Willard Duncan Vandiver

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Willard Duncan Vandiver (born March 30, 1854 in Moorefield , Hardy County , Virginia , †  May 30, 1932 in Columbia , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1905 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1857, Willard Vandiver, born in what is now West Virginia , came with his parents to Boone County , Missouri, where the family settled on a farm. There he later attended the public schools. In 1872 he moved to Fayette . Until 1877 he studied at the local Central College ; this was followed by a law degree. In the following years Vandiver worked in the school service. Between 1877 and 1880 he taught natural science subjects at the Bellevue Institute in Caledonia . He headed this school from 1880 to 1889. In 1889 he received a chair in science at the State Normal School at Cape Girardeau ; from 1893 to 1897 he also headed this educational institution. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1896, 1898, 1918, and 1920 he was a delegate to regional Democratic Party Conventions in Missouri. In 1918 he served as its president.

In the congressional election of 1896 Vandiver was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Norman Adolphus Mozley on March 4, 1897 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . In 1904 he renounced another candidacy. Between 1905 and 1909, Vandiver was Missouri State Insurance Commissioner. He was then vice president of a life insurance company from 1910 to 1912. During Woodrow Wilson's presidency , he was Deputy Treasurer of the United States from 1913 to 1921 . He then moved to a farm near Columbia where he worked in agriculture. He also gave lectures. Willard Vandiver died in Columbia on May 30, 1932.

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personal data
SURNAME Vandiver, Willard Duncan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH at Moorefield , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1932
Place of death Columbia , Missouri