Grandfather clock
This grandfather clock is a beautiful reminder of how time plays such an important role in our lives and history. It was 50 years ago this year that First Lady Carolyn Bond created the Friends of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion. Moreover, 2024 is Governor Mike and First Lady Teresa Parson’s last year in the Mansion as his term comes to an end.
The clock was given to the Mansion by Governor Lon and First Lady Margaret Stephens as their parting gift in 1897. First Lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon had the clock repaired during their administration so it would be in working order and it currently stands in the Mansion’s Great Hall.