Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lexington had a population of 4,652. Lexington is in western Missouri, within the Kansas
The Lafayette County Courthouse in Lexington, June 2000
The former Lexington Bridge was over the Missouri River just outside the city (1924–2005).
The Madonna of the Trail monument is on the edge of downtown Lexington, and was dedicated by Harry S. Truman in 1928.
Anderson House was used as a field hospital in the Civil War during the Battle of Lexington.
Joshua David Hawley is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Missouri, a seat he has held since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley served as
Lexington, Missouri
…Alexander Graves, lawyer, congressman, 1883–1885 Josh Hawley, lawyer, Attorney General of Missouri, elected US senator in 2018 Frank L. Houx, lawyer, governor of Wyoming…
Official portrait, 2019
Hawley as attorney general in 2017
Hawley in Jackson in August 2018
Hawley on election night after securing the Republican primary win