OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Judicial Departments Commissioners, Kansas City Court of Appeals page 145 M.D. CAMPBELL (Democrat). Born in Putnam County, Missouri, November 19, 1869; admitted to the bar at Lancaster, Mo., May 14, 1889, and practiced law from that time at Kirksville until October 6, 1930, when he became Commissioner of the Kansas City Court of Appeals. Served as a member of the Constitutional Convention of Missouri of 1922-23, representing the Ninth Senatorial District; was elected Vice President of the Convention and served on the following committees: Taxation-the Collection and Disbursement of Public Revenues, and Suffrage and Elections. Has served as Prosecuting Attorney of Adair County, as City Attorney of the City of Kirksville. Married EDITH McCLANAHAN of Corydon, Iowa, September 12, 1894; has four children: JOHN; M.D. Jr.; A.D. and EDITH. He was reappointed as Commissioner of the Kansas City Court of Appeals, March 1, 1937. Resides in Kirksville. FLOYD L. SPERRY (Democrat). Born September 16, 1895, in Henry County, Missouri; educated in the Henry County rural schools, Clinton, Mo., high school and the University of Missouri. Was admitted to the bar in 1920. Is a livestock raiser on his farms near Clinton, where he resides. Was married in April 1925, to Miss EFFIE CAROLINE JULIAN, and they have six children, MARTHA JANE, BILL JOE, FLOYD LOGAN, NANCY SUE, THOMAS JEFFERSON and HUGH GRAY. Belonged to the Cadet Corps at Missouri University from 1913 to 1916, and was a Captain in the Cadet Corps there in 1919 and 1920; to the 2nd Missouri (Houn' Dawg Infantry from July 1, 1917 to October 1, 1917; 35th Division, October 1, 1917, to March 13, 1918; and the Officers training School; discharged January 9, 1919, having held the rank of Private, Sergeant, First Sergeant and Lieutenant. He was a Captain in the Missouri National Guard from 1923 to 1930. Was chairman of the Henry County Democratic Central Committee, also of the 6th District Democratic Congressional Committee, the 29th Judicial Committee and the 16th District Senatorial Committee. Was Prosecuting Attorney of Henry County from 1921 to 1924, inclusive, and Mayor of Clinton from 1932 to 1936, when he was appointed Commissioner of the Kansas City Court of Appeals. He belongs to the Masons, Odd Fellows, Woodmen, Elks, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity, Scabbard and Blade, and the Athenaean Society, and is a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Sperry is a member of the Democratic State Committee. Norma