Emory Melton Explained

Emory Melton
State Senate:Missouri
District:31st
Term Start:1972
Term End:1996
Birth Date:10 June 1923
Birth Place:McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri
Death Place:Cassville, Missouri
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:University of Missouri
Occupation:attorney

Emory Melton (June 20, 1923  - December 26, 2015) was an American politician who served in the Missouri State Senate. He was born in McDowell, Missouri and attended Southwest Missouri State University and the University of Missouri in Columbia, studying law. He served in the Missouri State Senate for the 29th district 1972 to 1996. He was a member of the Republican party.[1] [2] [3] Melton died on December 26, 2015, at his home in Cassville, Missouri.[4] [5]

References

  1. Book: Official Manual, State of Missouri. 1995. 8 December 2014.
  2. Web site: SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000. Missouri Secretary of State :: State Archives. sos.mo.gov. 2014-01-25.
  3. Web site: Emory Melton Oral History Interview. statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org. 8 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214121113/http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ohc/id/307/rec/13. 14 December 2014. dead.
  4. 'Emory Melton, former longtime Missouri senator, dead at 92,' The Joplin Globe, December 27. 2017
  5. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-leader/obituary.aspx?pid=177036153 Emory Melton Obituary - Cassville, MO | News-Leader