All About Missouri History:: Attorney General
Missouri History
Attorneys General
Photos of Select Attorneys General
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Rufus Easton
1821-26
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Elliott Woolfolk Major
1909-13
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Thomas Eagleton
1961-65
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Historical Listing of Attorneys General
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Name and (party)
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Term
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County
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Born
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Died
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1. Edward Bates (D)
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1820–21
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St. Louis
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9/4/1793
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3/25/1869
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2. Rufus Easton (D)1
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1821–26
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St. Louis
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5/4/1774
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7/5/1834
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3. Robert William Wells (D)
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1826–36
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St. Charles
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11/29/1795
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9/22/1861
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4. William Barclay Napton (D)
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1836–39
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Howard
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3/23/1808
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1/8/1883
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5. Samuel Mansfield Bay (D)2
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1839–45
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Cole
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8/14/1811*
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6/30/1849*
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6. Benjamin F. Stringfellow (D)
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1845–49
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Chariton
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9/3/1816
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4/25/1891
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7. William A. Robards (D)3
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1849–51
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Boone
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5/3/1817
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9/3/1851
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8. James B. Gardenhire (Whig)3
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1851–57
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Buchanan
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1821
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2/20/1862
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9. Ephraim B. Ewing (D)
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1857–59
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Ray
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5/16/1819
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6/2/1873
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10. J. Proctor Knott (D)4,5
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1859–61
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Scotland
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8/29/1830
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6/18/1911
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11. Aikman Welch (D)5
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1861–64
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Johnson
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5/25/1827
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7/28/1864
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12. Thomas Theodore Crittenden (D)6
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1864–65
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Johnson
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1/1/1832
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5/29/1909
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13. Robert F. Wingate (D)
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1865–69
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St. Louis
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1/24/1822
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11/12/1896
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14. Horace B. Johnson (R)
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1869–71
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Cole
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8/14/1842
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3/30/1904
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15. Andrew Jackson Baker (R)
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1871–73
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Schuyler
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6/6/1832
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4/23/1911
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16. Henry Clay Ewing (D)
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1873–75
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Cole
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8/15/1828
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3/22/1907
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17. John A. Hockaday (D)
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1875–77
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Callaway
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5/6/1837
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11/20/1903
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18. Jackson Leonidas Smith (D)
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1877–81
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Cole
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1/31/1837
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11/13/1908
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19. Daniel Harrison McIntyre (D)
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1881–85
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Audrain
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5/5/1833
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1/1/1910
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20. Banton Gallitin Boone (D)
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1885–89
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Henry
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10/23/1838
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2/11/1900
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21. John M. Wood (D)
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1889–93
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Clark
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8/8/1850
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1/24/1926
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22. Robert Franklin Walker (D)
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1893–97
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Morgan
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11/29/1850
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11/19/1930
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23. Edward Coke Crow (D)
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1897–1905
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Jasper
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12/19/1861
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5/9/1945
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24. Herbert Spencer Hadley (R)
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1905–09
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Jackson
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2/20/1872
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12/1/1927
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25. Elliott Woolfolk Major (D)
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1909–13
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Pike
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10/20/1864
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7/9/1949
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26. John Tull Barker (D)
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1913–17
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Macon
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8/2/1877
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12/7/1958
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27. Frank Winton McAllister (D)
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1917–21
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Monroe
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1/26/1873
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6/11/1948
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28. Jesse W. Barrett (R)
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1921–25
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Lewis
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3/17/1884
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11/12/1953
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29. Robert William Otto (R)7
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1925
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Franklin
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12/25/1892
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5/2/1977
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30. North Todd Gentry (R)7
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1925–29
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Boone
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3/2/1866
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9/18/1944
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31. Stratton Shartel (R)
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1929–33
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Newton
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12/25/1895
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2/2/1956
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32. Roy B. McKittrick (D)
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1933–45
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Chariton
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8/24/1887
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1/22/1961
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33. Jonathan E. (Buck) Taylor (D)
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1945–53
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Livingston
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11/26/1906
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12/27/1981
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34. John M. Dalton (D)
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1953–61
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Dunklin
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11/9/1900
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7/7/1972
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35. Thomas F. Eagleton (D)
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1961–65
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St. Louis City
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9/4/1929
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3/4/2007
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36. Norman H. Anderson (D)
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1965–69
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St. Louis
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3/2/1924
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6/16/1997
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37. John C. Danforth (R)
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1969–77
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St. Louis/Cole
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9/5/1936
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38. John D. Ashcroft (R)
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1977–85
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Greene
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5/9/1942
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39. William L. Webster (R)
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1985–93
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Jasper
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9/17/1953
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40. Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon (D)
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1993-2009
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Jefferson
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2/13/1956
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41. Chris Koster (D)
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2009-17
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St. Louis
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8/31/1964
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42. Joshua D. Hawley (R)8
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2017-19
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Boone
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12/31/1979
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43. Eric S. Schmitt (R)8,9
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2019-23
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St. Louis
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6/20/1975
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44. Andrew T. Bailey (R)9,10
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2023-2025
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Montgomery
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5/18/1981
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45. Catherine L. Hanaway (R)10
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2025-
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St. Louis
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11/8/1963
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Links take you to the Attorney General's website as it appeared while they were in office, courtesy of the Missouri State Archives and ArchiveIt.
1 Appointed by Gov. McNair following Bates's resignation.
2 Appointed by Gov. Boggs following Napton's resignation.
3 Gardenhire appointed by Gov. King following Robards's death.
4 Gov. Stewart appointed Knott following Ewing's resignation.
5 Welch was appointed by Provisional Governor Gamble when Knott refused to take a loyalty oath. Welch died in office.
6 Appointed by Gov. Hall following Welch's death.
7 Gov. Baker appointed Gentry following Otto's resignation.
8 Hawley resigned January 3, 2019 after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Gov. Parson appointed Schmitt to complete Hawley's term.
9 Schmitt resigned January 3, 2023 after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Gov. Parson appointed Bailey on January 3, 2023 to complete Schmitt's term.
10 Bailey resigned September 8, 2025 after being appointed Co-Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Gov. Kehoe appointed Hanaway effective September 8, 2025 to complete Bailey's term.
*Click here to open a PDF article on how these dates for Samuel Mansfield Bay were determined.