COLUMBIA — In 1844, Missouri’s governor, Thomas Reynolds, ended his scandal-plagued term by shooting himself. His successor, Meredith Marmaduke, only served a few months as governor, but he called for the “erection of a lunatic asylum in the State.”
Authors to speak on Fulton asylum Thursday
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | 9:27 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:52 a.m. CDT, Friday, July 18, 2008
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