Leroy Blunt
| Leroy Blunt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 140th district | |
|
In office January 1979 – December 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Busiek |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Herschel Leroy Blunt December 3, 1921 near Marshfield, Missouri |
| Died |
March 21, 2016 (aged 94) Marshfield, Missouri, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Neva Letterman (D:1993) Dora Blunt |
| Children | Roy, Ronald D. |
| Occupation | Dairy Farmer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Herschel Leroy Blunt (December 3, 1921 – March 21, 2016) was an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Blunt was born near Marshfield, Missouri in Webster County, the son of Bessie J. (Muncy) and Benjamin Lee Blunt.[1] He attended public schools in Conway, Missouri, and the University of Missouri-Columbia. In 1942 he married Neva Letterman. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives for district 140 as a Republican from 1979 to 1986. He was the father of U.S. Senator from Missouri and former U.S. Representative Roy Blunt. Roy's son, Matt Blunt, is a former Governor of Missouri.[2][3] He lived on a farm near Marshfield, Missouri.[4] Blunt died on March 21, 2016, at Marshfield Care Center in Marshfield, Missouri.[5]
References
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/blunt.htm
- ↑ "NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri : News : Press Releases". prochoicemissouri.org. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State :: State Archives. "SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000". sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Leroy Blunt Oral History Interview". statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Patriarch of Blunt political family dies