district state_senate birth_place nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
31st missouri mcdowell township , barry county , missouri american republican 10 june 1923 1972 emory melton
 1996 emory melton attorney university of missouri
emory melton

emory melton -lrb- born june 20 , 1923 -rrb- is an american politician who served in the missouri state senate .
he was born in mcdowell , missouri and attended southwest missouri state university and the university of missouri in columbia , studying law .
he served in the missouri state senate for the 29th district 1972 to 1996 .
he is a member of the republican party .
