List of Sedalia people

The following is a list of people who were born in, have lived in, or are otherwise associated with Sedalia, Missouri; they are known as Sedalians.

In addition to what follows, a list of more than fifty Sedalia "Old Timers", who had met at the Sedalia Courthouse on the previous evening, was published in the 12 December 1893 issue of the "Sedalia Bazoo"; the list indicated when they had arrived in Sedalia, and from whence they had come. [ [http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopettis/OldTimers.html Sedalia OLD TIMERS in 1893 ("Sedalia Bazoo", December 12, 1893)] ]

Arts

Acting

* Dorothy Dwan (1906–1981), film actress
* Lucille McVey (1890-1925), Hollywood screenwriter and silent film actress; married to Sidney Drew in 1914. Often credited under married name of Mrs. Sidney Drew; through marriage, aunt to John, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore.Appears in a list of twenty-six of "Sedalia's Famous Sons" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.118.]
* Jack Oakie (1903–1978), born Lewis Delaney Offield, film, stage, radio, and television actor.

Art

* LeRoy Daniel MacMorris (1893-1981), portrait painter, muralist, illustrator, decorator and designer. [ [http://www.umkc.edu/WHMCKC/Collections/IKC0107.HTM Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City Biography: (Leroy) Daniel MacMorris (1893-1981)] ]
* Russell M. Glenn (1951- ), renowned artist/designer.

Comedy

* Will Franken (1973-), comedian

Literature

* Joel Townsley Rogers (1896-1984), a short-story writer, mystery novelist.
* June Rae Wood (1946-), children's and young adult's author. [ [http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000040300,00.html Penguin Group (USA) Author Biography: June Rae Wood] ]

Music

* Bill Booth, musician, former member of The Airmen of Note, principal trombone in the Los Angeles Opera Company, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and the Pasadena Symphony; Adjunct Associate Professor (Trombone) at U.C.L.A.. [ [http://www.music.ucla.edu/People/Faculty%20bios/BBooth.html University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Music Biography: Bill Booth] ]
* Scott Hayden (1882-1915), composer of ragtime music
* George Thomas Ireland (1866-1963), renowned ragtime clarinet player, journalist in Sedalia for almost 50 years [Obituary: "New York Times", (September 1, 1963), p.56.]
* Scott Joplin (1867/1868-1917), musician and composer of ragtime music
* Arthur Marshall (1881-1968), composer and performer of ragtime music
* Etilmon Justus Stark (1868-1962), ragtime composer and arranger
* John Stillwell Stark (1841-1927) piano dealer, publisher of ragtime music, and promoter of Scott Joplin

Photography

* Wilson L. Hicks (1897–1970), photographer; picture editor Kansas City Star; photographic editor Life Magazine (1937–1950); professor of photojournalism at the University of Miami (1955–70). [Obituary: "New York Times", (July 7, 1970), p.38. Also appears in a list of twenty-six of "Sedalia's Famous Sons" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.118.]

Business

* T. B. Anderson, founder of the Sedalia Telephone Company in 1880 [Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.43.]
* Allen Percival Green (1875–1956), engineer, founder of "A. P. Green Fire Brick Company", and philanthropist (donated A. P. Green Chapel to the University of Missouri)
* John W. Hicks, Jr. (1888-1945), President of "Paramount International Films", Vice-President of Paramount Pictures [Obituary: "New York Times", (June 2, 1945), p.15. Also appears in a list of twenty-six of "Sedalia's Famous Sons" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.118.]
* Cyrus N. Johns, President American Chain and Cable Company
* E. Virgil Neal, manufacturer.
* Samuel Lee Stedman (1916-1961), MBA Harvard (1937), New York merchant banker, Wall Sreet financial analyst [Obituary: "New York Times", (September 3, 1961), p.61.]

Education

* Winona Cargile Alexander (1893-1894), founder of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, high-school teacher, social worker
* James V. Mehl Ph. D. (1941-1998), historian, Professor of Humanities at Missouri Western State College [Obituary: Nauert, C.G., "James V. Mehl (1941-1998)", "Sixteenth Century Journal", Vol.29, No.4, (Winter 1998), p.1086.]

edalia School Superintendents

* 1867-1872: George O. BrownAppears on the list of “Sedalia School Superintendents” at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.120.]
* 1872-1876: G. W. Ready
* 1876-1884: D. R. Cully
* 1884-1888: William Richardson
* 1888-1893: A. J. Smith
* 1893-1908: G. V. Buchanan
* 1908-1920: John P. Gass
* 1920-1924: C. A. Greene
* 1924-1927: John N. Crocker
* 1927-1958: Heber U. Hunt
* 1958-?: T. J. Norris

Engineering

* Daniel Cowan Jackling (1869-1956), mining and metallurgical engineer, founder of the Utah Copper Company, known as "The Father of Open-Pit Mining"
* Walter Rautenstrauch (1880-1951), mechanical engineer, first Chairman Columbia University's Department of Industrial Engineering, adviser to the Mexican Government. He was co-founder of the Committee on Technocracy (1932).

Historical figures

* Clay Allison (1840-1887), gunfighter of the American Old West

Journalism

* Raymond Peter Brandt (1896-1974), Rhodes Scholar; O.I.C. Office of Finances, American Relief Administration, Vienna, Austria, 1920; District Supervisor, American Relief Administration, Vitebsk, Russia, (1922-1923); reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from (1917-1919), and Washington, D.C. correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1923-1967). [ [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/brandtr.htm Harry S. Library & Museum: Oral History Interview with Raymond P. Brandt on 28 September 1970] Appears in a list of twenty-six of "Sedalia's Famous Sons" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.118.]
* Elizabeth Williams Cosgrove (1878-1975), journalist, writer, and poet. [ [http://muskogeephoenixonline.com/blogs/WallyWaits/2007/06/elizabeth-williams-cosgrove-writer-and.html Elizabeth Williams Cosgrove, Muskogee Writer and Poet] ]
* Elizabeth Jane Dugan (?1848-1911), a.k.a. "Rosa Pearle", poet, journalist (started with the "Sedalia Bazoo", founder and editor of the Saturday-evening society weekly "Rosa Pearle’s Paper" (1894-1911). [Chalfant, R., "Dugan, Elizabeth Jane (Rosa Pearle) (1848?-1911)", pp.263-264 in Christensen, L.O.(ed), "Dictionary of Missouri Biography", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 1999. ISBN 0-82621-222-0]
* Mary Frances "Murry" Engle (1930-2005), journalist with "Sedalia Democrat" (1950-1966), "Boeing News" and "Boeing Magazine" (1967-1970), and the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (1970-1993). [Obituary: Murry Engle (1930-2005), "Isle journalist had a love for adventurous reporting" ("Honolulu Star-Bulletin", 10 June 2005) [http://starbulletin.com/2005/06/10/news/index11.html] ]
* Charles Grandison Finney (1905–1984), journalist, writer, and part time night club owner.
* J. West Goodwin, editor "Sedalia Bazoo", President Missouri Press Association (1891), organizer of the "Sedalia Citizen’s Alliance" (1902).
* Hazel Norinne Lang (1903-1996), journalist, reporter and feature writer with the "Sedalia Democrat" (1925-1970), poet, historian (author of "Only Human; Poems of Everyday Life", Exposition Press, (New York), 1955, and the 1,112 page "Life in Pettis County, 1815-1873", published in Sedalia, in 1975). [Imhauser, (2007), p.29.]
* Casper Salathiel Yost (1863-1941): editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat; founder of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1922.

Medicine

* Walter Edward Dandy (1886-1946), Eminent scientist and neurosurgeon.
* Willis P. King, President Missouri State Medical Association (1881)Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.41.]
* Thomas J. Montgomery, Vice-President Missouri State Medical Association (1874)
* John W. Trader, President Missouri State Medical Association (1876)

