Russell Goward (August 25, 1935 – July 28, 2007) was a real estate broker, math teacher, and Democratic politician who served in the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

. Born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

, he was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1966. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Goward was named one of the "Ten Outstanding Legislators in the United States" by '' Jet magazine.''

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Members of the Missouri House of Representatives 1935 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American politicians {{Missouri-politician-stub