Biographical Sketch of L. C. Gore, Jr., Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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L. C. Gore, Jr., received his education in the public schools of 
Richardson county Nebraska and Cass county, Missouri.  At the age of
twelve years he came to Cass county, Missouri and there remained until
he was fifteen years of age, when he went to Kansas City, Missouri,
where he was employed until the autumn of 1890, at which time he came
to Warrensburg to enter the Warrensburg State Normal School.  Mr. Gore
was a student at this educational institution one year and then passed
the teachers' examination obtaining a license to teach in the schools
of Johnson county and for one year was employed as teacher at Locust
Grove school house southwest of Warrensburg after which he taught in
the Chickasha nation of Oklahoma, a mixed school of Indians and white
children.  Mr. Gore was a member of the teaching profession of Johnson
county six years, employed at Liberty and Fayetteville, when he aban-
doned educational work in 1901 to enter the mercantile business, first
as a clerk in the shoe store owned by John B. Clark and then, after
two years' experience, as manager of the shoe department of the Gilke-
son Dry Goods Company.  In partnership with G. A. Thurber, L. C. Gore,
Jr. purchased the John B. Clark mercantile establishment and continued
the business for some time, when Mr. Thurber purchased the interest of
Mr. Gore in 1904.  The latter then entered the insurance business and
wrote life insurance for the Metropolitan Insurance Company and in 
October of his first year with the company he was promoted to the posi-
tion of assistant superintendent and he remained with the company two
years.  In 1904, L. C. Gore, Jr. bought Mr. Thurber's store and conduc-
ted the shoe store until 1907, when he again disposed of his business
interests, selling to Shock & Son, and returned to his former work with
the Metropolitan Insurance Company and again was promoted to the posi-
tion of assistant superintendent, in which capacity he remained until
1910.  In October, 1910, Mr. Gore purchased a half interest in the 
Houts Scenic Company and was traveling salesman for the company, cover-
ing the territory north to Canada, south to the Gulf of Mexico, and 
west to Denver, selling his interest in the company in September, 1912.
Mr. Gore was elected collector of internal revenue for the city of
Warrensburg in April, 1913 and re-elected to the same office in 1915,
his second term expiring April 1, 1917.  He has been closely and prom-
inently connected with the city schools of Warrensburg, having served
continuously for the past fifteen years as member of the school board
and for several years past as secretary of the board.  L. C. Gore, Jr.
is the youngest member of the school board of Warrensburg, yet the 
oldest, in point of years of service.  The marriage of L. C. Gore, Jr.
and Ida F. Shackleford, a daughter of B. F. and Mary Shackleford, of
Fayetteville, Missouri, was solemnized December 26, 1897.  The Shackle-
fords were honored and valued pioneers of Johnson county, Missouri and
both the father and the mother lived to be seventy-five years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shackleford are buried in the cemetery at Old 
Liberty seven miles north of Warrensburg.  To L. C., Jr. and Ida F.
Gore has been born one child, a son, Lawrence, who is a graduate of the
Warrensburg High School in the class of 1917.  Mr. and Mrs. Gore are
widely and favorably known throughout Johnson county.

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