Wallace Crossley
Wallace Crossley (October 4, 1874 – December 13, 1943) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri serving under Governor Frederick D. Gardner and publisher of The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Crossley was born in Bellair, Missouri in Cooper County, Missouri.[1]
He was raised in Boone County, Missouri and grew up in Mexico, Missouri where he attended high school. He attended William Jewell College and the University of Missouri.[1]
After college he returned to Mexico to teach English and then taught at Warrensburg Normal School (now University of Central Missouri).[2]
In 1907 he acquired The Daily Journal-Star and continued to own it until his death.[3]
He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1905 to 1911 and Missouri State Senate from 1913 to 1917 and then lieutenant governor from 1917 to 1921.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Crossan to Crowe". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ Cockrell, Ewing. "Biographical Sketch of Wallace Crossley, Johnson County, Missouri". History of Johnson County, Missouri. Historical Publishing Company.
- ↑ Missouri the center state: 1821-1915 - Google Books. Books.google.com. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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| Preceded by William R. Painter |
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1913–1917 |
Succeeded by Hiram Lloyd |
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