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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Elliott W. Major |
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Bowling Green, Missouri , United States |
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October 20, 1864
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| Died | July 09, 1949
(84 years)
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| Contributor | Ben |
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| Info | Elliott Woolfolk Major
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln County, Mo., October 20, 1864. Second cousin thrice removed of James Madison; third cousin of Henry Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary Taylor; cousin of Edgar Bailey Woolfolk. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1897-1901; Missouri state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of Missouri, 1913-17. Contender for nomination for Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket in 1916; entered several primaries against Thomas W. Marshall, the incumbent, and lost each state. Died in Eureka, St. Louis County, Mo., July 9, 1949. Interment at City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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