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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriWilliam Waller RUCKER
(1855-1936)
RUCKER, William Waller, a
Representative from Missouri; born near Covington, Alleghany
County, Va., February 1, 1855; moved with his parents to western
Virginia in 1861; attended the common schools; moved to Chariton
County, Mo., in 1873; engaged in teaching in the district schools;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice
in Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.; prosecuting attorney of
Chariton County 1886-1892; judge of the twelfth circuit 1892-1899;
elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and to the eleven
succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1923); chairman,
Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and
Representatives (Sixty-second through Sixty-fifth Congresses);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
Congress; resumed the practice of law in Keytesville, Mo.; also
engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Keytesville, Mo., May 30,
1936; interment in the City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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