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3 unusual facts about Missouri Governor


Missouri Governor's Mansion

The Missouri Governor's Mansion is a historic U.S. residence in Jefferson City, Missouri.

The first Jefferson City governor's mansion also doubled as the home for the Missouri General Assembly, with the Missouri House of Representatives meeting on the ground floor, the Missouri State Senate on the second floor and the governor living in two rooms.

Thomas P. Barnett

Barnett trained under his father, St. Louis architect George I. Barnett, who was known for designing public landmarks such as the renovation of the Old Courthouse, the Missouri Governor's Mansion, and the structures of the Missouri Botanical Garden.


Caulfield, Missouri

The community was founded in 1930 and is named after Missouri governor Henry Stewart Caulfield, who took office in 1929.

Fletcher, Missouri

The community was founded in 1896 and is named for Missouri governor Thomas Clement Fletcher (1827–1899), who served 1865-1869.

Larry Suffredin

He served Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan as special counsel for gaming issues and was the first executive for the new Missouri Gaming Board from 1992-1994.

Parkview, St. Louis

The list includes Missouri Governor Henry Caulfield; St. Louis mayor Bernard Dickmann; University City mayors Heman, Flynn and Cunningham; artists Bessie Lowenhaupt, Aimee Schweig, Jane Pettus, Edmund Wuerpel and Gustav Goetch; writers Stanley Elkin and William Gass; aviation great Col. James (Jimmy) Doolittle; baseball players George Sisler and Bob Gibson; and film maker Charles Guggenheim.


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Clever, Missouri

On August 2, 1861, the Battle of Dug Springs pitted the Union forces of General Nathaniel Lyon against the numerically superior combined Confederate forces of General Benjamin McCulloch, Arkansas State Troops under General Nicholas Bartlett Pearce, and Missouri State Guard under General (and Missouri Governor) Sterling Price.

Dutch Mills, Arkansas

Renegade Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson and his Confederate militia commandeered the Hermann home in Hermannsburg for the night while on their flight to Texas.

Fleming County, Kentucky

Claiborne Fox Jackson, Pro-Confederate Missouri governor during the early part of the Civil War

Florence, Missouri

Missouri Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson took refuge outside of Florence after fleeing from Jefferson City and General Nathaniel Lyon because of his collaboration with the Confederates.

Francis Quadrangle

It is named after Missouri governor David R. Francis, and is generally just called "The Quad." Within the quad are two of the most recognizable symbols of the school, Jesse Hall and The Columns.