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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriClaude Ignatius BAKEWELL
(1912-1987)
BAKEWELL, Claude Ignatius,
a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., August 9,
1912; graduated from St. Louis University High School, St. Louis,
Mo.; graduated, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.,1932;
graduated, St. Louis University School of Law, 1935; lawyer,
private practice; member, board of aldermen of St. Louis, Mo.,
1941-1945; postmaster, city of St. Louis, 1958; United States Navy,
1944-1946; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress
(January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection to the Eighty-first Congress in 1948; elected as a
Republican to the Eighty-second Congress in a special election, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States
Representative John B. Sullivan (March 9, 1951- January 3, 1953);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-third Congress
in 1952; died, in University City, Mo., March 18, 1987; interment
at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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