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Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1808 – August 8, 1887 [2]) was a 19th-century American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best known today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at the close of the 1838 Mormon War in that state.
Larry Lee was born in Rockford, Illinois, United States, and raised in Doniphan, Missouri. He graduated top of his class from Doniphan High School in 1976. Lee attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in his home town of Doniphan. Family, friends and co-workers say that Lee had a strong interest in politics and social issues.
In 1863, Reeves combined his Independent Scouts with another militia group to form the 15th Missouri Cavalry Regiment, CSA. In 1864, Union troops entered Doniphan and burned most of the town, including the wooden courthouse. As of 1900, Doniphan was a sundown town that prohibited African Americans from living there. [14]
Stanley Dewaine Lingar (April 16, 1963 – February 7, 2001) was a prisoner executed for the January 6, 1985, murder of 16-year-old high school junior Thomas Scott Allen in Ripley County, Missouri. The case generated controversy over allegations that anti-gay bias led to Lingar's death sentence. [1] [2]
The 47th Missouri Infantry Regiment was recruited in Missouri and organized in August and September 1864. It was attached to the District of St. Louis until December 1864. On September 19, 1864, a detachment of the regiment along with soldiers from the 3rd Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment (Union) under the command of First Lieutenant Erich Pape, captured the town of Doniphan, Missouri ...
Doniphan, Missouri; Doniphan, Nebraska; Doniphan County, Kansas; People. Alexander William Doniphan; See also. Donovan (disambiguation) This page was last edited on ...
William Henry Stone (November 7, 1828 – July 9, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Shawangunk, New York, Stone attended the common schools. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1848 and engaged in the manufacture of iron. He became president of the St. Louis Hot Pressed Nut & Bolt Company upon its organization in 1867.
The 1138th Military Police Company (MP Co) was federally recognized and assigned to West Plains, Missouri with a detachment in Doniphan, Missouri on 15 January 1968. Company headquarters, one platoon, and the machine gun section were located at West Plains and the detachment at Doniphan was made up of the remaining two platoons.