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- ↑ Supreme Court Judges – courts.mo.gov – Retrieved November 5, 2007 Archived February 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Chillicothe Constitution Tribune Archives, Jun 7, 1952, p. 6". NewspaperArchive.com. 7 June 1952. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006. Jefferson City, MO:Secretary of State.