Henry S. Caulfield
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Henry Stewart Caulfield was an American
lawyer and Republican
politician from St. Louis, Missouri
. He represented Missouri
in the U.S. House
from 1907 to 1909 and was the 37th Governor of Missouri from 1929 to 1933. He received his law degree from Washington University Law school in 1895.
In 1931 Governor Caulfield founded the Missouri State Highway Patrol. During his term the states finances were severely hampered by the national depression. In 1933 at the end of his term the State Legislature, which was primarily Republican, attempted to Gerrymander the voting districts in order to assure some Republican representation in the next congress. Governor Caulfield was outraged by this act and vetoed the bill forcing all legislators to run at-large. The result was a 100% Democratic Legislature.
United States
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lawyer and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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politician from St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He represented Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in the U.S. House
United States House of Representatives
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from 1907 to 1909 and was the 37th Governor of Missouri from 1929 to 1933. He received his law degree from Washington University Law school in 1895.
In 1931 Governor Caulfield founded the Missouri State Highway Patrol. During his term the states finances were severely hampered by the national depression. In 1933 at the end of his term the State Legislature, which was primarily Republican, attempted to Gerrymander the voting districts in order to assure some Republican representation in the next congress. Governor Caulfield was outraged by this act and vetoed the bill forcing all legislators to run at-large. The result was a 100% Democratic Legislature.