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1 Duties and powers  




2 Elections  




3 Succession  




4 List of mayors  


4.1  Notes  






5 References  













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{{Short description|Political position in the United States}}

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|flagcaption = [[Flag of St. Louis]]

|flagcaption = [[Flag of St. Louis]]

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|incumbent = [[Tishaura Jones]]

|incumbent = [[Tishaura Jones]]

|incumbentsince = {{start date|2021|04|20}}

|incumbentsince = {{start date|April 20, 2021}}

|style = [[His Honour|His/Her Honor]]

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|inaugural = [[William Carr Lane]]

|inaugural = [[William Carr Lane]]

|succession = President of the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen]]

|succession = President of the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen]]

|salary = $131,820<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/business-journal/public-paychecks-heres-how-much-mayor-krewson-gets-paid-and-how-her-salary-stacks-up-nationally/63-602157059 |title=Public paychecks: Here's how much Mayor Krewson gets paid and how her salary stacks up nationally |date=October 8, 2018 |last=Jeffrey |first=Jeff |website=[[KSDK]] |access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

|salary = $170,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/business-journal/public-paychecks-heres-how-much-mayor-krewson-gets-paid-and-how-her-salary-stacks-up-nationally/63-602157059 |title=Public paychecks: Here's how much Mayor Krewson gets paid and how her salary stacks up nationally |date=October 8, 2018 |last=Jeffrey |first=Jeff |website=[[KSDK]] |access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

|website = [https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/index.cfm Office of the Mayor]

|website = [https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/index.cfm Office of the Mayor]

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{{Elections in Missouri sidebar}}

{{Elections in Missouri sidebar}}


The '''mayor of St. Louis''' is the chief executive officer of [[St. Louis]]'s city government. The [[mayor]] has a duty to enforce city [[bylaw|ordinances]] and the power to either approve or [[veto]] city ordinances passed by the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen|Board of Aldermen]].<ref name="article7">{{cite web|url=http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/cco/charter/data/art07.htm|title=St. Louis City Charter, Article VII|publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]]|access-date=2008-07-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725052134/http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/cco/charter/data/art07.htm|archive-date=2008-07-25}}</ref>

The '''mayor of St. Louis''' is the chief executive officer of [[St. Louis]]'s city government. The [[mayor]] has a duty to enforce city [[bylaw|ordinances]] and the power to either approve or [[veto]] city ordinances passed by the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen|Board of Aldermen]].<ref name="article7">{{cite web|url=http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/cco/charter/data/art07.htm|title=St. Louis City Charter, Article VII|publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]]|access-date=2008-07-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725052134/http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/cco/charter/data/art07.htm|archive-date=2008-07-25}}</ref> The current mayor is Tishaura Jones, who took office on April 20, 2021.


Forty-seven people have held the office of mayor of St. Louis, four of whom — [[William Carr Lane]], [[John Fletcher Darby]], [[John Wimer]], and [[John How]] — served non-consecutive terms. The most terms served by a mayor was by Lane, who served eight full terms plus the unexpired term of Darby. The current mayor is [[Tishaura Jones]] who took office on April 20, 2021. [[Francis Slay]] is the longest-serving mayor of St. Louis. The second-longest-serving mayor was [[Henry Kiel]], who took office April 15, 1913 and left office April 21, 1925, a total of 12 years and nine days over three terms in office. Two others — [[Raymond Tucker]] and [[Vincent C. Schoemehl]] — also served three terms as mayor, but served seven fewer days. The shortest serving mayor was [[Arthur Barret]], who died 11 days after taking office. The first female mayor was [[Lyda Krewson]], who served from 2017 to 2021.

Forty-seven people have held the office, four of whom — [[William Carr Lane]], [[John Fletcher Darby]], [[John Wimer]], and [[John How]] — served non-consecutive terms. Lane, the city's first mayor, served the most terms: eight one-year terms plus the unexpired term of Darby. [[Francis Slay]] is the longest-serving mayor, having served four 4-year terms. The second-longest-serving mayor was [[Henry Kiel]], who served 12 years and nine days over three terms in office. Two others — [[Raymond Tucker]] and [[Vincent C. Schoemehl]] — also served three terms, but seven fewer days. The shortest-serving mayor was [[Arthur Barret]], who died 11 days after taking office. The first female mayor was [[Lyda Krewson]], who served from 2017 to 2021.


