George Chester Robinson Wagoner
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George Chester Robinson Wagoner (September 3, 1863 – April 27, 1946) was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
who served one week.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
, Wagoner attended the public schools and Beaumont Hospital Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri
. He served as president of the Wagoner Undertaking Co. and secretary and treasurer of the H.H. Wagoner Realty Co. in St. Louis.
As a Republican
, Wagoner successfully contested the election of James Joseph Butler
to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served in the final week of his term (February 26, 1903 – March 3, 1903).
After his short involvement in politics, Wagoner resumed business activities. He died in St. Louis on April 27, 1946 and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
who served one week.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, Wagoner attended the public schools and Beaumont Hospital Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He served as president of the Wagoner Undertaking Co. and secretary and treasurer of the H.H. Wagoner Realty Co. in St. Louis.
As a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, Wagoner successfully contested the election of James Joseph Butler
James Joseph Butler
James Joseph Butler was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Butler attended the public schools.He served an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and worked at that trade for several years....
to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served in the final week of his term (February 26, 1903 – March 3, 1903).
After his short involvement in politics, Wagoner resumed business activities. He died in St. Louis on April 27, 1946 and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery.