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Missouri History
State Auditors
Photos of Select State Auditors
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William Christy
1820-21
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Forrest Smith
1933-49
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Margaret Kelly
1984-99
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Historical Listing of State Auditors
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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. William Christy (D)
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1820–211
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St. Louis
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1/10/1764
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4/3/1837
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2. William V. Rector (D)2
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1822–23
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St. Louis
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c1795-1796
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9/16/1829
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3. Elias Barcroft (D)3
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1823–33
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St. Louis
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1778
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8/26/1851
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4. Henry Shurlds (D)4
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1833–35
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Washington
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11/21/1796
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8/2/1852
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5. Peter Garland Glover (D)5
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1835–37
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Callaway
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1/14/1792
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10/27/1851
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6. Hiram H. Baber (D)6
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1837–45
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Cole
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9/10/1795
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10/23/1873
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7. William Monroe (D)
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1845
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Morgan
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c1790
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4/9/1846
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8. James R. McDearmon (D)7
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1845–48
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St. Charles
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8/31/1805
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3/20/1848
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9. George W. Miller (D)8
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1848–49
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Cole
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c1805-1810
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3/19/1879
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10. Wilson Brown (D)
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1849–52
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Cape Girardeau
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8/27/1804
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8/27/1855
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11. Abraham Fulkerson (D)9
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1852
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Cole
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1819
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10/2/1892
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12. William H. Buffington (D)
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1853–61
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Cole
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6/15/1818
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9/26/1899
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13. William S. Moseley (D)
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1861–65
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New Madrid
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1817-1818
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1/3/1879
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14. Alonzo Thompson (R)
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1865–69
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Nodaway
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2/22/1832
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4/9/1913
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15. Daniel M. Draper (R)
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1869–73
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Montgomery
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10/6/1839
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5/26/1915
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16. George Boardman Clark (D)
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1873–75
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Washington
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5/8/1833
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12/8/1903
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17. Thomas Holladay (D)
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1875–81
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Madison
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1834
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7/31/1904
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18. John Walker (D)
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1881–89
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Howard
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3/11/1824
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8/30/1897
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19. James Monroe Seibert (D)
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1889–1901
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Cape Girardeau
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2/3/1847
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1/23/1935
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20. Albert Otis Allen (D)
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1901–05
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New Madrid
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12/12/1841
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4/4/1926
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21. William Werner Wilder (R)
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1905–09
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Ste. Genevieve
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12/13/1857
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8/26/1930
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22. John Pemberton Gordon (D)
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1909–17
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Lafayette
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4/29/1866
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3/5/1949
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23. George Ernst Hackmann (R)
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1917–25
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Warren
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8/10/1877
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12/29/1954
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24. Lorenzo Dow Thompson (R)
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1925–33
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Callaway
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11/22/1873
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10/1/1951
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25. Forrest Smith (D)
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1933–49
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Ray
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2/14/1886
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3/8/1962
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26. William Henry Holmes (D)
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1949–53
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Maries
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4/21/1883
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3/31/1953
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27. Haskell Holman (D)10
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1953–71
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Randolph
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11/29/1908
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7/12/1974
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28. Christopher S. Bond (R)
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1971–73
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Audrain
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3/6/1939
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29. John D. Ashcroft (R)11
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1973–75
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Greene
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5/9/1942
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30. George W. Lehr (D)
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1975–77
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Jackson
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3/10/1937
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3/21/1988
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31. Thomas M. Keyes (D)12
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1977–79
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Jackson
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2/4/1914
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4/3/1987
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32. James Antonio (R)
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1979–84
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Cole
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6/30/1939
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33. Margaret B. Kelly (R)13
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1984–99
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Cole
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9/17/1935
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34. Claire McCaskill (D)
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1999-2007
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Jackson
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7/24/1953
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35. Susan Montee (D)
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2007-11
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Buchanan
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4/15/1959
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36. Thomas A. Schweich (R)
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2011-15
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St. Louis
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10/2/1960
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2/26/2015
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37. John D. Watson (D)14
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2015
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Cole
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1/25/1960
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8/28/2020 |
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38. Nicole Galloway (D)15
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2015-23
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Boone
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6/13/1982
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39. Scott Fitzpatrick (R)
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2023-
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Barry
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9/28/1987
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Link takes you to the Auditor's website as is appeared while she was in office, courtesy of the Missouri State Archives and ArchiveIt.
1Christy served as Auditor of Territorial Accounts for the Missouri Territory from 1813-1820. He was re-appointed Auditor, this time for the State of Missouri, in 1820 when the state’s first constitution was approved.
2Appointed upon resignation of William Christy.
3Appointed upon resignation of William V. Rector.
4Appointed upon resignation of Elias Barcroft.
5Appointed upon resignation of Henry Shurlds.
6Appointed upon resignation of Peter Garland Glover.
7Appointed upon resignation of William Monroe.
8Appointed upon death of James R. McDearmon.
9Appointed upon resignation of Wilson Brown.
10Appointed upon death of William Henry Holmes.
11Appointed upon resignation of Christopher S. Bond.
12Appointed upon resignation of George W. Lehr.
13Appointed upon resignation of James Antonio.
14Appointed Interim Auditor upon death of Thomas Schweich.
15Appointed after John Watson’s interim.