George Henry Christopher (December 9, 1888 – January 23, 1959) was a Democratic

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from

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from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1951, and from the

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from January 3, 1955, until his death from a

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on January 23, 1959. Christopher did not sign the 1956

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and voted in favor of the

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. He was born on a farm in

Bates County, Missouri Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri, two counties south of the Missouri River and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,042. Its county sea ...

, near

Butler, Missouri Butler is a city in Bates County, Missouri, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census. The county seat of Bates County, the city is named for William Orlando Butler, a noted Ame ...

. He graduated from Hill's Business College,

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, in 1907. He lived on a farm in

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, and

Craig County, Oklahoma Craig County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,029. Its county seat is Vinita. The county was organized in 1907, shortly before statehood, and named for Granville Craig, a prominent Cheroke ...

, before returning to Missouri. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher, George 1888 births 1959 deaths Farmers from Missouri People from Bates County, Missouri Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri 20th-century American politicians

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