North Todd Gentry (1866 – 1944) was a lawyer from

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, who served as

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and justice of the

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. He had a lifelong law practice in Columbia and was president of the Boone County Bar. Considered an authority on local history he was active in the Boone County Historical Society. He also held membership in the Boone County Hospital Association and the Kiwanis Club. Gentry was a Freemason, Republican, and Presbyterian. Gentry was born on March 2, 1866, the son of Thomas Benton and Mary Todd Gentry. He was the grandson of the first mayor of Columbia

Richard Gentry Richard Gentry (August 25, 1788 – December 25, 1837) was an American politician and military officer who died during the Seminole Wars. The Missouri county of Gentry is named for him. He was the first mayor and founder of Columbia, Missouri. ...

and Ann Hawkins Gentry. He graduated from the

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with a law degree in 1888. His papers are held at the

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. He and his wife adopted a daughter who was orphaned in a railroad accident on the

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. He died at age 78 on September 18, 1944, and was buried at the Columbia Cemetery.

Works

*The ''Bench and Bar of Boone County'' Columbia.

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(1916) *The Writings of North Todd Gentry (published posthumously in 2011)https://www.amazon.com/Writings-North-Todd-Gentry-Columbias/dp/B071KCXWRS The writings of North Todd Gentry

References

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