Edward A. Barbour Jr. was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who served in the

Missouri General Assembly The Missouri General Assembly is the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Missouri Senate, Senate and a 163-member Missouri House of Represen ...

. He served in the

Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 181,000. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two yea ...

from 1935 until 1943 and 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 ...

from 1923 until 1925. Barbour was educated at public schools of

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, Drury College,

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, and Washington University School of Law in

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. During

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, he served at the Adjutant General Department of Camp McArthur at

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The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians, Barbour
20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly Democratic Party Missouri state senators Washington University in St. Louis alumni Washington University School of Law alumni Drury University alumni University of Missouri alumni Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Missouri-MOSenate-stub