List of Mayors of St. Louis

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Mayor of St. Louis after Party A
Political party number
Democratic 23
Republican 13
Whig 7th
Non-party 3
American 2
Emancipation 1

The list of mayors of St. Louis names the previous chiefs of executive power in the city of St. Louis . The mayor has the task of enforcing the adopted city ordinances and has the right to approve or veto them by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis .

Originally, the city's mayor's term of office was one year. A new statute of the city extended the term of office in 1859 to two years. The current four-year term was introduced in 1876 when the City of St. Louis was separated from St. Louis County . There are no restrictions on the number of times an incumbent can be re-elected. If the office of mayor becomes vacant as a result of death, resignation, recall or dismissal by the Board of Alderman , the chairman of the board shall replace the mayor until an extraordinary election can take place; if the vacancy of the office arises due to a temporary absence of the mayor, the chairman of the board acts only in office. If both offices are vacant, the vice chairman of the board moves up.

So far, 54 people have served as mayor of St. Louis. Four of them - William Carr Lane , John Fletcher Darby , John Wimer, and John How - served non-contiguous terms. Lane served most of the terms of office of an individual. Lane served eight full terms and the remainder of Darby's term as mayor. The longest-serving mayor was Henry Kiel , who took his oath of office on April 15, 1913 and left his position twelve years and six days later. Two other mayors, Raymond Tucker and Vincent C. Schoemehl , were also in office for three terms , but spent a week less in office. The shortest time as mayor served Arthur Barret , who died eleven days after taking office. The current mayor is Francis G. Slay ; he took over the post of mayor on April 17, 2001. His third term ends on April 16, 2013, as planned.

St. Louis was incorporated as a City on December 9, 1822 , four months after Missouri was incorporated into the United States . According to the new statute, the city changed its administration to a system with mayors and a city council. The first mayor was elected on April 7, 1823.

     Independent   Whig Democratic American  Emancipation Republican                                  

Nathan Cole , 20th Mayor of St. Louis
David Rowland Francis , 26th Mayor of St. Louis, 27th  Governor of Missouri , 20th  US Secretary of the Interior
Francis G. Slay, Acting Mayor of St. Louis
# Surname Taking office End of office Political party Election periods B
1 William Carr Lane April 14, 1823 April 14, 1829 Independent 6th
2 Daniel Page April 14, 1829 November 11, 1833 Independent 4½ C
3 John W. Johnson November 11, 1833 April 14, 1835 Whig 1½ C
4th John Fletcher Darby April 14, 1835 October 31, 1837 Whig 2½ D
- Wilson Primm October 31, 1837 November 15, 1837 Whig - E.
1 William Carr Lane November 15, 1837 April 14, 1840 Whig 2½
4th John Fletcher Darby April 14, 1840 April 13, 1841 Whig 1
5 John D. Daggett April 13, 1841 April 12, 1842 Whig 1
6th George Maguire April 12, 1842 April 11, 1843 Democratic 1
7th John Wimer April 11, 1843 April 9, 1844 Democratic / Workingmen's 1
8th Bernard Pratte April 9, 1844 April 14, 1846 Whig 2
9 Peter G. Camden April 14, 1846 April 13, 1847 American 1
10 Bryan Mullanphy April 13, 1847 April 11, 1848 Democratic 1
11 John Krum April 11, 1848 April 10, 1849 Democratic 1
12 James G. Barry April 10, 1849 April 9, 1850 Democratic 1
13 Luther Martin Kennett April 9, 1850 April 12, 1853 Whig 3
14th John How April 12, 1853 April 10, 1855 Democratic 2
15th Washington King April 10, 1855 April 15, 1856 American 1
14th John How April 15, 1856 April 14, 1857 Democratic 1
7th John Wimer April 14, 1857 April 13, 1858 Emancipation 1
16 Oliver Filley April 13, 1858 April 9, 1861 Republican 2 F
17th Daniel G. Taylor April 9, 1861 April 14, 1863 Union Anti-Black Republican 1
18th Chauncey Filley April 14, 1863 March 19, 1864 Republican ½ G
- Ferdinand W. Cronenbold March 19, 1864 April 11, 1864 - H.
19th James S. Thomas April 11, 1864 April 13, 1869 Republican 2½
20th Nathan Cole April 13, 1869 April 11, 1871 Republican 1
21st Joseph Brown April 11, 1871 April 13, 1875 Was Democrat 2
22nd Arthur Barret April 13, 1875 April 24, 1875 Democratic ⅓ I
- Herman Rechtien April 24, 1875 May 29, 1875 - J
23 James H. Britton May 29, 1875 February 9, 1876 Democratic ⅓ K
24 Henry Overstolz February 9, 1876 April 19, 1881 Independent 1⅓ L
25th William L. Ewing April 16, 1881 April 21, 1885 Republican 1
26th David Rowland Francis April 21, 1885 April 16, 1889 Democratic 1
27 Edward A. Noonan April 16, 1889 April 18, 1893 Democratic 1
28 Cyrus Walbridge April 18, 1893 April 20, 1897 Republican 1
29 Henry Goat Home April 20, 1897 April 16, 1901 Republican 1
30th Rolla Wells April 16, 1901 April 20, 1909 Democratic 2
31 Frederick Kreismann April 20, 1909 April 15, 1913 Republican 1
32 Henry Kiel April 15, 1913 April 21, 1925 Republican 3
33 Victor J. Miller April 21, 1925 April 18, 1933 Republican 2
34 Bernard F. Dickmann April 18, 1933 April 15, 1941 Democratic 2
35 William D. Becker April 15, 1941 August 1, 1943 Republican ½ M
36 Aloys P. Kaufmann August 1, 1943 April 19, 1949 Republican 1½ N
37 Joseph Darst April 19, 1949 April 21, 1953 Democratic 1
38 Raymond Tucker April 21, 1953 April 20, 1965 Democratic 3
39 Alfonso Cervantes April 20, 1965 April 17th 1973 Democratic 2
40 John Poelker April 17th 1973 April 19, 1977 Democratic 1
41 James F. Conway April 19, 1977 April 21, 1981 Democratic 1
42 Vincent C. Schoemehl April 21, 1981 April 20, 1993 Democratic 3
43 Freeman Bosley April 20, 1993 April 15, 1997 Democratic 1
44 Clarence Harmon April 15, 1997 April 17, 2001 Democratic 1
45 Francis G. Slay April 17, 2001 17th April 2017 Democratic 3
46 Lyda Krewson 17th April 2017 currently Democratic 1

