Senate Committees:
69th General Assembly – State Departments (chairman); Agriculture; Conservation, Parks and Forestry; Judiciary; Criminal Jurisprudence; and Labor.
70th General Assembly – State Departments (chairman); Agriculture (vice chairman); Appropriations; Judiciary; Criminal Jurisprudence; and Ways and Means.
71st General Assembly – Ways and Means (chairman); Employment Security (vice chairman); Workman’s Compensation (vice chairman); Judiciary; Appropriations; Criminal Jurisprudence; Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Agriculture; Economics and Major Expenditures; Rules and Joint Rules; Accounts, Assignment and Clerical Force; and Legislative Research.
72nd General Assembly – Ways and Means (chairman); Employment Security (vice chairman); Rules and Joint Rules (vice chairman); Workmen’s Compensation (vice chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force; Appropriations; Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Criminal Jurisprudence; Economics and Major Expenditures; Judiciary; and Legislative Research.
73rd General Assembly – Apportionment (chairman); Ways and Means (chairman); Employment Security (vice chairman); Rules and Joint Rules (vice chairman); Workmen’s Compensation (vice chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force; Appropriations; Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Criminal Jurisprudence; Economics and Major Expenditures; Judiciary; and Legislative Research.
74th General Assembly – Apportionment (chairman); Ways and Means (chairman); Employment Security (vice chairman); Rules and Joint Rules (vice chairman); Workmen’s Compensation (vice chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force; Appropriations; Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Criminal Jurisprudence; Economic and Major Expenditures; Judiciary; Legislative Research; and State Fiscal Affairs.
75th General Assembly – Correctional Institutions (chairman); Employment Security (vice chairman); Conservation, Parks, and Forestry; Elections; Municipal Corporations; Public Health and Welfare; State Departments; and Workmen’s Compensation.
76th General Assembly – Apportionment (chairman); Ways and Means (chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force (vice chairman); Elections, Military, Veteran and Naval Affairs (vice chairman); Mental Health (vice chairman); Appropriations; Criminal Jurisprudence; Employment Security; Fees, Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills; Fiscal Affairs; Judiciary; Legislative Research; and State Budget Control. |
Omer H. Avery served the people of the 21st District (Callaway, Cole, Lincoln, Miller, Moniteau, Montgomery and Pike counties). Born in Troy, he graduated from the University of Missouri with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. He practiced law in Troy and engaged in farming operations. He served in the infantry during World War I in 1918. During World War II, Senator Avery was in the Judge Advocate General’s Department and spent two years in overseas service in England and France. He was discharged with the rank of major. Senator Avery was elected to the House of Representatives in 1950, and re-elected in 1952 and 1954. He served as Majority Floor Leader in the House and was elected to the Senate in 1956. Senator Avery was re-elected to serve in the Senate in 1960, 1964 and 1968. (Democrat)
Official Manual of the State of Missouri: 1971-1972 |
