Jesse DeWitt Sexton (September 6, 1885 – August 28, 1948) was an American Democratic politician.
Born September 6, 1885 near Paradise in Clay County, [1] Sexton was educated in the public schools of Kearney, the Central Missouri State Teachers College, and the Polytechnic Institute and the Southwestern Optical College of Kansas City. [2] He married Miss Eva Albright on Christmas day 1910. [3]
Sexton was a farmer and teacher. [1] He was elected as County Judge of Clinton County in 1934 and served until 1936. [1]
Sexton was first elected to the Missouri Senate in 1936 and was re-elected in both 1940 and 1944. [1] He was standing for re-election again in 1948 when he died. [4]
Sexton died August 28, 1948 in hospital in Kansas City aged 62. [1]