The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-12
GOVERNORS OF MISSOURI.
The Names of Those Who
:" Have Filled the Exalted
Position.

DuIthk buC hAot MY yN1ao " -
souri, as a State, nineteen different
persons occupied the Governorschair
although the term was four years, ex-
cept McClurg, which was two years.
The Constitution OF 1865 changed
the term OF Office from four to two
years and remained so until 1875,
when the present Constitution was
adopted, changing 1t back to four
years and making the Governorineli-
gible to succeed himself. The first
Governor Of Missouri, after her ad
mission into the Union, as State,
was Alexander McNair. of st. Louis,
who served one term OF four years.
Frederick Bates, OF st. Louis, was
elected Governor In 1924, but died in
August, 1925. At the time OF the
election of Governor Bates, in 1924,
Benjamin Fl. Reeves, of Howard
county. was chosen Lieutenant Gov
ernor, but had resigned prior to
Governor Bates death. and Abraham
]. Williams, OF Boone county, who
was President OF the Missouri State
Senate, became Governor, and acted
assuch until December s, 1925, when
he was succeeded by John Miller, OF
Howard county, who had been elect
ed at a special election. Governor
Miller filed out the remainder OF
Governor Bates term, and in 1928
was elected for full term OF four
years, being the only Governor ever
elected twice in the States history.
Daniel Dunklin, OF Washington
county, was chosen Lieutenant Gov
ernor in 1928 and in 1882 was chos.
en- Governor, and Lilburn ". Boggs,
OF Jackson county, was chosen Lieu
tenant Governor.
Governor Dunklin resigned in Sep
TENDER, 1886, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Boggs was elected to succeed
himself. Governors Dunklin and
Boggs are the only Lieutenant Gov
ernors elected, who afterwards be-
came Governor by election.
In 1910 Thomas Reynolds, OF
Howard county, and NJ. NJ. Marma-
duke, OF Saline county, we're chosen
Governor and Lieutenant, respec-
lively. Governor Reynolds died in
February, 1914. and Lieutenant
Governor Marmaduke became Gov
ernor and served until after the elec
ton in August, 1914, the time OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. State officers hav-
ing been changed from November to
August.
John C. Edwards, of Cole county,
was elected in 1874; Austin A. King,
of Ray county, in 1913, and General
Sterling Price in 1852. The last three
named filling out the full term offour
years.
Trusten Polk. Of St Louis. WIS
elected Governor in 1856, and Hail.
cock Jackson, OF Randolph county,
Lieutenant Governor Governor
Polk resigned in February, 1857,
having been elected to the United
States Senate, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jackson became Acting Gov
ernor until August, 1857, when Bob
M. Stewart was chosen Governor to
ali out the unexpired term of Govern-
or Polk
Claiborne F. Jackson, OF Saline
county. was elected Governor in 1860
and Thomas c. Reynolds, of st.
Louis, Lieutenant Governor.
Governor jackson died in 1862 and
Thomas C. Reynolds became Gov
ernor and acted as such until Janu-
ary, 1865, but not at the State Capt.
toll. In July, 1861, a convention OF
the Union element was held in st.
Louis and elected Hamilton Gamble,
OF st. Louis, Governor, and Willard
p. Hall, Lieutenant Governor. Gov
ernor Gamble died in January, 1864,
and Lieutenant Governor Hall acted
as Provisional Governor until 1865
Thomas C. Fletcher, OF st. Louis,
was elected Governor in 1864 as a
Republican. Joseph W. McClurg
succeeded Fletcher in 1868 and serv-
ed until 1871.
At the election in 1870 B. Gratz
Brown, OF Iron county, was elected
Governor on what was termed the
Liberal Republican ticket, and the
Legislature chosen Mt the same tine,
removed the prescription which pre-
vented those wbo sympathized with
tho. Snnth from voting. Governor