John Smith Phelps (1814–1886) was a prominent Missouri statesman, lawyer, and Civil War veteran. Born on December 22, 1814, in Simsbury, Connecticut, he moved to Springfield, Missouri, in the 1830s, where he established a successful legal practice. Phelps served as a U.S. Congressman from Missouri for 18 years (1845–1863), gaining a reputation as a moderate …
Missouri’s 28th governor William Joel Stone was born on this date in 1848. Stone is the only figure to have served as Representative, Senator, and Governor of Missouri.
Abraham J. Williams, Missouri’s third governor, was born on this date in 1781.
After a May 29 court ruling ordered him to turn over documents from his political non-profit to the Missouri House Committee (regarding allegations of misconduct), Gov. Eric Greitens resigned on this day five years ago. The charismatic former Navy Seal and Rhodes Scholar, who rose to prominence by positioning himself as a “political outsider,” resigned …
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