Military

United States Army

* Rufus Estes Longan (1879-1936), Brigadier General, United States Army. [ [http://whmc.umsystem.edu/invent/desc-ww1.html Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia: Longan, Rufus E. ( -1936)] ]
* John C. McLaughlin (1903-1967), Major General, United States Army, 35th Infantry Division. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10280 Find a Grave Memorial: John C. McLaughlin, III] ]
* John H. Parker, West Point Graduate, war hero. First to recognize the tactical advantages of machine guns in offensive war. Second-Lieutenant Parker was in charge of the unit of four Gatling guns and two Colt machine guns at the Battle of San Juan Hill in 1898. Colonel Parker, United States Army, 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross four times, for valour displayed on four separate occasions, during 1918. [ [http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/1_Citations/01_wwi_dsc/dsc_05wwi_Army_NP.html Full Text Citations For Award of The Distinguished Service Cross, World War I, To Members of the U.S. Army (N-P)] The list of twenty-six of "Sedalia's Famous Sons" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.118 refers to him as "'Gatling Gun Parker', inventor of machine gun".]
* Edgar Frank Thelen (1906-), University of Missouri graduate, associate of Harry S. Truman in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (1930-1940), US Army officer (1942-1961), staff member University of Missouri. [ [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/thelenef.htm Harry S. Library & Museum: Oral History Interview withCol. Edward F. Thelen on 6 June 1968] ]
* William S. Triplet (1900-1994), Colonel United States Army, professional soldier, West Point graduate (1924), served in both World War I and World War II. [Triplet, W.S. (Ferrell, R.H. ed.), "A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne: A Memoir, 1917-1918", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 2000. ISBN 0-82621-290-5; Triplet, W.S. (Ferrell, R.H. ed.), "A Colonel in the Armored Divisions: A Memoir, 1941-1945", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 2001. ISBN 0-82621-312-X; Triplet, W.S. (Ferrell, R.H. ed.), "In the Philippines and Okinawa: A Memoir, 1945-1948", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 2001. ISBN 0-82621-335-9.]

United States Air Force

* James Phillip Fleming (1943-), U.S.A.F. pilot in the Vietnam War; awarded Medal of Honor for bravery
* Arthur G. Salisbury (1916-2005), Major General USAF. [ [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7014 Air Force Link Biography: Major General Arthur G. Salisbury] ]
* George A. Whiteman, first U.S.A.F. airman killed in World War II; he was killed when attempting to get his plane off the ground at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In 1955, "Sedalia Air Force Base" was renamed Whiteman Air Force Base in his honour. [ [http://sedalia.k12.mo.us/wwii/whitemanR.htm Sedalia Heroes Biography: George Whiteman] ]

Other

* David Thomson (1775-1861), General, third division Kentucky militia (1814), politician, father-in-law of General George R. Smith, thought by many to be the killer of Tecumseh. [ [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/david.htmlrootsweb Biography: General David Thomson] ] ]
* William Gentry (1818-1890), Major in the 40th Enrolled Missouri Militia, livestock farmer, railroad executive, and candidate for Governor (1874). [Claycomb, W.B., "Gentry, William (1818-1890)", pp.334-335 in Christensen, L.O.(ed), "Dictionary of Missouri Biography", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 1999. ISBN 0-82621-222-0]

Politics and government

Heads of state and Heads of government

*Emmet Montgomery Reily (1866–1954), journalist, politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (1921-1923)
* Charles Emmett Yeater (1861-1943), graduate of the University of Missouri; acting Governor-General of the Philippines (5 March 1921-14 October 1921).

Diplomats

* John Flournoy Montgomery (1878-1954), U.S Ambassador to Hungary (1933-1941) [ [http://www.nndb.com/gov/542/000120182 Notable Names Database: US Ambassador to Hungary (List)] ]

Politicians

* John Homer Bothwell (1849-1929), lawyer, politician, member of the 35th and 38th General Assemblies of the Missouri legislature (1889 and 1895). [ Chalfant, R., "Bothwell, John Homer (1848-1929)", pp.106-107 in Christensen, L.O.(ed), "Dictionary of Missouri Biography", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 1999. ISBN 0-82621-222-0]
* John Morgan Evans (1863-1946), U.S. Congressman (1913-1921; 1923-1933)
* Thomas Jefferson Halsey (1863-1951), teacher, businessman, U.S. Congressman (1929-1931)
* John Taddeus Heard (1840-1927), lawyer, and member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1872-1875), Missouri Senate (1880-1884), and the U.S. House of Representatives (1885-1895).
* Judith K. Moriarty (1942-), politician, Missouri Secretary of State (1993-1994)
* John William Palmer (1866-1958), physician, lawyer, U.S. Congressman (1929-1931)
* John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951), lawyer, politician, U.S. Congressman (1941-1943; 1945-1947; 1949-1951)
* George Graham Vest (1830–1904), orator, lawyer and politician, at his death the last living Confederate States Senator; famous for his "Eulogy on the Dog".
* Xenophon Pierce Wilfley (1871-1931), teacher, lawyer, U.S. Senator (1918), president of the Missouri Bar Association (1925).

