Robert L. "Scoop" Usher (December 6, 1913 – April 20, 1985) was a Democratic politician who served 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 ...

. Born in

Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion County, Missouri, Marion and Ralls County, Missouri, Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,108, ...

, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives on December 28, 1973, in a

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. Usher had previously served as a Missouri State Highway Patrol Officer. He was first-runner up in 1957, 1958, and 1959 as national champion pistol shooter. He also played semi-professional basketball.

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1913 births People from Hannibal, Missouri 1985 deaths Members of the Missouri House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub