Civil War St. Louis Mayor. After moving to St. Louis, Oliver went into partnership with his brother Giles in the stove manufacturing business. A close friend of Thomas Hart Benton, Filley became a leader in the embryonic Republican Party in 1856. He was elected mayor of St. Louis in 1858 for a one-year term & was reelected for a two-year term under the new city charter in 1859. Filley was the first of four St. Louis mayors during the Civil War years. He headed a movement for arousing and consolidating Union sentiment, and acted as chairman of the Committee of Public Safety.
Civil War St. Louis Mayor. After moving to St. Louis, Oliver went into partnership with his brother Giles in the stove manufacturing business. A close friend of Thomas Hart Benton, Filley became a leader in the embryonic Republican Party in 1856. He was elected mayor of St. Louis in 1858 for a one-year term & was reelected for a two-year term under the new city charter in 1859. Filley was the first of four St. Louis mayors during the Civil War years. He headed a movement for arousing and consolidating Union sentiment, and acted as chairman of the Committee of Public Safety.
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