Alexander Monroe Dockery

Alexander Monroe Dockery (born February 11, 1845 in Gallatin , Daviess County , Missouri , † December 26, 1926 in Gallatin, Missouri) was an American politician and from 1901 to 1905 the 30th governor of Missouri. He also represented this state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Alexander Dockery attended local schools in his home country and then the Macon Academy in Missouri. He then studied medicine in St. Louis until 1865 . Between 1870 and 1874 he worked as a doctor in Livingston County . Between 1871 and 1873 Dockery was also a member of the school board of Chillicothe , and from 1878 to 1882 he was a curator of the University of Missouri . Alexander Dockery was married to Mary Bird, with whom he had eight children.

Political career

As a member of the Democratic Party , he became mayor of the city of Gallatin in 1881, where he had been a city councilor since 1878. Between 1883 and 1899 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives . In 1886 and 1906 he was president of the state party congresses of the Democrats. In November 1900 he was elected governor of his state.

Dockery took up his new office on January 14, 1901. During his tenure, a reform of the electoral law was carried out and the budget for education policy increased. The school districts in Missouri have been reallocated. Otherwise, his four-year reign passed without any particular incident. It is also worth mentioning the resignation of his Lieutenant Governor John Adams Lee in 1903 after allegations of favoring a company.

In 1912 and 1914, Dockery was Treasurer of the Missouri Democratic Party. Between 1913 and 1921 he was employed in a leading position in the US Department of Post ( Third Assistant Postmaster General ).

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SURNAME	Dockery, Alexander Monroe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 11, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Gallatin , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	December 26, 1926
Place of death	Gallatin , Missouri