Xenophon P. Wilfley

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Xenophon P. Wilfley

Xenophon Pierce Wilfley (born March 18, 1871 in Mexico , Missouri , †  May 4, 1931 in St. Louis , Missouri) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Missouri in the US Senate .

After attending the village schools in his home country, Xenophon Wilfley enrolled at the College of Clarksburg , where he graduated in 1891; three years later he graduated from Central Methodist College , Fayette . There he worked as a teacher himself for a year before practicing this profession for another three years at a high school in Sedalia . In 1899 he joined the Law School of Washington University from, after which he began to practice law in St. Louis. There he took over his first public office as chairman of the local board of commissioners in 1917 .

The following year, Wilfley was named to succeed the late US Senator William J. Stone . He took his place in Congress on April 30, 1918, and remained there until November 5 of that year. During this time he was chairman of the Committee on Industrial Expositions . Wilfley ran in vain for the Democratic Party nomination to former Missouri Governor Joseph W. Folk . However, this was subsequently defeated in the election to the Republican Selden P. Spencer .

After his brief tenure in the Senate, Xenophon Wilfley returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1925 he served as president of the Missouri Bar Association.

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SURNAME Wilfley, Xenophon P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilfley, Xenophon Pierce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH near Mexico , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1931
Place of death St. Louis , Missouri