Elliot Woolfolk Major
Encyclopedia
Elliot Woolfolk Major was an American
lawyer and Democratic
politician from Pike County, Missouri
.
, he served in the Missouri Senate
, as the state's Attorney General
, and was elected the 33rd Governor of Missouri in 1912. He died in 1949 at Eureka, Missouri
and is buried at the City Cemetery at Bowling Green, Missouri
.
United States
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lawyer and Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician from Pike County, Missouri
Pike County, Missouri
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,516 people, 6,451 households, and 4,476 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 7,493 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
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Biography
Born in 1864 in Lincoln County, MissouriLincoln County, Missouri
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,944 people, 13,851 households, and 10,554 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile . There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
, he served in the Missouri Senate
Missouri Senate
The Missouri State Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 160,000...
, as the state's Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
, and was elected the 33rd Governor of Missouri in 1912. He died in 1949 at Eureka, Missouri
Eureka, Missouri
Eureka is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, between St. Louis and Pacific, Missouri, along Interstate 44. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 10,189. The city is west of the former site of Times Beach, the site of dioxin contamination discovered in...
and is buried at the City Cemetery at Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.Ameren's Peno Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Bowling Green....
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