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The individuals listed below have all served in the position of
The individuals listed below have all served in the position of Missouri Attorney General
The Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed attorney general, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney Gene ...
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;Parties {, class=wikitable !# !Name !Party !Term , - , 1 ,Edward Bates
Edward Bates (September 4, 1793 – March 25, 1869) was a lawyer and politician. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. A member of the influential ...
, Democratic-Republican
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
, 1820–1821
, -
, 2
, Rufus Easton
Rufus Easton (May 4, 1774 – July 5, 1834) was an American attorney, politician, and postmaster. He served as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory prior to statehood. After statehood he b ...
, Democratic-Republican
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
, 1821–1826
, -
, 3
, Robert W. Wells
, Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, 1826–1836
, -
, 4
, William B. Napton
, Democratic
, 1836–1839
, -
, 5
, S. Mansfield Bay
, Democratic
, 1839–1845
, -
, 6
, Benjamin F. Stringfellow
, Democratic
, 1845–1849
, -
, 7
, William A. Robards
, Democratic
, 1849–1851
, -
, 8
, James B. Gardenhire
, Whig
, 1851–1857
, -
, 9
, Ephraim B. Ewing
Ephraim Brevard Ewing (1819 – June 21, 1873) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1859 to 1861 and from January 1873 until his death that summer.
Early life, education, and political career
Born in Todd County, Kentucky, in 1819 ...
, Democratic
, 1857–1858
, -
, 10
, J. Proctor Knott
James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career the ...
, Democratic
, 1858–1861
, -
, 11
, Aikman Welch
, Democratic
, 1861–1864
, -
, 12
, Thomas T. Crittenden
, Democratic
, 1864
, -
, 13
, Robert F. Wingate
, Democratic
, 1865–1869
, -
, 14
, Horace P. Johnson
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1869–1871
, -
, 15
, Andrew J. Baker
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1871–1872
, -
, 16
, H. Clay Ewing
, Democratic
, 1873–1875
, -
, 17
, John A. Hockaday
, Democratic
, 1875–1877
, -
, 18
, Jackson L. Smith
, Democratic
, 1877–1881
, -
, 19
, Daniel H. McIntyre
, Democratic
, 1881–1885
, -
, 20
, Banton G. Boone
, Democratic
, 1885–1889
, -
, 21
, John M. Wood
, Democratic
, 1889–1893
, -
, 22
, Robert F. Walker
, Democratic
, 1893–1897
, -
, 23
, Edward C. Crow
, Democratic
, 1897–1905
, -
, 24
, Herbert S. Hadley
Herbert Spencer Hadley (February 20, 1872 – December 1, 1927) was an American lawyer and a Republican Party politician from St. Louis, Missouri. Born in Olathe, Kansas, he was Missouri Attorney General from 1905 to 1909 and in 1908 was elec ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1905–1909
, -
, 25
, Elliot W. Major
, Democratic
, 1909–1913
, -
, 26
, John T. Barker
, Democratic
, 1913–1917
, -
, 27
, Frank Winton McAllister
, Democratic
, 1917–1921
, -
, 28
, Jesse W. Barrett
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1921–1925
, -
, 29
, Robert William Otto
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1925
, -
, 30
, North Todd Gentry
North Todd Gentry (1866 – 1944) was a lawyer from Columbia, Missouri, who served as Missouri Attorney General and justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. He had a lifelong law practice in Columbia and was president of the Boone County Bar. Co ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1925–1928
, -
, 31
, Stratton Shartel
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1928–1933
, -
, 32
, Roy McKittrick
Roy McKittrick (August 24, 1888 – January 22, 1961) was an American politician from Salisbury, Missouri, who served as Missouri Attorney General around the time of the World War II from 1933 until 1945. In 1944, he ran for the U.S. Senate, but ...
, Democratic
, 1933–1945
, -
, 33
, Buck Taylor
Buck Taylor (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and artist, best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brian in the CBS television series ''Gunsmoke''. He is the son of Florence Gertrude Heffernan and character actor Dub Tayl ...
, Democratic
, 1945–1953
, -
, 34
, John M. Dalton
, Democratic
, 1953–1961
, -
, 35
, Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
, Democratic
, 1961–1965
, -
, 36
, Norman H. Anderson
, Democratic
, 1965–1969
, -
, 37
, John Danforth
John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney and diplomat who began his career in 1968 as the Attorney General of Missouri and served three terms as United States Senator from Missouri. In 2004, he served br ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1969–1977
, -
, 38
, John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and former politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005. A former U.S. Senator from Missouri and the 50th ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1977–1985
, -
, 39
, William L. Webster
William Lawrence Webster (born September 17, 1953) is an American lawyer, former politician and convicted felon from Missouri. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives and later as the 39th Missouri Attorney General, Attorney General o ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 1985–1993
, -
, 40
, Jay Nixon
, Democratic
, 1993–2009
, -
, 41
, Chris Koster
Christopher Andrew Koster (born August 31, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st Attorney General of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. Prior to serving as attorney general, Koster was elected three times as prosecuting attor ...
, Democratic
, 2009–2017
, -
, 42
, Josh Hawley
Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley served as the 42nd attorney general of Mi ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 2017–2019
, -
, 43
, Eric Schmitt
Eric Stephen Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Schmitt served as a Missouri state senator from 2009 to 2017, ...
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 2019–2023
, - {{Party shading/Republican
, 44
, Andrew Bailey
, Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 2023–present
References
*''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006''. *