Wallace Crossley (October 4, 1874 – December 13, 1943) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, serving with Governor Frederick D. Gardner, and publisher of '' The Daily Star-Journal'' in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Biography

Crossley was born in Bellair, Missouri in Cooper County, Missouri. He was raised in Boone County, Missouri and grew up in

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where he attended high school. He attended William Jewell College and the

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. After college he returned to Mexico to teach English and then taught at Warrensburg Normal School (now

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). In 1907 he acquired ''The Daily Star-Journal'' and continued to own it until his death. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1905 to 1911 and Missouri State Senate from 1913 to 1917 and then lieutenant governor from 1917 to 1921.

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1874 births 1943 deaths People from Cooper County, Missouri William Jewell College alumni University of Missouri alumni University of Central Missouri faculty American newspaper publishers (people) Lieutenant Governors of Missouri Members of the Missouri House of Representatives Missouri state senators People from Mexico, Missouri {{Missouri-politician-stub