==Duties and powers==

==Duties and powers==

St. Louis was incorporated as a city on December 9, 1822, shortly following the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Missouri|Missouri's]] admission to the Union four months prior. In accordance with its new charter, the city changed its governance to a [[mayor-council government|mayor-council]] format and elected its first mayor, William Carr Lane, on April 7, 1823.<ref>{{cite book|last=Conard|first=Howard Louis|title=Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri|publisher=The Southern History Company|location=New York ; Louisville ; St. Louis|year=1901|volume=1|pages=569–572|oclc=32872107|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGsUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA569}}</ref>

St. Louis was incorporated as a city on December 9, 1822, four months after [[Missouri]] was admitted as a state to the Union. In accordance with its new charter, the city changed its governance to a [[mayor-council government|mayor-council]] format and elected its first mayor, William Carr Lane, on April 7, 1823.<ref>{{cite book|last=Conard|first=Howard Louis|title=Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri|publisher=The Southern History Company|location=New York ; Louisville ; St. Louis|year=1901|volume=1|pages=569–572|oclc=32872107|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGsUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA569}}</ref>


==Elections==

==Elections==

The mayor is elected for four years during the general municipal election, which is held every two years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April. Primary elections are held in March prior to the general municipal election. The mayor is usually sworn during the first session of the Board of Aldermen two weeks after the election. The next election for mayor will be in 2021.

The mayor is elected for four years during the general municipal election, which is held every two years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April. The candidates are selected through a combined [[approval voting]] primary, with the top two advancing to the general.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schlinkmann |first=Mark |date=2021-03-01 |title=St. Louis mayoral candidates, voters deal with new rules in Tuesday’s primary |url=https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/local/wellness/st-louis-mayoral-candidates-voters-deal-with-new-rules-in-tuesday-s-primary/article_4335d64e-7dc2-5f6b-832e-d02edc54477b.html |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis |access-date=2024-05-24}}</ref> The mayor is usually sworn during the first session of the Board of Aldermen two weeks after the election.


Under the original [[municipal charter|city charter]], the mayor was elected to a one-year term. The mayor served a two-year term after the adoption of a new city charter in 1859.<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt42815532.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107070539/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt42815532.asp |archive-date=2009-01-07 }}</ref> The mayor's office was extended to its present four-year term after passage of the Charter and Scheme in 1876 which separated the City of St. Louis from [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]].<ref name="Henry">{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt47812949.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Henry Overstolz |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181018/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt47812949.asp |archive-date=2011-07-20 }}</ref> The mayor is not term limited.

Under the original [[municipal charter|city charter]], the mayor was elected to a one-year term. Terms became two years under the 1859 city charter.<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt42815532.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107070539/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt42815532.asp |archive-date=2009-01-07 }}</ref> The mayor's office was extended to its present four-year term after passage of the Charter and Scheme in 1876 which separated the City of St. Louis from [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]].<ref name="Henry">{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt47812949.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Henry Overstolz |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181018/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt47812949.asp |archive-date=2011-07-20 }}</ref>

The mayor is not term limited.


==Succession==

==Succession==
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| [[George Maguire (politician)|George Maguire]]

| [[George Maguire (politician)|George Maguire]]

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| [[Bernard Pratte]]

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| [[Arthur Barret]]

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| [[James H. Britton]]

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| [[William L. Ewing]]

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| {{dts|1881|04|12}} || {{dts|1885|04|14}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

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| [[David R. Francis]]

| [[David R. Francis]]

| {{dts|1885|04|14}} || {{dts|1889|01|02}} || align=center| 1{{ref|Francis|[O]}}

| {{dts|1885|04|14}} || {{dts|1889|01|02}} || align=center| 1{{ref|Francis|[O]}}

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| George W. Allen

| George W. Allen

| {{dts|1889|01|02}} || {{dts|1889|04|06}} || align=center| —{{ref|Allen|[P]}}

| {{dts|1889|01|02}} || {{dts|1889|04|06}} || align=center| —{{ref|Allen|[P]}}

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Edward A. Noonan]]

| [[Edward A. Noonan]]

| {{dts|1889|04|06}} || {{dts|1893|04|08}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1889|04|06}} || {{dts|1893|04|08}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Cyrus Walbridge]]

| [[Cyrus Walbridge]]

| {{dts|1893|04|08}} || {{dts|1897|04|10}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1893|04|08}} || {{dts|1897|04|10}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

