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    Pierre Chouteau Jr. (1789–1865)
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    Curtis Fletcher Marbut (1863–1935)
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    William T. Kemper (1866–1938)
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    Albert Bond Lambert (1875–1946)
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    Hamilton Rowan Gamble (1798–1864)
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    Walthall Moore Sr. (1886–1960)

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