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Protestant Politicians in Missouri
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  Ray N. Allmon (1918-2004) — of Winona, Shannon County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in New Liberty, Oregon County, Mo., December 11, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oil jobber; contractor; automobile dealer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1965. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, Mo., May 24, 2004 (age 85 years, 165 days). Interment at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1957, to Ruby Sconce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Elizabeth Moore Arndt (b. 1920) — also known as Betty Arndt; Elizabeth Moore — of Centralia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., August 25, 1920. Daughter of Frederick Arnold Moore and Miriam (Delano) Moore. Republican. Nurse; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964, 1976; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1970-81. Female. Protestant. Still living as of 1981.
  Relatives: Married 1946 to Joseph Manning Arndt, Jr.
  Ruth Frances Barnes (1903-1980) — also known as Ruth Barnes; Ruth Frances O'Dell — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo. Born in Ray County, Mo., September 7, 1903. Daughter of Francis Marion O'Dell and Ollie Mae (Turner) O'Dell. Democrat. Pharmacist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960; vice-chair of Missouri Democratic Party, 1968-73. Female. Protestant. Died February 13, 1980 (age 76 years, 159 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 6, 1926, to James Richard Barnes (1898-1982).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) — also known as Homer F. Bedford — of Weld County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Balltown (unknown county), Mo., March 16, 1880. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; postmaster; Weld County Assessor, 1922-32; Colorado state treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; Colorado state auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57, 1959-63; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1942. Protestant. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo., March 26, 1968 (age 88 years, 10 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Davis Begole (1877-1956) — also known as George D. Begole — of Denver, Colo. Born in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., May 28, 1877. Son of Davis W. Begole and Lydia (Stanford) Begole. Republican. Accountant; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1931-35. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in Denver, Colo., December 22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1927, to Ethel Waldo (1878-1963).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) — also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob Bennett — of Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 23, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas state senate, 1965-75; Governor of Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Optimist Club; Freemasons. Died, of lung cancer, at St. Joseph's Health Center, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139 days). Interment at Corinth Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Warren Bradley (b. 1943) — also known as Bill Bradley; "Dollar Bill" — of Denville, Morris County, N.J. Born in Crystal City, Jefferson County, Mo., July 28, 1943. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988, 1996; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2000. Protestant. At the 1964 Olympic Games, won a gold medal as part of the U.S. basketball team; professional basketball player for the New York Knicks, 1967-77; elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Earl Thomas Coleman (b. 1943) — also known as E. Thomas Coleman; Tom Coleman — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 29, 1943. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1973-76; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1977-93; defeated, 1992. Protestant. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., December 10, 1931. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District 1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984. Protestant. Member, Lions; National Education Association; American Federation of Teachers; American Legion. Still living as of 1984.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Lila F. Vogel.
  Scott Ferris (1877-1945) — of Lawton, Comanche County, Okla. Born in Neosho, Newton County, Mo., November 3, 1877. Son of Scott Ferris and Anna M. (Thorp) Ferris. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of Oklahoma territorial legislature, 1904-05; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-21 (5th District 1907-15, 6th District 1915-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (speaker), 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1924-40; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1929. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., June 8, 1945 (age 67 years, 217 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Grace Hobbert.
  Cross-reference: Fletcher B. Swank
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. Melvin Goodson (1904-1980) — of Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Missouri, 1904. Democrat. Banker; Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1939-40. Protestant. Died in 1980 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold (1890-1940) — also known as Glenn Griswold — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in New Haven, Franklin County, Mo., January 20, 1890. Son of Sylvanus C. Griswold and Annie Louise (Hasenfratz) Griswold. Democrat. Lawyer; Miami County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5th District 1933-39). Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1940 (age about 50 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, November 27, 1913, to Edith Connally.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Don Hancock (b. 1934) — of Doniphan, Ripley County, Mo. Born in Pine, Ripley County, Mo., July 28, 1934. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ripley County, 1964-. Protestant. Member, Lions. Still living as of 1967.
  Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) — also known as Dick Hensley — of Peoria, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Albany, Gentry County, Mo., February 23, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd District). Protestant. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 2005.
  John W. Joynt (b. 1899) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 3, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1935-40; member of Missouri state senate 2nd District, 1955-66; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956. Protestant. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 24, 1920, to Helen Raines.
  William Rhuben Neal (b. 1883) — also known as W. R. Neal — of Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Clifton City, Cooper County, Mo., 1883. Democrat. Hotel owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Protestant. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) — also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wright City, Warren County, Mo., June 21, 1892. Son of Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr. Pastor; professor, Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958. Protestant. German ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 1, 1971 (age 78 years, 345 days). Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1931 to Ursula Mary Keppel-Compton (1908-1997).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Forest Phares (b. 1886) — also known as William F. Phares — of Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Sharon, Barber County, Kan., June 7, 1886. Son of Edgar C. Phares and Mary (Craig) Phares. Republican. Lumber dealer; hardware business; banker; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1914-26; Missouri Republican state chair, 1924-26, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1940. Protestant. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Maude Marie Bainum.
  Jeanne Shaheen (b. 1947) — also known as Jeanne Bowers — of Madbury, Strafford County, N.H. Born in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo., January 28, 1947. Daughter of Ivan Bowers and Belle Bowers. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980, 2000; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1991-96; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1996; Governor of New Hampshire, 1997-2003; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 2002; director, Harvard Institute of Politics, 2005. Female. Protestant. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married to Bill Shaheen.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) — also known as John G. Terry — of Pixley, Tulare County, Calif. Born in Rockville, Bates County, Mo., July 12, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Silas Woodson (1819-1896) — of Knox County, Ky.; St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born near Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., May 18, 1819. Son of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; secretary of state of Missouri, 1860-70; Governor of Missouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876; circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96. Protestant; later Catholic. Died October 9, 1896 (age 77 years, 144 days). Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
  Relatives: Third cousin once removed of Frederick Bates, James Woodson Bates and Edward Bates; first cousin of Samuel Hughes Woodson (1779-1827); son of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson; first cousin once removed of Tucker Woodson, David Meade Woodson and Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); married, September 13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts (1825-1845); married, July 27, 1846, to Olivia Adams (1828-1856); married, December 27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard (1846-1907); third cousin twice removed of Daniel Woodson and John Archibald Woodson; first cousin twice removed of John McDowell Woodson; third cousin thrice removed of James Alexander Woodson and Urey Woodson. See Woodson family of Kentucky.
  See also National Governors Association biography

 

 


 
   
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