Virgil City, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Virgil City is an unincorporated place which straddles the border between Vernon and Cedar
counties in Missouri
, south-southwest of El Dorado Springs
and northeast of Montevallo.
: Charles Germman Burton
(a Republican
) and Frank H. Lee
(a Democrat
).
Cedar County, Missouri
Cedar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 13,733. Its county seat is Stockton.- Origin of name :...
counties in 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...
, south-southwest of El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs, Missouri
El Dorado Springs is the largest city in Cedar County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,775 at the 2000 census. The name is commonly shortened to El Dorado or just El Do.-Geography:El Dorado Springs is located at ....
and northeast of Montevallo.
Notable residents
Virgil City has been the home of two members of the United States House of RepresentativesUnited 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...
: Charles Germman Burton
Charles Germman Burton
Charles Germman Burton was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Burton moved to Warren, Ohio, and attended the public schools....
(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...
) and Frank H. Lee
Frank H. Lee
Frank Hood Lee was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm near De Soto, Kansas, Lee moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled near Virgil City in Vernon County in 1876. He attended the public schools of Virgil City and studied law.He served as Justice of the Peace in 1894...
(a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
).