Mel Hancock

A Representative from Missouri. Born in Cape Fair, Stone County, Mo. , September 14, 1929. Attended schools in Carthage, Mo. , Topeka, Kans. , and Springfield, Mo. B. S. , Southwest Missouri State University, 1951. Served in the United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Second lieutenant, United States Air Force Reserve, 1953-1965. Engaged in the insurance business, 1959-1969. Owner of a security equipment leasing company. Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in 1982. Unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1984. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1997). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress. Died on November 6, 2011, in Springfield, Mo. Interment at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.