William J. Cason (October 1, 1924 – January 4, 2017)William J. Cason's obituary
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, studying law (LLB 1951). Cason was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1951. He served in the Missouri State Senate for the 31st district (Henry County) from 1960 to 1976. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He would become the

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of the Senate. In

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, he ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor, but lost in an upset to Kansas City lawyer and eventual winner Joseph Teasdale.

Issues in state senate

* Civil rights * Environmental protection * Women's rights

References

1924 births 2017 deaths People from Higginsville, Missouri Missouri lawyers University of Missouri alumni Democratic Party Missouri state senators People from Clinton, Missouri 20th-century American lawyers {{Missouri-politician-stub