James Hutchinson Wear and Nancy (Holliday) Wear.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Doubles champion of U.S. in court tennis; racquet doubles champion of
U.S.; chair, Davis Cup committee.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 14,
1903, to Adaline Coleman Potter (died 1935). |
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