Leroy Blunt

Herschel Leroy Blunt (December 3, 1921 – March 21, 2016) was an American farmer and politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives.

Leroy Blunt
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 140th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byEddie G. Williams[1]
Succeeded byThomas M. "Tommy" MacDonnell[2]
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 145th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byPaul Busiek[3]
Succeeded byRichard B. "R.B." Grisham[4]
Personal details
Born
Herschel Leroy Blunt

(1921-12-03)December 3, 1921
near Marshfield, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 2016(2016-03-21) (aged 94)
Marshfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNeva Letterman (D:1993) Dora Blunt
ChildrenRoy, Ronald D.
OccupationFarmer

Blunt was born near Marshfield, Missouri in Webster County, the son of Bessie J. (Muncy) and Benjamin Lee Blunt.[5] He attended public schools in Conway, Missouri, and the University of Missouri. 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.[6][7] In his first race in 1978, he beat out Betty Anne McCaskill, mother of future Senator Claire McCaskill, who would later unsuccessfully run against Matt Blunt in the 2004 gubernatorial election, and serve with Roy in Senate from 2011 to 2019. He lived on a farm near Marshfield, Missouri.[8] Blunt died on March 21, 2016, at Marshfield Care Center in Marshfield, Missouri.[9]

References
  1. "Our Campaigns - MO State House 140 Race - Nov 02, 1982".
  2. "Our Campaigns - MO State House 140 Race - Nov 06, 1984".
  3. "Our Campaigns - MO State House 145 Race - Nov 07, 1978".
  4. "Our Campaigns - MO State House 145 Race - Nov 04, 1980".
  5. "Roy blunt". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  6. "NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri : News : Press Releases". prochoicemissouri.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. Missouri Secretary of State :: State Archives. "SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000". sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  8. "Leroy Blunt Oral History Interview". statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. Patriarch of Blunt political family dies


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