1 8 9 2 ; ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Fif ty - fif th ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 7   – ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ). ▁ ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁be ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁Congress , ▁he ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Pas ad ena , ▁California , ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁his ▁profession . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Pas ad ena ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Lee ' s ▁Sum mit ▁Historical ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁death s ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Missouri ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Missouri ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lee ' s ▁Sum mit , ▁Missouri ▁Category : Miss ouri ▁Democr ats ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Cho pping ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Com min ution , ▁a ▁cr ushing , ▁gr inding ▁or ▁similar ▁size ▁reduction ▁of