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| [[Henry Ziegenhein]]

| [[Henry Ziegenhein]]

| {{dts|1897|04|10}} || {{dts|1901|04|09}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1897|04|10}} || {{dts|1901|04|09}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

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| [[Rolla Wells]]

| [[Rolla Wells]]

| {{dts|1901|04|09}} || {{dts|1909|04|13}} || align=center| 2

| {{dts|1901|04|09}} || {{dts|1909|04|13}} || align=center| 2

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Frederick Kreismann]]

| [[Frederick Kreismann]]

| {{dts|1909|04|13}} || {{dts|1913|04|12}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1909|04|13}} || {{dts|1913|04|12}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

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| [[Henry Kiel]]

| [[Henry Kiel]]

| {{dts|1913|04|12}} || {{dts|1925|04|21}} || align=center| 3

| {{dts|1913|04|12}} || {{dts|1925|04|21}} || align=center| 3

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

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| [[Victor J. Miller]]

| [[Victor J. Miller]]

| {{dts|1925|04|21}} || {{dts|1933|04|18}} || align=center| 2

| {{dts|1925|04|21}} || {{dts|1933|04|18}} || align=center| 2

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

|-
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| [[Bernard F. Dickmann]]

| [[Bernard F. Dickmann]]

| {{dts|1933|04|18}} || {{dts|1941|04|15}} || align=center| 2

| {{dts|1933|04|18}} || {{dts|1941|04|15}} || align=center| 2

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[William D. Becker]]

| [[William D. Becker]]

| {{dts|1941|04|15}} || {{dts|1943|08|01}} || align=center| ½{{ref label|died|J|b}}

| {{dts|1941|04|15}} || {{dts|1943|08|01}} || align=center| ½{{ref label|died|J|b}}

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

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| [[Aloys P. Kaufmann]]

| [[Aloys P. Kaufmann]]

| {{dts|1943|08|01}} || {{dts|1949|04|19}} || align=center| 1½{{ref|Kaufmann|[Q]}}

| {{dts|1943|08|01}} || {{dts|1949|04|19}} || align=center| 1½{{ref|Kaufmann|[Q]}}

| bgcolor={{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

| Republican

| Republican

|-

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| [[Joseph Darst]]

| [[Joseph Darst]]

| {{dts|1949|04|19}} || {{dts|1953|04|21}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1949|04|19}} || {{dts|1953|04|21}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Raymond Tucker]]

| [[Raymond Tucker]]

| {{dts|1953|04|21}} || {{dts|1965|04|20}} || align=center| 3

| {{dts|1953|04|21}} || {{dts|1965|04|20}} || align=center| 3

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Alfonso J. Cervantes]]

| [[Alfonso J. Cervantes]]

| {{dts|1965|04|20}} || {{dts|1973|04|17}} || align=center| 2

| {{dts|1965|04|20}} || {{dts|1973|04|17}} || align=center| 2

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[John Poelker]]

| [[John Poelker]]

| {{dts|1973|04|17}} || {{dts|1977|04|19}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1973|04|17}} || {{dts|1977|04|19}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[James F. Conway]]

| [[James F. Conway]]

| {{dts|1977|04|19}} || {{dts|1981|04|21}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1977|04|19}} || {{dts|1981|04|21}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Vincent C. Schoemehl]]

| [[Vincent C. Schoemehl]]

| {{dts|1981|04|21}} || {{dts|1993|04|20}} || align=center| 3

| {{dts|1981|04|21}} || {{dts|1993|04|20}} || align=center| 3

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Freeman Bosley Jr.]]

| [[Freeman Bosley Jr.]]

| {{dts|1993|04|20}} || {{dts|1997|04|15}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1993|04|20}} || {{dts|1997|04|15}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Clarence Harmon]]

| [[Clarence Harmon]]

| {{dts|1997|04|15}} || {{dts|2001|04|17}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|1997|04|15}} || {{dts|2001|04|17}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

|-

| 45

| 45

| [[File:Francis slay (1).JPG|border|100px]]

| [[File:Francis Slay 2015.jpg|border|100px]]

| [[Francis Slay]]

| [[Francis Slay]]

| {{dts|2001|04|17}} || {{dts|2017|04|18}} || align=center| 4

| {{dts|2001|04|17}} || {{dts|2017|04|18}} || align=center| 4

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Lyda Krewson]]

| [[Lyda Krewson]]

| {{dts|2017|04|18}} || {{dts|2021|04|20}} || align=center| 1

| {{dts|2017|04|18}} || {{dts|2021|04|20}} || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|-

