Richard R. Nacy

Richard Robert Nacy Sr. (November 7, 1895 – January 10, 1961) was an American politician. He served as State Treasurer of Missouri from 1933 to 1937, and from 1948 to 1949.

Biography Nacy was born on November 7, 1895, in Jefferson City, Missouri, to shoemaker Peter Nacy and Honora Collins Nacy. During World War I, he enlisted to the 356th Regiment of the American Expeditionary Forces on September 21, 1917. He achieved the rank of captain of the United States Army Reserve. He left the military on March 26, 1919. He was credited, among others, for bringing Missouri to support John F. Kennedy. He was invited to his inauguration, though died before attending.

Nacy was named vice president of the Central Missouri Trust Company on January 6, 1937, and he remained with the company until the start of his second tenure. He returned to the company in January 1949, serving as its president from November 17, 1955, until his death. He was also president of the Reserve Officers Association of the State of Missouri. In 1920, he married Anna Dorsey; they had three children together. He died on January 10, 1961, aged 65, in Jefferson City, from a myocardial infarction. The Missouri General Assembly paid tribute to him. He is buried in Resurrection Cemetery, in Jefferson City.