Leroy Blunt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 140th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Eddie G. Williams[1] |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. "Tommy" MacDonnell[2] |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 145th district | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Busiek[3] |
| Succeeded by | Richard B. "R.B." Grisham[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herschel Leroy Blunt December 3, 1921 near Marshfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 2016 (aged 94) Marshfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Neva Letterman (D:1993) Dora Blunt |
| Children | Roy, Ronald D. |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Herschel Leroy Blunt (December 3, 1921 – March 21, 2016) was an American farmer and politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Blunt was born near Marshfield, Missouri in Webster County, the son of Bessie J. (Muncy) and Benjamin Lee Blunt.[5] He attended public schools in Conway, Missouri, and the University of Missouri. In 1942 he married Neva Letterman. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives for district 140 as a Republican from 1979 to 1986. He was the father of U.S. Senator from Missouri and former U.S. Representative Roy Blunt. Roy's son, Matt Blunt, is a former Governor of Missouri.[6][7] In his first race in 1978, he beat out Betty Anne McCaskill, mother of future Senator Claire McCaskill, who would later unsuccessfully run against Matt Blunt in the 2004 gubernatorial election, and serve with Roy in Senate from 2011 to 2019. He lived on a farm near Marshfield, Missouri.[8] Blunt died on March 21, 2016, at Marshfield Care Center in Marshfield, Missouri.[9]