Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-30
MlSsOuRI'S GOVERNORS.
A WelI-Informed Gentleman Writes Or
the Subject-A List Which Every Young
Missourian Should Preserve.

the subject-A List Which Every Young
NIissourian Should Preserve.
DIR. Joseph A. Mudd recently wrote
the Troy (Mo.) Free Press correcting
number of errors in an article on Mis-
souri, governors. The doctor says he
writes for the information of the young
people of Missouri, who ought to know
the history of their native state by heart.
He says:
! Amos stoddard the first governor OF
Missouri after it's cession from France. He
was officially styled the acting civil com
mandant of the province of Upper Loulsi-
ana and held from March II to october l,
1904. From the latter date the country was
known as the District Of Louisiana and was
placed temporarily under the officers OF the
territory of Indiana, Gen. William Henry
Harrison being governor.
Congress established the territory of Lou
isiana, with the cap tai at st. Louis, March s.
| governor (and not III 1894 as your list mas IT,
! He was general in chief Of the United States
179s, to December, 1889, when the position
! was held by Gen. Washington. Gen. Nilkin-
son was born III Charles county. MaryLana.
| mother was born. In 1907 he was ordered
south to quell the Burr conspiracy
| brated Lewis and Clark expedition, and
native of Virginia, was appointed, gov
ernor. For short time Joseph Brown
from May to October. 1907, Frederick Bates
Lewis shot himself in iso9, and Frederick
| Bates was acting governor until 1870 when
nresident Maids; Madison appointed Benjamin
| Howard resigned in 1872, to accept the com
u,and of brigade in the with Great
| Britain, and Frederick Bates again became
! acting governor until July, 1873, when Will
| liam Clark, also of the Lewis ana Clark ex-
| petition, ana also a native OF Virginia, was
| appointe governor. December !, 1872, the
| territory of Missouri was established by con
| gresS.
Clark was governor untis Mi ssouri became
state, but la 1919 Frederick Bates was act
ing governor, as you will see by reference to
| the old records of Lincoln county. Samuel
| Hammond is put down in your list
eeeding Lewis, but he never was governor
! of ssouri. President jefferson appointed
| him receive of public money at st. cuis He
| was a native of Virginia, was governor of
| Georgia and "a member of congress for one
| term frean Georgia. He was president of the
Legislative council of Missouri in 1873 He
ran for congress in 1872 and was beaten
| by Edward Hampstead, also of st. Louis,
| but a native of Connecticut. Hampstead was
the first delegate i'll congress from west of
| for congress in ISL but was beaten by Rufus
| Easton. who had also been beaten bv Hemp
| Louis in 1924, went to South Carolina, held
| several important offices aud died the day
OF Pennsylvania, was the first state gCy
ernor, being elected in 1920 He lived in 81
Louis. was IA very strong pro slavery IMAM.
and this circumstance caused him to receive
nearly three times as many votes as his op
poEent Gov. Clark. Frederick Bates, of
st. Louis. native of Virginia. a brother to
Edward Bates. Lincon's attorney general,
and son in-law to Rev. John BAH. of Lincoln
county. was elected governor in 1874 defeat
ing William H. Ashley. Bates died August
i. 1925, and Abraham j. Williams, of Done
county, president of the senate (and not
Benjamin H. Reeves, your list has j j.
was acting governor until September, 1875,
when, at a special election, John Miller. of
Howard county, was elected governor over
VIM. c. Carr and David Todd. Judge Todd
held the.firSt court in Troy; At this election
governor, GOV. Miller was reelected in
ISIS 1s2s y, without opposition. Lieut. GOV:
county. was elected governor in Iss2.
He resigned September 80, 1886. few weeks
/ before the expiration of his t. rm. to accept
the office of United States surveyor general
Ii ut. GOV Lilburn W. Boggs filled out the
term.
/ In 1896 Boggs, of Jackson, acting governor,
was elected governor defeating VIM. H.
