Warren E. Hearnes

Warren Hearnes
Hearnes in 1967
46th Governor of Missouri
In office January 11, 1965 – January 8, 1973
Lieutenant	Thomas Eagleton William S. Morris
Preceded by	John M. Dalton
Succeeded by	Kit Bond
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office August 9, 1970 – September 12, 1971
Preceded by	John Arthur Love
Succeeded by	Arch A. Moore Jr.
31st Secretary of State of Missouri
In office January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965
Governor	John M. Dalton
Preceded by	Robert Crawford
Succeeded by	James Kirkpatrick
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the Mississippi County district
In office January 3, 1951 – January 4, 1961
Preceded by	Kelly Jackson
Succeeded by	David Rolwing
Judge of the Missouri Circuit Court for the 33rd circuit
In office 1980
Personal details
Born	Warren Eastman Hearnes (1923-07-24)July 24, 1923 Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 16, 2009(2009-08-16) (aged 86) Charleston, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Betty Cooper
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) University of Missouri (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1949
Battles/wars	World War II

Warren Eastman Hearnes (July 24, 1923 – August 16, 2009) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1973.^[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first officeholder eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms as Governor. He previously served as the Secretary of State of Missouri from 1961 to 1965.

After leaving office Hearnes was dogged by a tax investigation, relating to finances in and out of his administration. While later cleared of any wrongdoing, Hearnes faced trouble in future bids for office. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1976, replacing Jerry Litton who died after winning the nomination, but lost to John Danforth in November. He subsequently lost bids for Missouri Auditor in 1978, and a Circuit Court Judge position in 1980.