Richard R. Nacy

Richard R. Nacy (November 07, 1895-January 10, 1961), was a U.S. politician from Missouri.

Richard R. Nacy was born and raised in Jefferson City, Missouri. As a young boy, he was a very talented baseball player and was heavily scouted by the major leagues. However, his father died when he was 16 and he had to quit school to help support his family. During World War I, he served in the Allied Expeditionary Forces in France. Following the war, he was elected as City Clerk of Jefferson City in June, 1919, serving in that post for nearly four years. In February, 1920, he was married to the former Anna F. Dorsey and had three sons. In January, 1923, he became Circuit Court Clerk of Cole County, Missouri, and was reelected to two additional terms in 1926 and 1930. In 1932, he was elected as State Treasurer of Missouri. During his tenure, the state endured one of the most distressing times in banking history due to the Great Depression. Upon completion of his term as State Treasurer in January, 1937, he became a Vice President at the Jefferson City-based Central Missouri Trust Company. From August 1948 to January, 1949, he served as State Treasurer again, filling a vacancy created by the death of incumbent Robert W. Winn. Upon completion of his second term as State Treasurer, he returned to Central Missouri Trust Company, where he served as President until his death. He was mentioned in Theodore White's book "The Making of a President 1960" as being instrumental in bringing conservative Missouri into the Kennedy camp and helping ensure Kennedy's election. He died just ten days before the inaugural, to which he and his wife had been invited.

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* [http://www.treasurer.missouri.gov/history/richardrnacy.html Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurer's Biography]