Judiciary

* Walter Henry Bohling (1888-?), Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Missouri (1934-1963).
* Brown Harris (1876-1948), Jackson County circuit court judge for 24 years.
* Henry Lamm (1846-1926), Lawyer, jurist, poet; Associate and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri (1905-1916). [List of judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri] [ [http://myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/lp-2001/lamm.html Lawyers and Poetry: Henry Lamm (1846-1926) Missouri] ]
* Hazel Palmer, first female assistant prosecuting attorney in Sedalia, the first female county collector, and the first female magistrate judge of Pettis County. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1958. President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women 1956-1958. [ [http://www.bpwusa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4391 Hazel Palmer - Business and Professional Women ] ]
* John Finis Philips (1834-1919), lawyer, politician, colonel 7th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, President Missouri Press Association 1891, US Congressman, Federal Judge.

Mayors of Sedalia

The following have been mayors of Sedalia:
* 1864: George Rappeen Smith (1804-1879) [Cassity, M., " Smith, George Rappeen (1804-1879)", p.702 in Christensen, L.O.(ed), "Dictionary of Missouri Biography", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 1999. ISBN 0-82621-222-0 Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1865: E.W. Warsburn (resigned)Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1865: F.L. Parker
* 1866: John Finis Philips (1834-1919)
* 1867: Henry Suess (1837-1891) [ [http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:yTj5Ov1FgLgJ:www.memoriallibrary.com/CO/1898DenverPB/pages/pbrd0564.htm+henry+suess+sedalia&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=au Mardos Memorial Library Biography: Hon. Henry Suess] Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1868: General Bacon Montgomery (1840-1888) [ [http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/mocwmb/index.cgi?noframes;read=8052] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Clement#Death] Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1869: Albert Parker
* 1870: William P. Jackson
* 1871: Thomas J. Montgomery
* 1872: George W. Cummings
* 1873: Dr. R. T. Miller
* 1874: William H. H. Hill [ [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/findingaids/rg005-17.asp Missouri State Archives: Certificate of Election: (14/A/6/1, 2, 3, 1876: Certificates of Election: Judge of 6th Circuit Court (William H. H. Hill)] Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1875: Norman Maltby (1841-1876)
* 1876: David Blocher
* 1877: Logan Clark
* 1878-1879: George L. Faulgaber (1838-)
* 1880: E. C. Evans
* 1881: Frank Cravcroft
* 1882-1883: Charles E.Messerly
* 1884-1885: John B. Rickman
* 1886-1887: E. W.Stevens
* 1888-1889: John D. Crawford
* 1890-1893: E. W.Stevens
* 1894-1898: Pleasant Dawson Hastain (1854-)
* 1898-1899: W. C. Overstreet
* 1900-1901: Samuel K. Crawford
* 1902-1905: J. L. Babcock (?-1935)
* 1906-1907: John A. Collins
* 1908-1910: J. L. Babcock (?-1935)
* 1910-1911: J. W. Mellor
* 1912-1913: F. L. Ludemann
* 1914-1917: J. L. Babcock (?-1935)
* 1918-1919: A. L. Baumgartner
* 1920-1923: Frank F. Hatton
* 1924-1927: J. L. Babcock (?-1935)
* 1928-1929: O. B. Poundstone [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/potterton-powe.html The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Potterton to Powel] Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1930-1931: S. B. Kennon
* 1932-1933: Wilmer Steeples (1891-1946) [ [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type=advance&tLName=&radSearch=Exact&tFName=&radFNSearch=Exact&sCounty=Pettis&tYear=1946&sMonth=10#nullDeath certificate of Wilmer Steeples] Appears in a list of "Mayors of Sedalia" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.119.]
* 1934-1935: O. B. Poundstone; Julian H. Bagby (1899-1990)
* 1936-1941: Julian H. Bagby (1899-1990)
* 1942-1945: Alonzo H. Wilks
* 1946-1949: Julian H. Bagby (1899-1990)
* 1950-1953: Herbert E. Studer
* 1954-1957: Julian H. Bagby (1899-1990)
* 1958-1961: Abe Silverman (1899-1990)
* 1970-1973: Jerry N. Jones
* 1978-1981: Allen L. Hawkins
* 1982-1989: Larry Foster
* 1994-2001: Jane Gray
* 2002-: Bob Wasson

