Forrest C. Donnell

Forrest C. Donnell (born August 20, 1884 in Quitman , Nodaway County , Missouri , † March 3, 1980 in St. Louis , Missouri) was an American politician and from 1941 to 1945 the 40th governor of Missouri.

Early years and advancement

Forrest Donnell attended public schools in his home country and then the University of Missouri , where he studied law, among other things. After graduating, he was admitted to the bar in 1907. He then began working in this profession in St. Louis. Among other things, he represented the city of Webster Grove legally. In the following decades he worked as a lawyer until he was elected as the candidate of the Republican Party for the new governor of his state on November 5, 1940 .

Political career

Donnell took up his new office on February 26, 1941. His entire four-year tenure was overshadowed by the events of World War II , in which the United States had participated since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As in all other US states, Missouri's economic production had to be converted to armaments requirements. Soldiers had to be drafted and made available to the armed forces. Two military training camps were set up in the country itself.

Between 1945 and 1951 Donnell represented his state as a senator in the US Congress in Washington. He then resumed his legal practice in St. Louis. He died there on March 3, 1980. Forrest Donnell was married to Hilda Hays, with whom he had two children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME	Donnell, Forrest C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 20, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Quitman , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	March 3, 1980
Place of death	St. Louis , Missouri