OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 81 J. L. FREEMAN (Republican), Representative from Moniteau County; born at Claysville, Boone County, Mo., June 23, 1886; educated in Johnson Bible College of Kimberlin Heights, Tenn., Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, School of Evangelism, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married to Miss VESTA C. CONNER of Montreal, Mo., and they have one daughter, Mrs. Alphon Mendenhall of Napton, Mo. He resides at Tipton, Mo., where he has been pastor of the Christian Church eleven years. He formerly engaged in the merchandise and hotel business at Tipton and now owns and operates a farm near there. His ancestors have been Republicans since the organization of that party. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, he was re-elected in 1938, serving in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Education; Eleemosynary Institutions; Probation and Parole; Public Health; School of Mines; Taxation and Revenue. JAMES R. GARRISON (Democrat), Representative from Johnson County; born March 6, 1908, in Garvin, Okla.; educated in the public and high schools of Warrensburg, Mo., Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrenburg, and the Washington University Law School in St. Louis, Mo. On January 6, 1934, he was married in Warrensburg to Miss MARALEE STILES and they have one son, J. R. GARRISON, Jr. He has resided in Warrensburg since he was four years old. Was admitted to the bar in 1932 and has been engaged in practice of law in Warrensburg since 1934, serving as City Attorney of Knobnoster, Mo., 1932 to 1934, and as City Attorney at Warrensburg, 1934 to 1938. He was President of the Johnson County Young Democratic Club, 1936 to 1938; Treasurer of the 6th District Young Democratic Clubs, 1938 to 1939, and Chairman of the City Democratic Committee, 1937 to 1939. Is a member of the Christian Church, Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and Sigma Chi Fraternity. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1938, he served in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Appropriations; Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary; Military Affairs; State Teachers Colleges; Ways and Means. ALBERT GASTON (Democrat), Representative from St. Clair County; born in Gerster, Mo., January 15, 1907; educated in the public schools of St. Clair and Cass Counties, graduating in 1926 from the Garden City, Mo., high school, and later studied for one year with a private teacher. He was married to Miss JUANITA JAMES of Osceola, Mo., November 26, 1931, and they have one son, JAMES ALBERT. He is a minister and resides at Gerster, Mo. Active in governmental and political affairs, he is chairman of the St. Clair County Old Age Assistance Board. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, he served in the 59th General Assembly and was re-elected in 1938, being chairman of the Committee on Children's Code in the 60th General Assembly and a member of the following other committees: Education; Ways and Means; Fish and Game; Roads and Highways; Eleemosynary Institutuions. Norma