Missouri Governor. Graduating from the University of Kansas, in 1892, he earned a law degree from Northwestern University, in 1894 and practiced law in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the Kansas City assistant city counselor in 1898, Jackson County prosecuting attorney, (1901-03) and Missouri Attorney General, (1905-09). In 1909, he was elected as a Republican the 32nd Missouri Governor, serving until 1913. As Governor, he enacted penal reform, expanded safety and public health regulations, and established a nurse examiners' board, a fish and game commission, a game protection board and a Missouri waterways commission. After leaving office, he practiced law, worked on a federal railroad valuation project and was a professor of law at the University of Colorado, (1917-23). Returning to Missouri, he became the seventh Chancellor of the Washington University, serving until his death from heart disease at age 55.
Missouri Governor. Graduating from the University of Kansas, in 1892, he earned a law degree from Northwestern University, in 1894 and practiced law in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the Kansas City assistant city counselor in 1898, Jackson County prosecuting attorney, (1901-03) and Missouri Attorney General, (1905-09). In 1909, he was elected as a Republican the 32nd Missouri Governor, serving until 1913. As Governor, he enacted penal reform, expanded safety and public health regulations, and established a nurse examiners' board, a fish and game commission, a game protection board and a Missouri waterways commission. After leaving office, he practiced law, worked on a federal railroad valuation project and was a professor of law at the University of Colorado, (1917-23). Returning to Missouri, he became the seventh Chancellor of the Washington University, serving until his death from heart disease at age 55.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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