First mayor of St. Louis. He studied medicine at Dickinson College and volunteered for the War of 1812 to serve as a surgeon's assistant at Fort Harrison. President James Madison appointed him post surgeon in 1816. He eventually gained an appointment as aide-de-camp to Governor Alexander McNair and was later named quartermaster-general of Missouri. After only four years in St. Louis, he was elected mayor for five one-year terms, then returned 10 years later to finish an unexpired term and was elected mayor two more times. He finished his political career as governor of the New Mexico Territory, a position he was appointed to by President Millard Fillmore. He established the first Episcopal church in St. Louis.
First mayor of St. Louis. He studied medicine at Dickinson College and volunteered for the War of 1812 to serve as a surgeon's assistant at Fort Harrison. President James Madison appointed him post surgeon in 1816. He eventually gained an appointment as aide-de-camp to Governor Alexander McNair and was later named quartermaster-general of Missouri. After only four years in St. Louis, he was elected mayor for five one-year terms, then returned 10 years later to finish an unexpired term and was elected mayor two more times. He finished his political career as governor of the New Mexico Territory, a position he was appointed to by President Millard Fillmore. He established the first Episcopal church in St. Louis.
Bio by: Connie Nisinger
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