Kit Bond

Who they were

Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator from 1987 to 2011, following two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Missouri from 1973 to 1977 and 1981 to 1985, and two years as State Auditor of Missouri from 1971 to 1973. His first election as governor ended a 28-year Democratic streak in that office.

Early life

Educated at: Princeton University, Deerfield Academy, and University of Virginia School of Law.

Early life, education, and law career Bond in the Princeton University yearbook, 1960 A sixth-generation Missourian, Bond was born in St. Louis on March 6, 1939, the son of Elizabeth (née Green) and Arthur D. Bond . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His father was captain of the 1924 Missouri Tigers football team and a Rhodes Scholar . [ 3 ] His maternal grandfather, A.P. Green, founded A.P. Green Industries, a fireclay manufacturer and a major employer for many years in Bond's hometown Mexico, Missouri . [

Path and career

Worked with / for: Covington & Burling and Thompson Coburn.

Why this date

Kit Bond appears on our May 13 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.