Washington County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,195. The county seat and largest city is Potosi. The county was officially organized on August 21, 1813, and was named in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Melvin Eugene Carnahan was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 2000. A Democrat, he was elected posthumously to the U.S. Senate; his widow, Jean, served in his stead for two years until a special election.
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan was an American diplomat and politician from Southeast Missouri. He began his career as a teacher and school administrator. He then served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for southeastern Missouri for 14 years, becoming the first member of the prominent Carnahan Family to serve in public office.
Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen was an American basketball coach. Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching," he served as the head basketball coach at Baker University (1905–1908), the University of Kansas, Haskell Institute—now Haskell Indian Nations University (1908–1909), and Warrensburg Teachers College—now the University of Central Missouri (1912–1919), compiling a career college basketball record of 746–264. In his 39 seasons at the helm of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program, his teams won 24 conference championships and three national titles. The Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively recognized Allen's 1921–22 and 1922–23 Kansas teams as national champions. Allen's 1951–52 squad won the 1952 NCAA Tournament and his Jayhawks were runners-up in the NCAA Tournament in 1940 and 1953. His 590 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the storied Kansas basketball program.
Max Marlin Fitzwater is an American writer-journalist who served as White House Press Secretary for six years under U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, making him one of the longest-serving press secretaries in history. He is the only U.S. Press Secretary to be appointed by two different U.S. Presidents.
Missouri Southern State University is a public university in Joplin, Missouri, United States. It was established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College.
Daniel Dunklin was the fifth Governor of Missouri, serving from 1832 to 1836. He also served as the state's third Lieutenant Governor. Dunklin is considered the "Father of Public Schools" in Missouri. Dunklin was also the father-in-law of Missouri Lieutenant Governor Franklin Cannon. Dunklin County, in the Missouri bootheel, is named so in his honor.
Central Methodist University is a private university in Fayette, Missouri. CMU is accredited to offer master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Maryville High School is the public high school for Maryville, Missouri. It is the only institution to have the Spoofhound for a mascot. It is a Missouri State High School Activities Association Class III school. The present high school building on the southwest side of Maryville opened in the 1965-66 school year.
James Spainhower was a U.S. Democratic politician from Missouri. He served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives and two terms as the State Treasurer of Missouri.
Joe Aull is the mayor of Lexington, Missouri. He carried out a successful write-in campaign for the November 5, 2019 general election, with an estimated victory of 600 votes against 200 votes. From 2005 until 2012, he was a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented the 26th District, encompassing all or parts of Lafayette and Saline counties. Aull was first elected to the Missouri House in 2004, and reelected in 2006, 2008, and 2010. By Missouri law he was term-limited and was not able to run for the Missouri House again in 2012.
The Missouri Military Academy (MMA) is a private preparatory school established on November 22, 1889, in Mexico, Missouri. The academy is a selective, all male, boarding school, grades 7 to 12. As a U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Honor Unit With Distinction, it has the privilege of nominating cadets to the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Coast Guard Academy.
Marion Edwards Rhodes was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Parke Monroe Banta was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Fitzwater is a patronymic surname of English origin, being a variant of Fitz Walter, 'son of Walter'. Notable people with the surname include:
Craig Redmon is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented the 4th District, which encompasses all of Clark, Knox, Lewis, Schuyler, and Scotland counties as well as the eastern half of Adair County east of U.S Highway 63, excluding the city of Kirksville. Most of this was previously the Missouri 1st District, also represented by Redmon, prior to Missouri House redistricting due to the 2010 U.S. Census. He does not believe Missouri has any carbon, according to a November 2019 speech.
Stephen Carroll Cookson is an American educator, farmer and politician.
Travis Fitzwater is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, having served since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Kenneth B. Knox was an American football and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southeast Missouri State College—now known as Southeast Missouri State University—from 1952 to 1967, compiling a record of 88–59–4. Knox also coached track at Southeast Missouri State and was the school's athletic director until his death in early 1970.
Thomas W. Thrower is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southeast Missouri State University from 1968 to 1973, compiling a record of 37–22–2. Thrower played college football as a halfback at Southeast Missouri State from 1957 to 1959 under head coach Kenneth Knox. Following his graduation from Southeast Missouri State in 1960, he coached football at Dexter High School in Dexter, Missouri, from which he had graduated in 1955. After coaching four years at Dexter, he spent a year coaching football at Holtville High School in Holtville, California, before returning to Southeast Missouri State in 1965 to work as an assistant coach under Knox. Thrower coached the defensive backfield for three seasons before succeeding Knox as head coach in 1968. He resigned from his head coaching post at Southeast Missouri State in November 1973 following a conflict over regulations set by the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) regarding spring practice and scholarships.