EDWARD L. DRUM
1937

Edward L. Drum, sixteenth prosecuting attorney, was born in Bollinger County in 1875 and graduated from the University of Missouri law school. He began private practice in Cape Girardeau and had an active political career with many ups and downs. He unsuccessfully ran for prosecuting attorney in 1908, then lost elections for city attorney and police judge. His first political success was election to the school board in 1927. He was elected mayor of Cape Girardeau in 1930 and was reelected in 1932 and 1934, but was defeated in 1936. In November 1936 at age 61 he was elected prosecuting attorney, but left office when reelected mayor in 1938. He was then defeated for reelection as mayor, then defeated in 1940 in a race against J. Henry Caruthers for Common Pleas Court Judge. He served as city attorney in the James A. Barks administration by appointment. He died September 8, 1955.

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