William Rock Painter
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William Rock Painter was a Democratic politician from the state of Missouri
. He was the state's 28th Lieutenant Governor and later a State Senator.
) and following graduation worked as a Civil engineer
. In 1894 Painter left the engineering field to become editor and publisher of the Daily and Weekly Democrat, newspaper in Carroll County. Painter married Cora Herndon January 12, 1888. They had three daughters and two sons. Painter died of a heart attack in July, 1947 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, 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...
. He was the state's 28th Lieutenant Governor and later a State Senator.
Personal history
William R. Painter was born in Carroll County, Missouri to Samuel Lee Painter and Sally Ann (Rock) Painter. He received his higher education at the Missouri School of Mines (now known as Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMissouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri, United States, and part of the University of Missouri System...
) and following graduation worked as a Civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
. In 1894 Painter left the engineering field to become editor and publisher of the Daily and Weekly Democrat, newspaper in Carroll County. Painter married Cora Herndon January 12, 1888. They had three daughters and two sons. Painter died of a heart attack in July, 1947 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri.