George H. Christopher
George H. Christopher | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 23, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Paul Hillelson |
| Succeeded by | William J. Randall |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Marion T. Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Orland K. Armstrong |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1888 near Butler, Missouri, US |
| Died | January 23, 1959 (aged 70) Washington, D.C., US |
| Party | Democratic |
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George Henry Christopher (December 9, 1888 – January 23, 1959) was a Democratic representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1951, and from the Missouri's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1955, until his death from a heart attack on January 23, 1959. Christopher did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto and voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
He was born on a farm in Bates County, Missouri, near Butler, Missouri. He graduated from Hill's Business College, Sedalia, Missouri, in 1907. He lived on a farm in Calhoun County, Illinois, and Craig County, Oklahoma, before returning to Missouri.
He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler.