Elliott Woolfolk Major
[1][2] Born in 1864 in Lincoln County, Missouri, Elliott Major attended Lincoln County public schools.Major's political rise began with a seat in the Missouri Senate, which he held between 1897 and 1901.Several new agencies emerged in Missouri during his four-year tenure.[4] After his tenure ended in January 1917, Major retired from politics and returned to practice as a lawyer.He died on July 9, 1949, in Eureka, Missouri, and was buried in the Bowling Green City Cemetery at Bowling Green, Missouri.