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Colonel Robert Hunt Biography
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Colonel Robert Hunt, mayor of Kansas City in 1873, born in Ireland in 1839 and coming to Kansas City in 1859, serving the Union in the Civil War.
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Date
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1878
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Book
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Biography of James A. Reed (1861-1944), a "U. S. senator, presidential aspirant, and conservative Democrat" lawyer in Missouri, at the peak of power in the early 1900s with stances against woman suffrage and Prohibition, but also admired for his legal speaking abilities.
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Date
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1999
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Book
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of Henry M. Bearsdley (1858-1938). He was elected mayor of Kansas City in 1906 serving just one term. He was instrumental in advocating the Kansas City Charter.
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Date
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1999
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Book
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of John Bailey Gage (1887-1970) written by Lawrence Larsen. Gage was mayor of Kansas City from 1940-1946. Article includes citations.
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Date
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1999
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Book
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of H. Roe Bartle (1901-1974), twice elected mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s.
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Date
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1999
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Book
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Biography of Roger T. Sermon (1890-1950), "twenty-six-year mayor of the city of Independence," Jackson County, during the Pendergast machine era and "closely allied" with it until 1942.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference
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Description
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Photo and bio of Dr. George Madison Brown Maughs, or George Maughs (1821-1901), a physician, politician, railroad promoter, and Confederate supporter. Description of his life and career as a native of Kentucky moving to the French community of Florissant, Missouri, in 1826 before coming to Kansas City in 1858 and being elected mayor and Missouri state representative in 1860.
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Date
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1901
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Book
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