George C. R. Wagoner Explained

George C. R. Wagoner
State:Missouri
Term Start:February 26, 1903
Term End:March 3, 1903
Predecessor:James Joseph Butler
Successor:James Joseph Butler
Birth Name:George Chester Robinson Wagoner
Birth Date:3 September 1863
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting Place:Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Party:Republican
Profession:Politician

George Chester Robinson Wagoner (September 3, 1863  - April 27, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri who served one week.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wagoner attended the public schools and Beaumont Hospital Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri. He served as president of the Wagoner Undertaking Co. and secretary and treasurer of the H.H. Wagoner Realty Co. in St. Louis.

As a Republican, Wagoner successfully contested the election of James Joseph Butler to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served in the final week of his term (February 26  - March 4, 1903).

After his short involvement in politics, Wagoner resumed business activities. He died in St. Louis on April 27, 1946, and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery.