Amos Stoddard (October 26, 1762 – May 11, 1813) was a career United States Army officer who served in both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 , in which he was mortally wounded.
19-519: Forrest Smith (February 14, 1886 – March 8, 1962) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Missouri . He was a Democrat . Forrest Smith was born February 14, 1886, near Hardin in Ray County, Missouri . After receiving his secondary education at Woodson Institute in Richmond, Missouri , Smith attended Westminster College . On October 12, 1915, he married Mildred Williams and they were
38-411: A limit of serving no more than four out of every six years. They were returned in 1875 to the four-year term and limit on succession of the 1820 constitution, and the term limit changed to two terms in 1965. Originally, the lieutenant governor would act as governor in the event of a vacancy; a 1968 amendment made it so that the lieutenant governor becomes governor in that situation. A group including
57-472: A long career in statewide elected office. In 1932 Forrest Smith was elected Missouri state auditor, a post he would hold for the next sixteen years until being elected governor in 1948 . According to the August 16, 1948, issue of Time magazine, Smith "helped himself get re-elected by reminding voters that he was the man who mailed out the old-age pension checks". From the outset, Forrest Smith's term as governor
76-647: A young man in the American Revolutionary War , and afterwards represented Hallowell, Maine , in the Massachusetts House of Representatives . In June 1798, he was commissioned as a captain of artillery in the US Army . Circa 1800 Stoddard commanded Fort Sumner in his home town of Portland, Maine as a company commander in the Regiment of Artillerists . In 1800 Spain ceded Louisiana back to France in
95-517: Is Republican Mike Parson , who took office on June 1, 2018. He is ineligible to run in the 2024 election -or any future election--since he served more than two years of the unexpired term of predecessor Eric Greitens . Louisiana was purchased from France in 1803, with it being proclaimed in St. Louis in Upper Louisiana on March 10, 1804 , by Amos Stoddard , who remained as military commander of
114-677: Is buried in Sunny Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri . List of governors of Missouri The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard . The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Missouri Legislature , to convene the legislature and grant pardons , except in cases of impeachment. The current governor
133-617: The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso . Three years later, Napoleon promptly sold it to the United States to obtain money to continue his campaigns in Europe. Nevertheless, Spain had continued to govern the territory and Carlos de Hault de Lassus , the Spanish lieutenent governor for Upper Louisiana, initially refused to give Lewis and Clark permission to explore it. This forced Lewis and Clark to spend
152-672: The Civil War , after the capture of Jefferson City by the Union, a constitutional convention declared the office then held by Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson to be vacant. In October, Jackson, Lieutenant Governor Thomas Caute Reynolds , and some members of the General Assembly, organized at Neosho and passed an Ordinance of Secession . This Confederate government never displaced the government in Jefferson City , and Missouri remained in
171-722: The Forrest Smith for Governor Club. This mafia influence greatly tainted the relationship between Smith and the national Democratic Party. Despite this, Smith, as sitting governor, was the lead delegate to the 1952 Democratic National Convention. Additionally, the 1950 murder of Binaggio had closed off many avenues of fundraising and guaranteed votes. By now in his mid-60s with a lifetime of public service, Governor Smith retired from public life following completion of his term in January 1953. Governor Smith died March 8, 1962, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He
190-695: The Union through the entire war. Jackson continued on as governor until his death on December 6, 1862, at which time Reynolds took over, serving until he fled to Mexico in June 1865 after the end of the war. Amos Stoddard In 1804, Stoddard was the Commandant of the military district of Upper Louisiana , which later became Missouri after the Louisiana Purchase . Stoddard was born in Woodbury, Connecticut , to Anthony and Phebe (Reed) Stoddard. He saw combat as
209-557: The chartering of the lodge on St. John's Day 1797. In the winter of 1812-13, after war had begun with Great Britain , Major Stoddard accompanied Governor Harrison to the Maumee rapids in Ohio , where they built Fort Meigs . Stoddard commanded the fort's artillery . From May 1 to May 9 of 1813, Fort Meigs was attacked by a large British and Indian force from Canada under Major General Henry Procter (see Siege of Fort Meigs ). Early on, Stoddard
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#1732858504967228-738: The gambling interests throughout the state that with their financial support Smith could win in the November election and they could "open up" the state. The amount of money the gamblers put up was estimated to be between $ 50,000 to $ 200,000, most of it from the St. Louis/East St. Louis area. The Smith-Binaggio connection and its effect on Mob business nationwide even played a part in Senator Estes Kefauver 's 1950 Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, in particular
247-762: The governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the Missouri General Assembly , proclaimed Missouri's secession from the Union on October 31, 1861, and it was admitted to the Confederate States of America on November 28, 1861. The Confederate government elected two governors, but only had any control in the south of the state, and was forced into exile in Marshall, Texas , after the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862. During
266-452: The parents of two daughters, Forrestine and Mary Josephine. Smith was a Methodist . Forrest Smith began his lifelong political career in 1910 when he became deputy assessor for Ray County, Missouri. In 1914 he was elected county clerk for Ray County, a post he held for the next eight years. From 1925 to 1932 Smith served on the Missouri state tax commission, a post that laid the groundwork for
285-450: The region until October 1, 1804, when Orleans Territory was split from it. The remainder was designated the District of Louisiana and placed under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory and its governor, William Henry Harrison . The District of Louisiana was organized as Louisiana Territory on July 4, 1805; it was renamed Missouri Territory on June 4, 1812, after the admission of
304-516: The residents: Stoddard held the position as a military commander until October 1, 1804, when the territory came under William Henry Harrison , in a transitional civil jurisdiction as part of the Indiana Territory . He was promoted to the rank of major in June 1807. He was a member of Kennebec Lodge #5 A. F. and A. M in Hallowell, Maine , and delivered the oration at the first anniversary of
323-515: The state of Louisiana . It had four governors appointed by the president of the United States , including both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Missouri was admitted to the union on August 10, 1821. The original constitution of 1820 created the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, to serve terms of four years without being able to succeed themselves. Terms were shortened to 2 years in 1865, with
342-629: The winter of 1803–04 at Camp Dubois , in what is now Illinois . On November 30, 1803, in New Orleans , Spain formally turned the territory over to France, which governed it for only 20 days before surrendering it to the United States on December 20, 1803. During the Three Flags Day ceremony on March 9–10, 1804, in Saint Louis, Stoddard represented both the United States and France. Lieutenant Governor de Lassus represented Spain. Stoddard noted about
361-559: Was followed by whisper and innuendo, primarily that he owed his election to elements of organized crime. By 1948 reputed Kansas City mobster Charlie Binaggio had rebuilt a powerful political machine from the ashes of the one originally created by Boss Tom Pendergast , which he used in Smith's favor. According to American Mafia.com: When Binaggio swung the vote for Forrest Smith and he won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1948, he convinced
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