Wallace Crossley was a Missouri lieutenant governor and publisher of The Daily Star-Journal

The Daily Star-Journal

The Daily Star-Journal is a daily newspaper in Warrensburg, Missouri published by the News-Press & Gazette Company .-History:The paper traces its history to the Warrensburg Journal which began publishing April 17, 1865 by James Douglas Eads -- seven days after the end of the American Civil War and...

in Warrensburg, Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...

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Crossley was born in Bellair, Missouri in Cooper County, Missouri

Cooper County, Missouri

Cooper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized in 1818 and is named for Sarshall Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814.-Geography:According to the 2000...

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He was raised in Boone County, Missouri

Boone County, Missouri

Boone County is a county centrally located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the eighth most populous county in Missouri. In 2010, the population was 162,642. Its county seat, Columbia, is the fifth largest city in Missouri and the anchor city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area.-History:Boone...

 and grew up in Mexico, Missouri

Mexico, Missouri

Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Audrain County. The Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Audrain County...

 where he attended high school. He attended William Jewell College

William Jewell College

William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,100 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, U.S. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders, including Robert S. James, a Baptist minister and father of the...

 and the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...

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After college he returned to Mexico to teach English and then taught at Warrensburg Normal School (now University of Central Missouri

University of Central Missouri

The University of Central Missouri is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg, Missouri.- History :...

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In 1907 he acquired The Daily Journal-Star and continued to own it until his death.

He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

 from 1905 to 1911 and Missouri State Senate from 1913 to 1917 and then lieutenant governor from 1917 to 1921.