Robert Marcellus Stewart was born on this date in 1815, in Truxton, New York.
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Missouri History Today January 5, 1857: Trusten Polk Sworn In As Governor
On this day in Missouri History in 1887: Missouri’s second Governor by the name of Thomas Reynolds commits suicide. In an eerie episode from our state’s past, this Governor named Thomas Reynolds was found dead at the bottom of a freight elevator shaft in what was then known as the Custom House, in St. Louis. …
Take a free candlelight tour of the Governor’s Mansion, with the halls all decked out in sparkling lights and lush greenery, and meet and greet Missouri’s Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson, too.
