OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939 - 1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives page 79 H. T. FLOYD (Republican), Representative from Andrew County; born January 12, 1877, in Washington County, Ind.; the son of a Civil War veteran; educated in the public schools of Indiana. Moved to Missouri June 20, 1894, and married Miss JENNIE B. O'HARA of Holt County, Mo., on August 15, 1900. They have six children, MILTON, ALICE, MARION, BENJAMIN F., BLANCHE and WALTER E. He is a farmer and resides at Fillmore, Mo. Active in Republican politics for many years, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, his first public office. Re-elected in 1938, he served on the following committees in the House of Representatives of the 60th General Assembly: Agriculture; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business; Eleemosynary Institutions; Mines and Mining; Official Salaries and Fees; Roads and Highways. EDWIN G. FOERST (Democrat), Representative from St. Louis City, Fourth District; born in St. Louis, November 7, 1896; educated in the parochial schools of St. Louis. He was married in St. Louis, November 28, 1923, to Miss ELEANOR A. REPP and they have one daughter. He operates a parcel delivery service at 1827 Hogan Street and resides at 1818 Warren in St. Louis. Has long been an active Democrat and is a member of the Third Ward Democratic Club in St. Louis. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1934, he was re-elected in 1936 and again in 1938. In the 59th General Assembly, he was chairman of the Committee on Workmen's Compensation, and in the 60th General Assembly, was chairman of the Committee on Labor, and a member of the following other committees: Ways and Means; Taxation and Revenue; Private Corporations; Federal Relations; Bills Agreed To and Finally Passed; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business. Norma