Remarks

  • A.45 people were mayors, four of them in two non-contiguous terms of office; these times are also included in the table.
  • B. The fractions are not to be taken literally, but only illustrate the shorter terms of office due to resignation, death, etc.
  • C.Samuel Merry was elected mayor in April 1833. However, his eligibility was questioned by the city council because he was a federal official as the United States Receiver of Public Moneys. Merry filed a lawsuit to force the city council to recognize his election. In October 1833, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Merry was not eligible.
    Johnston was elected in a by-election on November 9, 133. Page held the office until the matter was resolved and Johnston was elected.
  • D.Darby stepped back. William Carr Lane was named mayor in a by-election to fill the vacancy.
  • E. As President of the Board of Alderman, Primm was mayor when Darby resigned.
  • F. Oliver Filley's second term was the first term, which lasted two years.
  • G Chauncey Filley resigned after the first year of his two-year term on health grounds.
  • H Cronenbold served as President of the Board of Aldermen after Chauncey Filley's resignation as Mayor.
  • I. Barret died in office.
  • J Barret suddenly fell ill and passed away after seven days in office.
  • K After Barret's death, Rechtin was mayor.
  • L. Henry Overstolz had been declared a loser in the 1875 election against James Britton, but contested the result and was installed as mayor nine months later after a recount of the votes.
  • M. After the city's new statute was passed in 1876, Overstolz became the first St. Louis mayor to be elected for four years.
  • NAs President of the Board of Alderman, Kaufmann became mayor after the death of William Becker. He was confirmed in this office in the November 1944 by-election.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b St. Louis City Charter, Article VII ( English ) St. Louis Public Library . Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 27, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.slpl.lib.mo.us
  2. ↑ a b St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley . St. Louis Public Library . Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / exhibits.slpl.org
  3. ↑ a b St. Louis Mayors: Henry Overstolz . St. Louis Public Library . Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / exhibits.slpl.org
  4. ↑ Howard Louis Conard: Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri ( English ), Volume 1. The Southern History Company, New York; Louisville; St. Louis 1901, pp. 569-572, OCLC 32872107 .
  5. ↑ State v. Samuel Merry , [1] (Mon. 1833).
  6. ↑ St. Louis Mayors: John W. Johnston . St. Louis Public Library . Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / exhibits.slpl.org
  7. ^ Elihu Hotchkiss Shepard: The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri . Southwestern Book and Publishing Company, Saint Louis 1870, p. 112, OCLC 2804761 (Retrieved September 3, 2008).
  8. ^ Walter Barlow Stevens: St. Louis: The Fourth City, 1764-1911 . The SJ Clarke Publishing Co., 1911, p. 112, OCLC 9351989 (accessed August 22, 2008).
  9. ^ Proceedings of the Board of Alderman of the City of St. Louis . In: Daily Commercial Bulletin and Missouri Literary Register , December 2, 1837. 
  10. ↑ St. Louis Mayors: Chauncey I. Filley . St. Louis Public Library . Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / exhibits.slpl.org
  11. ^ LU Reavis: Saint Louis: The Future Great City of the World , Biographical Edition. Edition, Gray, Baker & Co., Saint Louis, MO 1875, pp. 467-470, OCLC 1805694 (accessed July 21, 2008).
  12. ^ A Municipal Row . In: The Inter Ocean , May 19, 1875. 
  13. ↑ St. Louis Mayors: James H. Britton . St. Louis Public Library . Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / exhibits.slpl.org
  14. ^ Aloys P. Kaufmann . In: The New York Times , February 15, 1984. Retrieved July 17, 2008.