Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)
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jackson-county-courthouse-independence-missouri-164-6449249
title:
Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)
text:
The Jackson County Courthouse, also known as the Truman Courthouse, is a historic courthouse in Independence, Missouri. In 1922, Harry S. Truman won election as county judge for eastern Jackson County as a candidate of the Tom Pendergast faction of the Democratic Party. He failed to be re-elected in 1924, but, then won election as presiding judge in 1926. Truman served in this position in effect as county commissioner for eight years. He divided his time between the two Jackson County courthouse
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County_Courthouse_(Independence,_Missouri)
date created:
2008-10-12T17:23:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:06:27Z
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13
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