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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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John B. Bowman (1832-1885) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
1832.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
real estate business; mayor
of East St. Louis, Ill., 1865-66, 1868, 1872-74, 1877-78.
German
ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
an unknown assailant, in front of his home, in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
21, 1885 (age about 53
years). Two East St. Louis policemen were later charged with his
murder, but they were never tried.
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Bernard Francis Dickmann (b. 1888) —
also known as Bernard F. Dickmann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1888.
Son of Joseph Francis Dickmann and Marie (Eilers) Dickmann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate business; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1933-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) —
also known as Louise Fain —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., October
22, 1904.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate agent; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died December
2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Frank C. Mazzuca (1905-1969) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Italy,
July
11, 1905.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-69 (Jackson County 1st
District 1965-66, 1st District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
14, 1969 (age 63 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus (1837-1922) —
also known as Frederick G. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Westphalia, Germany,
October
21, 1837.
Son of Frederick W. Niedringhaus and Mary N. Niedringhaus.
Republican. Manufacturer;
real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1889-91; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896.
Methodist.
German
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
25, 1922 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Thomas Key Niedringhaus (1860-1924) —
also known as Thomas K. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
21, 1860.
Son of Dena (Key) Niedringhaus and Frederick
Gottlieb Niedringhaus.
Republican. Vice-president, St. Louis Stamping Company,
vice-president, National Enameling and Stamping Company,
vice-president, Commonwealth Steel
Company; real estate business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1912-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Methodist.
Died October
26, 1924 (age 64 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Fred V. Pace (b. 1919) —
of Versailles, Morgan
County, Mo.
Born in Gravois Mills, Morgan
County, Mo., April 6,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; farmer;
real estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Morgan County; elected 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1967.
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James E. Porter (1857-1946) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Cass
County, Mo., August
23, 1857.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1910-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 26,
1946 (age 88 years, 246
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Darrell Proctor (born c.1948) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Willard, Greene
County, Mo.
Born about 1948.
Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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A. Ives Reid (b. 1887) —
of Belton, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Coleman (unknown
county), Mo., September
24, 1887.
Democrat. Farmer;
real estate broker; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District, 1949-52.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Floyd Sembler (b. 1930) —
also known as Melvin F. Sembler; Mel
Sembler —
of Florida.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., 1930.
Republican. Chairman of the board of The Sembler Company, shopping
center developers; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1989-93; Nauru, 1989-93; Italy, 2001; member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1994-2000.
Still living as of 2001.
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George Chester Robinson Wagoner (1863-1946) —
also known as George C. R. Wagoner —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
3, 1863.
Republican. Undertaker;
real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1903.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 27,
1946 (age 82 years, 236
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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