Missouri Governor Matt Blunt quickly released criticism of the policy change calling it " unnecessary and bad ;" also saying the decision " bows to the forces of political correctness ".

Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri took over as acting leader.

Blunt did not fall back towards Missouri but instead set up defensive positions around Cane Hill to wait for Herron.

Prior to being sworn in to the 108th Congress, Majority Whip Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, named Bonner an Assistant Whip.

He remains one of the youngest governors elected to date in U. S. history, along with Harold Stassen in Minnesota ( 1938 ), Bill Clinton in Arkansas ( 1978 ), Christopher " Kit " Bond and Matt Blunt in Missouri ( 1972 ) and ( 2004 ), respectively, and Bobby Jindal in Louisiana ( 2007 ).

Roy D. Blunt ( born January 10, 1950 ) is the junior United States Senator from Missouri.

Blunt is the father of Matt Blunt, the governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009.

Blunt was born in Niangua, Missouri, the son of Neva Dora ( née Letterman ) and Leroy O. Blunt .< ref >

This partnership was first utilized to simulcast a gubernatorial debate between Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt ( Republican ) and State Auditor Claire McCaskill ( Democrat ).

Hulshof made known his desire to run for Governor of Missouri in 2004, but in the end withdrew in favor of then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt, who won.

With the news that former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt would not be seeking re-election in 2008, Hulshof announced on January 29 that he would run for Governor.

Matthew Roy Blunt ( born November 20, 1970 ) served as the 54th Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009.

Before his election as governor, Blunt served ten years in the United States Navy, was elected to serve in the Missouri General Assembly in 1998 and as Missouri's Secretary of State in 2000.

Born in Strafford, Missouri, He is the son of U. S. Senator Roy Blunt and his first wife, Roseann Ray Blunt.

After graduating from Jefferson City High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, Blunt was accepted into the United States Naval Academy where he received a bachelor's degree in history in 1993.

Blunt is a member of the State Historical Society of Missouri, the American Legion, and the Missouri Farm Bureau.

Blunt completed a six-month tour of duty in Great Britain during Operation Enduring Freedom, during which time he continued to work full-time as Missouri Secretary of State.

In accordance with Pentagon regulations and the Missouri Constitution, if Blunt was called for military duty while Governor, he would have been required to either transfer his gubernatorial powers to Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder, or resign from the Naval Reserve.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Missouri National Guard, Governor Blunt visited Missouri National guard troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Kuwait, and on the Mexican Border.

In 1998, Blunt was elected as a Republican to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent the 139th legislative district for a two-year term.

* 1862 – American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.

* November 28 – American Civil War – Battle of Cane Hill: U. S. Army troops led by General John Blunt push back Confederate troops commanded by General John Marmaduke into northwestern the Boston Mountains of Arkansas.

Confederate forces under General Thomas C. Hindman attempted to prevent the juncture of two Federal forces under Generals James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron.

Major General James G. Blunt ( Union ) finding the Confederate supplies and realizing that Perryville was a major supply depot for Confederate forces ordered the town burned.

He was also depicted in part three of the 2003 BBC TV series Cambridge Spies, where he appears reluctant to continue passing Bletchley Park data to the Russians for fear that the Red Army was heavily penetrated by German intelligence and by Eastern Front military intelligence under General Gehlen ; Anthony Blunt is depicted in the drama as pressuring him with threats to continue.

Schofield divided his Army of the Frontier into two parts, one to remain near Springfield commanded by General Francis J. Herron, and the other commanded by General James G. Blunt to probe into northwest Arkansas.

Schofield soon fell ill and overall command passed to General Blunt.

Along with the Republican leadership in the General Assembly, Blunt trimmed state spending in order to keep the budget balanced without raising taxes.

In September 2005, Blunt called a special session of the General Assembly specifically to address abortion.

The General Assembly passed the above-noted restrictions, and Blunt signed them into law.

Prior to his appointment as president of the American Automotive Policy Council in 2011, Blunt served as a member of the board of Copart, an auto salvage company in Fairfield, California ; an advisor for Solamere Capital, a suburban Boston private equity firm started by Tagg Romney ; and a consultant for Cassidy & Associates, a Washington, D. C. lobbying firm, and a partner with the Ashcroft Group, the Washington, D. C. and St. Louis-based consulting firm founded by former U. S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Blunt ’ s leadership at one of the United States ' top automobile and component producing states is a major reason he was chosen to lead the policy initiatives of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler.

By order of Maj. Gen. Blunt ( General Field Orders No. 2 ) the militia regiments of William H. M. Fishbeck, Brigadier General of Militia, were placed under the command of Charles W. Blair, Colonel of Volunteers ; Fishbeck was infuriated that his command had been subordinated to a volunteer officer.

General Curtis sent the bulk of his 1st Division under Gen. James Blunt to confront the Confederates at Lexington, approximately forty miles east of Kansas City, on October 19.

During the campaign General Schofield was absent in St. Louis, therefore General Blunt assumed temporary command of the army while still personally leading the 1st Division.

* General James G. Blunt ( November 20, 1862-December 29, 1862 )

On June 6 the remaining units in Arkansas and the Indian Territory, formerly belonging to the Army of the Frontier, were organized into the District of the Frontier with General Blunt in command.

* General James G. Blunt ( June 9, 1863-January 6, 1864 ) part of the Dept.

Unexpectedly Blunt moved forward with his 5, 000 men and 30 artillery pieces to meet Marmaduke.

Hindman dispatched Marmaduke and 2, 000 cavalry troopers to hold Blunt in place while Hindman moved the rest of his force through the mountains.

In 1845 Blunt moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he enrolled in Starling Medical College.

Graduating in February 1849, Blunt moved to New Madison, Ohio and started a practice.

In 1856 Blunt and his family relocated to Anderson County, Kansas, following his uncle who had moved there several years earlier.

Soon after the continental win, Keith Blunt moved on to manage Malmo and Barrie Williams took over.