[1] He attended public and private schools, Drury College, (Springfield) and the University of Missouri in Columbia.

[1] He graduated from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1897, was admitted to the bar later that year, and commenced practice in Springfield.

[1] He resigned in February 1929 in preparation to assume the seat in the United States Senate to which he was elected in November 1928.

[3] His chief legislative accomplishment was sponsorship of the Lindbergh Law, which enabled federal authorities to investigate kidnappings if the victims were transported across state lines.

[1] He consistently opposed the New Deal remedies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which made him unpopular in Missouri.