Alexander Monroe Dockery
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Alexander Monroe Dockery (born in Daviess County, Missouri, February 11, 1845 - Gallatin, Missouri
, December 26, 1926) was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri.
Dockery attended the common schools and Macon Academy (Macon, Missouri
) and studied medicine. He graduated from the St. Louis Medical College (now Washington University School of Medicine
) on March 2, 1865, and commenced practice near Linneus, Missouri
. He attended lectures at Bellevue College (New York City
) and Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia) during the winter of 1865-1866. He returned to Missouri and settled in Chillicothe
, where he continued the practice of his profession for seven years; he was president of the board of education
of Chillicothe from 1870-1872. He served as county physician of Livingston County and in March 1874 returned to Gallatin, where he assisted in organizing the Farmers' Exchange Bank.
Dockery was chairman of the congressional committee of his district and a member of the city council
of Gallatin from 1878 to 1881 and mayor
from 1881 to 1883. He was a delegate to and chairman of the Democratic State conventions in 1886 and 1901, and was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1899; while in the House of Representatives he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Fiftieth Congress). Dockery was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 but was Governor of Missouri from 1901-1905 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1904; he was appointed Third Assistant Postmaster General
on March 17, 1913, and served until his resignation on March 31, 1921.
Gallatin, Missouri
Gallatin is a city in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,789 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Daviess County.-History:...
, December 26, 1926) was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri.
Dockery attended the common schools and Macon Academy (Macon, Missouri
Macon, Missouri
Macon is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,471 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Macon County.-Geography:Macon is located at...
) and studied medicine. He graduated from the St. Louis Medical College (now Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine , located in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the graduate schools of Washington University in St. Louis. One of the top medical schools in the United States, it is currently ranked 4th for research according to U.S. News and World Report and has been listed...
) on March 2, 1865, and commenced practice near Linneus, Missouri
Linneus, Missouri
Linneus is a small city in Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 369 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Linn County. Originally Linnville, its name was changed to honor Carl Linnaeus in 1840.-Geography:...
. He attended lectures at Bellevue College (New York City
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) and Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia) during the winter of 1865-1866. He returned to Missouri and settled in Chillicothe
Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...
, where he continued the practice of his profession for seven years; he was president of the board of education
Board of education
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of Chillicothe from 1870-1872. He served as county physician of Livingston County and in March 1874 returned to Gallatin, where he assisted in organizing the Farmers' Exchange Bank.
Dockery was chairman of the congressional committee of his district and a member of the city council
City council
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of Gallatin from 1878 to 1881 and mayor
Mayor
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from 1881 to 1883. He was a delegate to and chairman of the Democratic State conventions in 1886 and 1901, and was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1899; while in the House of Representatives he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Fiftieth Congress). Dockery was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 but was Governor of Missouri from 1901-1905 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
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in 1904; he was appointed Third Assistant Postmaster General
United States Postmaster General
The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence...
on March 17, 1913, and served until his resignation on March 31, 1921.