Sport

Baseball

* Allen Howard "Red" Conkwright (1896-1991), fourth cousin of Oakland Raiders’ coach Red Conkright, pitcher with the Detroit Tigers in the 1920 season. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1920&t=DET Baseball Almanac: 1920 Detroit Tigers Roster] ]
* Bill Drake (1895-1977), pitcher in various Negro league baseball teams (1914-1927).
* John Tillman "Bud" Thomas (1929-), baseballer; infielder for the St. Louis Browns for the 1951 season. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1951&t=SLA Baseball Almanac: 1951 St. Louis Browns Roster] ]
* Clarence LeRoy "Roy" Vaughn, (1911-), baseballer; pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics for the 1934 season. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1934&t=PHA Baseball Almanac: 1934 Philadelphia Athletics Roster] ]

Basketball

* Kim Anderson (1955-), basketball star, and coach.

Billiards

* Johnny Layton (1896-1956), billiards champion, known as the "Diamond King", won National Three-Cushion Championship 12 times (1919 -1925); world champion (1928–1930); member of the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame (inducted 1974). [ [http://home.bca-pool.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=32 Billiard Congress of America: Hall of Fame Inductees: 1969-1976] ]

Football

* Richard William "Dick" Barker, Jr. (1897-), American footballer, attended Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; played in the American Professional Football Association; played two games for the Chicago Staleys and two games for the Rock Island Independents in 1921. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BARKEDIC01 databaseFootball.com Statistics: Dick Barker] ]
* Douglas Claydon Van Horn (1944-), American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (1966-1979).

Softball

* Joey Rich (1956-), softballer, softball umpire, Amateur Softball Association Commissioner for the state of Missouri, President of the American Amateur Softball Association 2007-. [Anon, "Missouri’s Joey Rich elected president-elect", "The Inside Pitch: The Official Newsletter of the Amateur Softball Association", Vol.8, No.11, (December 2005), p.1]

Wrestling

* Douglas A. “Ox” Baker (1934-), professional wrestler

Miscellaneous

* Dale Carnegie (1888–1955): Self-improvement writer and lecturer. Author of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" (1936). [He appears in a list of twenty-six of "Sedalia's Famous Sons" at Ihrig, B.B. et al. (1960), p.118. He is listed as Dale Carnagie, rather than under either his original family name of Carnagey or his later preferred spelling of Carnegie.]
* Bernard Adolphus McFadden (later Macfadden) (1868-1955), promoter of physical culture, and advocate of fasting.
* Francis Asbury Sampson (1842-1918), author, Missouriana collector. [ [http://whmc.umsystem.edu/invent/3813.html Francis Asbury Sampson Collection Inventory: includes Biography of Francis Asbury Sampson (1842-1918)] ]

Footnotes

Further reading

* Christensen, L.O.(ed), "Dictionary of Missouri Biography", University of Missouri Press, (Columbia), 1999. ISBN 0-82621-222-0
* Ihrig, B.B. et al. (eds), "The First One Hundred Years, A History of the City of Sedalia, Missouri, 1860-1960", Centennial History Committee, Sedalia, 1960.
* Imhauser, R.C., "Images of America: Sedalia", Arcadia Publishing, (Charleston), 2007. ISBN 0-73855-087-6

External links

* [http://www.cityofsedalia.com City of Sedalia official website]
* [http://www.visitsedaliamo.com Sedalia Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.sedaliachamber.com Sedalia Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html The Political Graveyard: A Database of Historic Cemeteries]