Missouri History

Historical Listing of Missouri's State and Federal Officials

The Historical Listing of Missouri's State and Federal Officials provides basic information about those individuals who have served Missouri as state and federal legislators. The listing includes service from Missouri's territorial period through the present. In addition, there is information about the men and women who have served in Missouri's executive branch offices from statehood in 1820 to the present.

The listing is created from the records located at the Missouri State Archives and reflects the spelling of names and dates found in these records. Below is a list of abbreviations that you will find in these records.

**Symbols used in Historical Listing**
Democrat	D
Republican	R
Greenback	Greenback
Union Labor	Union Labor
Liberal Union	Liberal Union
Liberal Republican	Liberal R
Conservative Republican	Conserv. R
Whig	Whig
Populist	Populist
Radical Republican	Radical
People’s Party	People’s
American (Know Nothing)	American
Emancipationist	Emancipationist
Progressive	Progressive
Jacksonian	Jacksonian

**Election Symbols**
*	Special Election
**	Resigned
***	Contested Election
#	Unexpired Term
##	Died in office
+	Unseated
++	Declared ineligible
+++	Extra/second session