Robert William Winn (June 9, 1895 – August 13, 1948) was a U.S. politician from

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. He was born and raised in

New London, Missouri New London is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 943 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ralls County. New London is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area. William Jameson, claimed land, ma ...

. From 1931 to 1937 he served as Clerk of

Ralls County, Missouri Ralls County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,355. Its county seat is New London. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for Daniel Ralls, ...

. In 1937, he became

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, serving in that capacity until January 1941, when he was appointed Commissioner of the Permanent Seat of Government. He served again as state treasurer from 1945 to 1948, but died in office and was succeeded by former State Treasurer Richard R. Nacy.

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1895 births 1948 deaths State treasurers of Missouri Missouri Democrats County clerks in Missouri People from Ralls County, Missouri 20th-century Missouri politicians {{Missouri-politician-stub