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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriRaymond Willard KARST
(1902-1987)
KARST, Raymond Willard, a
Representative from Missouri; born in South St. Louis, Mo.,
December 31, 1902; attended Wyman grade school and St. Louis
Academy; was graduated from the law school of St. Louis University
in 1927; was admitted to the bar in 1926 and commenced the practice
of law in St. Louis, Mo.; member of the State house of
representatives in 1935 and 1936; provisional city judge and judge
of Court of Criminal Correction 1936-1940; served as a captain,
Ordnance Department, United States Army, 1942-1945; elected as a
Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949-January 3,
1951); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the
Eighty-second Congress; appointed general counsel with Economic
Stabilization Agency and later acting administrator; in 1955
resumed the practice of law in Clayton, Mo.; chairman of the board,
Karst Enterprises; was a resident of Kirkwood, Mo., until his death
there October 4, 1987.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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