Roger C. Slaughter
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Roger Caldwell Slaughter (July 17, 1905 – June 2, 1974) was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born near Odessa, Missouri
, Slaughter attended the public schools at Independence, Missouri
.
He received an A.B. from Princeton University
in 1928, then read law in the office of Hon. Henry L. Jost, Kansas City, Missouri
, and attended the Kansas City School of Law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1932 and commenced practice in Kansas City.
He served as assistant prosecutor of Jackson County, Missouri
from 1932 to 1936.
He served as member of the board of directors of the school district of Kansas City, Missouri
from 1940 to 1942.
Slaughter was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-eighth and to the Seventy-ninth Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress.
He served as member of the State Democratic Committee from 1960 to 1962.
He resumed the practice of law in Kansas City, Missouri
.
He was appointed magistrate judge of Lafayette County in 1972.
He died, June 2, 1974, on his farm near Odessa, Missouri
.
He was interred in Greenton Cemetery, Odessa, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born near Odessa, Missouri
Odessa, Missouri
Odessa is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,818 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Odessa is located at ....
, Slaughter attended the public schools at Independence, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
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He received an A.B. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1928, then read law in the office of Hon. Henry L. Jost, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, and attended the Kansas City School of Law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1932 and commenced practice in Kansas City.
He served as assistant prosecutor of Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...
from 1932 to 1936.
He served as member of the board of directors of the school district of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
from 1940 to 1942.
Slaughter was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-eighth and to the Seventy-ninth Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress.
He served as member of the State Democratic Committee from 1960 to 1962.
He resumed the practice of law in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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He was appointed magistrate judge of Lafayette County in 1972.
He died, June 2, 1974, on his farm near Odessa, Missouri
Odessa, Missouri
Odessa is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,818 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Odessa is located at ....
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He was interred in Greenton Cemetery, Odessa, Missouri
Odessa, Missouri
Odessa is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,818 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Odessa is located at ....
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