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Missouri Governors Colorful Lineage Through State History
A compact history of Missouri governors from Meriwether Lewis to the current era. It covers transitions from territorial to state status, party shifts including Democrats and Unionists, notable figures like Clairborne F Jackson and Thomas C Fletcher, and a note on the current governor and legislature overriding a veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
Washington, D.C
Natchez
Benjamin Howard
Madison
Gen
William Clark
Alexander McNair
Miller
McNair
Bates
St. Charles
Abraham Williams
State Senate
Phil M. Donnelly
Forrest Smith
Warren Hearnes
Clairborne F . Jackson
St. Louis
Jackson
Lincoln
Uni
Confederacy
Nathaniel Lyon
Camp Jackson
Lyon
Sterling Price
Jefferson City
Boonville
Price
Arkansas
Hamilton Gamble
Willar B. Hall
Thomas C. Fletcher
McClurg
Brown
Hadley
Hyde
Caulfield
Baker
Donnell
Bond