Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer (June 11, 1871 – December 15, 1957) was an American politician, reformer, civil rights activist, and military officer who served 11 terms in the U.S. Congress as a Republican Representative from Missouri from 1911 to 1933. In 1898, enrolling in the U.S. Army as a private, Dyer served notably in the Spanish–American War; and was promoted to colonel at the war's end.
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11 June 1871 Warren County, Missouri
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15 December 1957 (aged 86) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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