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State Treasurers
Photos of Select Treasurers
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George Caleb Bingham
1862-65
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William Q. Dallmeyer
1869-71
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Mount Etna Morris
1949-53, 1957-61 & 1965-69
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Historical Listing of State Treasurers
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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. John Peter Didier (D)
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1820–211
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St. Louis
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3/8/17532
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8/25/1823
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2. Nathaniel Simonds (D)3
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1822–28
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St. Louis
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4/19/1773
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4/7/1850
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3. James Earickson (D)
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1829–32
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Howard
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12/2/1782
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6/11/1844
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4. John Walker (D)
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1833–38
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Cole
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10/17/1772
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5/26/1838
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5. Abraham McClellan (D)4
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1838–43
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Jackson
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1773
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9/18/1851
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6. Peter Garland Glover (D)
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1843–51
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Cole
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1/14/1792
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10/27/1851
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7. Alfred William Morrison (D)5
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1851–61
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Howard
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11/25/1802
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8/24/1883
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8. George Caleb Bingham (D)6
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1862–65
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Jackson
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3/20/1811
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7/7/1879
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9. William Bishop (R)
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1865–69
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Clark
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3/24/1817
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5/2/1879
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10. William Quintilis Dallmeyer (R)
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1869–71
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Gasconade
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10/23/1829
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3/15/1908
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11. Samuel Hays (R)
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1871–73
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Buchanan
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c1828-1832
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10/8/1897
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12. Harvey Wallis Salmon (D)
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1873–75
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Henry
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1/26/1839
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4/27/1927
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13. Joseph Wayne Mercer (D)
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1875–77
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Jackson
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2/25/1845
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3/13/1906
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14. Elijah Gates (D)
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1877–81
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Buchanan
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12/17/1827
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3/4/1915
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15. Philip Edward Chappell (D)
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1881–85
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Cole
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8/18/1837
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2/23/1908
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16. James Monroe Seibert (D)
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1885–89
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Cape Girardeau
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2/3/1847
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1/23/1935
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17. Edward T. Noland (D)7
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1889–90
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Jackson
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3/26/1847
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6/20/1926
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18. Lon Vest Stephens (D)8
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1890–97
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Cooper
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12/21/1858
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1/10/1923
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19. Frank Littleton Pitts (D)
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1897–1901
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Monroe
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4/25/1841
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2/3/1905
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20. Robert Prewitt Williams (D)
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1901–05
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Howard
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9/8/1841
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7/11/1910
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21. Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (R)
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1905–09
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Cooper
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7/23/1839
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2/21/1914
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22. James Cowgill (D)
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1909–13
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Jackson
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4/2/1848
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1/20/1922
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23. Edwin P. Deal (D)
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1913–17
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Mississippi
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4/19/1859
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12/10/1945
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24. George H. Middelkamp (D)
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1917–21
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Warren
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4/20/1880
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10/5/1966
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25. Lorenzo Dow Thompson (R)
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1921–25
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Callaway
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11/22/1873
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10/1/1951
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26. C. Eugene Stephens (R)
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1925–29
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St. Louis
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12/20/1889
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6/25/1970
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27. Larry Brunk (R)
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1929–33
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Lawrence
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2/9/1883
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11/22/1956
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28. Richard R. Nacy (D)
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1933–37
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Cole
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11/7/1895
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1/10/1961
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29. Robert William Winn (D)
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1937–41
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Ralls
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6/9/1895
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8/13/1948
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30. Wilson Bell (D)
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1941–45
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Washington
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5/24/1897
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5/20/1947
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31. Robert William Winn (D)
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1945–48
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Ralls
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6/9/1895
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8/13/1948
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32. Richard R. Nacy (D)9
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1948–49
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Cole
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11/7/1895
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1/10/1961
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33. Mount Etna Morris (D)
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1949–53
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Grundy
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9/1/1900
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7/8/1988
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34. George Hubert Bates (D)
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1953–57
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Lafayette
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12/8/1884
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7/22/1978
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35. Mount Etna Morris (D)
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1957–61
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Grundy
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9/1/1900
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7/8/1988
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36. Milton Carpenter (D)
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1961–65
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St. Louis City
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3/4/1905
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11/19/1996
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37. Mount Etna Morris (D)
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1965–69
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Grundy
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9/1/1900
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7/8/1988
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38. William Edmond Robinson (D)
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1969–73
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Cole
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6/1/1920
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10/16/1992
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39. James I. Spainhower (D)
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1973–81
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Cole
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8/3/1928
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12/12/2018
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40. Mel Carnahan (D)
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1981–85
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Phelps
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2/11/1934
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10/16/2000
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41. Wendell Bailey (R)
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1985–93
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Howell
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7/31/1940
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42. Bob Holden (D)
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1993-2001
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Shannon
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8/24/1949
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43. Nancy Farmer (D)
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2001-05
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St. Louis City
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9/11/1956
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44. Sarah Steelman (R)
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2005-09
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Phelps
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5/3/1958
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45. Clint Zweifel (D)
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2009-17
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St. Louis
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11/3/1973
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46. Eric S. Schmitt (R)10
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2017-19
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St. Louis
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6/20/1975
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47. Scott Fitzpatrick (R)10,11
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2019-23
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Barry
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9/28/1987
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48. Vivek Malek (R)11
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2023-
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St. Louis
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3/20/1977
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Links take you to the Treasurer's website as is appeared while he was in office, courtesy of the Missouri State Archives and ArchiveIt.
1 Didier served as Treasurer for the Louisiana Territory from 1809-1812 and for the Missouri Territory from 1812-1820. He was re-appointed Treasurer, this time for the State of Missouri, in 1820 when the state’s first constitution was approved.
2 Baptismal date, as Jean Pierre Didier.
3 Elected by the General Assembly following Didier's resignation.
4 Elected by the General Assembly following the death of John Walker.
5 Appointed by Gov. King following the death of Peter Garland Glover.
6 Appointed by Provisional Gov. Gamble when Morrison refused to take a loyalty oath.
7 Gov. Francis suspended Noland on March 3, 1890, and Noland resigned a short time later.
8 Appointed by Gov. Francis following Noland's resignation.
9 Appointed by Gov. Donnelly upon the death of Robert William Winn.
10 Schmitt resigned January 3, 2019, after Gov. Parson appointed him Attorney General. On January 14, Parson appointed Fitzpatrick his replacement.
11 Fitzpatrick resigned after being elected State Auditor. Gov. Parson appointed Malek to the position on January 17, 2023.