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    Jerry Lon Litton (May 12, 1937 – August 3, 1976) was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives...
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    and Congressman Jerry Litton for the Democratic nomination. Litton defeated Hearnes and Symington, but on the night of the primary, Litton was killed in...
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    visitors center at Smithville Lake is named in Litton's memory. Democrat Pat Danner, a former aide to Jerry Litton, won the seat in 1992 becoming the first...
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    line, including 48.1% of under eighteens and 21.4% of those over 64. Jerry Litton - Congressman who died in a plane crash on the night he won the 1976...
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  • Greg Litton (born 1964), American baseball player Henry Litton (born 1934), Hong Kong judge James Litton, American choral conductor Jerry Litton (1937–1976)...
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    office. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1976, replacing Jerry Litton who died after winning the nomination, but lost to John Danforth in November...
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    airspeed, with distraction being a contributing factor. On 3 August 1976, Jerry Litton, U.S. Representative from Missouri, his wife and two children, and two...
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    where he served until 1976. After the unexpected death of Congressman Jerry Litton, Coleman ran for, and won, the election succeeding him. He represented...
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    Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes and rising political star Congressman Jerry Litton. Litton won the primary, but he and his family were killed when the plane...
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    Senator from Missouri (Class 1) 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970 Succeeded by Jerry Litton U.S. Senate Preceded by James P. Kem U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Missouri...
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    Hutchison, botanist and politician Mike Lair, politician and teacher Jerry Litton, congressman Charles H. Mansur, congressman Shirley Collie Nelson, country...
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  • Harry Edward (Ed) Litton Jr. (born July 17, 1959) is an American evangelical pastor who was the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, elected in...
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    Sullivan (D) ▌4. William J. Randall (D) ▌5. Richard Walker Bolling (D) ▌6. Jerry Litton (D), until August 3, 1976 ▌Tom Coleman (R), from November 2, 1976 ▌7...
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    Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes and Congressman Jerry Litton in the Democratic primary. Litton won the primary but was killed when his plane crashed...
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    Thornton Kemper Sr. - Patriarch of the Missouri Kemper financial family Jerry Litton - U.S. Representative, (1973-1976) Johnny Ringo - outlaw who briefly...
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    aircraft hit house after taking off in fog; Juan de la Cierva also killed Jerry Litton United States 1976 U.S. Representative from Missouri Beechcraft Baron...
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    Edward Verburg (Independent) 1.0% Missouri 6 Jerry Litton Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected. Y Jerry Litton (Democratic) 78.9% Grover H. Speers (Republican)...
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    2016 Democratic nominee for vice president under Hillary Clinton L–Z Jerry Litton (1937–1976), two-term U.S. Representative; Democratic nominee for U.S...
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  • Agriculture Tom Latham (Iowa State University, Eta)- US Representative, Iowa Jerry Litton – US Representative, Missouri Jefferson Miller – US Representative, Florida...
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    seat, defeating Democrat Warren Hearnes, former Governor of Missouri. (Jerry Litton had won the Democratic nomination earlier, but was killed in a plane...
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    (D) Missouri 6: William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by Jerry Litton (D) North Carolina 4: Nick Galifianakis (D), retired to run for U.S....
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    Jersey (now the Exxon Corporation) from 1953 to 1965 U.S. Congressman Jerry Litton of Missouri won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, then died...
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    administrator to Congressman Jerry Litton. She was appointed to a sub-cabinet position in the Carter administration. Congressman Litton vacated his seat to run...
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    Mike Lair, Missouri State Representative (2009–2016) and former teacher Jerry Litton, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1973-1976) Charles H. Mansur, U.S...
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    W. Symington (D) Bill Burlison (D) 92nd (1971–1973) 93rd (1973–1975) Jerry Litton (D) Gene Taylor (R) 94th (1975–1977) Tom Coleman (R) 95th (1977–1979)...
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    January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973 Preceded by William C. Cole Succeeded by Jerry Litton Personal details Born (1906-04-17)April 17, 1906 Weston, Missouri, U...
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    Sullivan (D) ▌4. William J. Randall (D) ▌5. Richard Walker Bolling (D) ▌6. Jerry Litton (D) ▌7. Gene Taylor (R) ▌8. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D) ▌9. William...
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  • 1857 Re-elected in 1854 as and Opposition party candidate. Retired. Jerry Litton Democratic January 3, 1973 – August 3, 1976 6th Elected in 1972. Died...
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  • Chester Trent". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. "LITTON, Jerry Lon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. "TAYLOR...
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    James Hogan (Republican) 4.9% Fred Hudson (Democratic) 0.9% Missouri 6 Jerry Litton Democratic 1972 Incumbent died August 3, 1976. New member elected November...
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