Ashley. GOV. Boggs took active part in
s. n M0rm hnt from the state and in
/ I5ndependenee. iis recovered, and was
ago. In,ls4o Thomas Reynolds, of Howard
scounty,n native of Kentucky, defeated for
governor John Ii. Clark. also OF Howard
county, and also native of kentucky.
In February, 1854, Gov. Reynolds shot him
sell in the heads Gas Gov. Lewis hai done
thirty. foar years before, and NJ. NJ. Marina
duke, lieutenant governor, served out the
John Marmaduke Your list om lit the the
name of.John c. Edwards, of Cole county, IA
1884, defeating Charles H. Alien. In 1915,
Austin A. King. of Ray county, native of
Tennessee, elected RnJ
lins, of Boone.
In 1852 Sterling Price. of Charlton a native
of Virginia, was elected, over james Winston
In 1896, Trusten Polk; of st. Louis, a native
of Delaware. was elected over Robert c.
Ew ing and Thomas I'll. II. Benton. Judge
Ewing was vigorously opposed by Judge
father of Mrs senator CockrelD, who was
elected attorney genera! at the same cleo
ton. Gov Polk, being elected to the United
States senate, T. signed. and Hancock Jack
son, lieutenant governor (of Howard. 1
speeial election e IL ise When nnf Robert
Nj. Stewart, of Buchanan, native of
New York. defeated james s. Rollins by
?3i votes. Maj. Rollins believed that he was
not fairly beaten. In 1863 claiborne +. Jack
son, of Howard, native of Kentucky, de-
jackson and James b. Gardenhfre. The
politics of these four We're respectively
| Douglas democrat, American, Brec inride
democrat and republican. The state CON
vention, July 81. 1861. deposed Gov. jackson
and II Lie Il: Coy; Coy. Thos :, C. Reynods and
of St Louis, and willard r. Hall, of
Bue ,In do not r know s in what state
been quite young when he settled in st.
| Louis. Governor Hall was born in Virginia
born in Maine. 1t was Gov. Hall On the alb
sence OF GOV, Gamble( who appointed John
1872. Gamble died january 81. IS L. and Gov.
Hall filled out the term Thomas c. Rey
| 1864 Thomas G. Fletcher of st Iouis de-
feated Thomas L. Price, of Cole.
| Fletcher was the first native Missourian
! elected governor. Joseph W. MrCiurg, of
| Camden, a native of st. Louis county, was
| elected in 1873, defeating 9ohn S. Phelps of
| Greene. The Drake constitution having
| gone into effect, the term of the governor
| was shortened to two years. In 1870 B.
| Gratz Brown, of st. Louis, a native of Lex
| ington, Ky, was elected over Gov. McClurg
| In 1872 Silas Woodson, of Buchanan a ma
| tive of kentucky, was elected over John Il.
| Henderson, In 1874 Charles III. Hardin, of
| Audran was elect ed over W i'll am Gentry of
| Pettis. HIS father WAS native of Virginia,
| and his mother was sister of thief ounder of
| William Jewell college.
In 1876, John Smith Phelps, of Greene a
| native OF Connecticut, defeated Gustavus A.
| Finkelnburg. of st. Louis a republican, and
Alexander a greenbIcker. The present con-
stttution had now gone siBto effect and
the four-yea tern restored. In
| 1881. Thomas I. Crittenden, of John
son county, native of Shelby county,
kentucky, was elected over d. Pat Dyer, Of
| st. Louis, and Lnman A. Brown, OF Charlton.
| Gen. John :. Marmaduke. of Saline, and,
| think, native Missourian, WAS elected in
1884 over Nicholas Ford, of Andrew fusion.
| and Rev. John A. Brooks, of Audrain pro-
| hibitionist; dying in 1887. Lieut.. Gov. 4. =.
| MOrehous- succeeded to the office In 1888
| David X. Francis, of st. Louis, was elected
| union labor, and Frank NJ Lowe, prohibit
| ZIONIST
| Fine banking, Indeed.
1t is believed that the depositors of
| the defunct Citizens bank Of Nevada
will fare badly. The officers of the
bank were the heaviest borrowers