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| [[Tishaura Jones]]

| [[Tishaura Jones]]

| {{dts|2021|04|20}} || ''Incumbent'' || align=center| 1

| {{dts|2021|04|20}} || ''Incumbent'' || align=center| 1

| bgcolor={{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}} |

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

| Democratic

| Democratic

|}

|}


[[File:City Hall of St. Louis.jpg|thumb|300 px|right|The Mayor of St. Louis has an office on the 2nd floor of [[City Hall (St. Louis, Missouri)|City Hall]].]]<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: -->

[[File:City Hall of St. Louis.jpg|thumb|300 px|right|The Mayor of St. Louis has an office on the second floor of [[City Hall (St. Louis, Missouri)|City Hall]].]]


===Notes===

===Notes===
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* '''A.''' {{note|mayors}} 47 people have served as mayor, four twice; the table includes these non-consecutive terms as well.

* '''A.''' {{note|mayors}} 47 people have served as mayor, four twice; the table includes these non-consecutive terms as well.

* '''B.''' {{note|terms}} The fractional terms of some mayors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple mayors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.

* '''B.''' {{note|terms}} The fractional terms of some mayors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple mayors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.

* '''C.''' {{note label|Merry|C|a}}{{note label|Merry|C|b}} Samuel Merry was elected mayor of St. Louis in April 1833, however, his eligibility was questioned by the City Council as he was a federal officer—United States Receiver of Public Moneys in St. Louis. Merry filed suit to force the council's compliance and in October 1833, he was ruled ineligible by the [[Supreme Court of Missouri|Missouri Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite court |litigants=State v. Samuel Merry |court=Mo. |date=1833 |url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/judiciary/allcourts/detail.asp?rID=4333}}</ref> Johnston was elected mayor in a special mayoral election held a month later on November 9. Page continued to serve as mayor until the case was settled and Johnston elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt46613331.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: John W. Johnston |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121005704/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt46613331.asp |archive-date=2008-11-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Shepard |first=Elihu Hotchkiss |title=The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri |publisher=Southwestern Book and Publishing Company |location=Saint Louis |year=1870 |oclc=2804761 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vUUVAAAAYAAJ |access-date=2008-09-03 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vUUVAAAAYAAJ/page/n116 112]}}</ref>

* '''C.''' {{note label|Merry|C|a}}{{note label|Merry|C|b}} Samuel Merry was elected mayor of St. Louis in April 1833; however, his eligibility was questioned by the City Council as he was a federal officer—United States Receiver of Public Moneys in St. Louis. Merry filed suit to force the council's compliance and in October 1833, he was ruled ineligible by the [[Supreme Court of Missouri|Missouri Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite court |litigants=State v. Samuel Merry |court=Mo. |date=1833 |url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/judiciary/allcourts/detail.asp?rID=4333}}</ref> Johnston was elected mayor in a special mayoral election held a month later on November 9. Page continued to serve as mayor until the case was settled and Johnston elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt46613331.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: John W. Johnston |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121005704/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt46613331.asp |archive-date=2008-11-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Shepard |first=Elihu Hotchkiss |title=The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri |publisher=Southwestern Book and Publishing Company |location=Saint Louis |year=1870 |oclc=2804761 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vUUVAAAAYAAJ |access-date=2008-09-03 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vUUVAAAAYAAJ/page/n116 112]}}</ref>

* '''D.''' {{note|resigned}} Darby resigned from office. William Carr Lane was later elected to fill the vacancy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stevens |first=Walter Barlow |title=St. Louis: The Fourth City, 1764-1911 |publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. |year=1911 |oclc=9351989 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7D0VAAAAYAAJ |access-date=2008-08-22 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7D0VAAAAYAAJ/page/n155 112]}}</ref>

* '''D.''' {{note|resigned}} Darby resigned from office. William Carr Lane was later elected to fill the vacancy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stevens |first=Walter Barlow |title=St. Louis: The Fourth City, 1764-1911 |publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. |year=1911 |oclc=9351989 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7D0VAAAAYAAJ |access-date=2008-08-22 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7D0VAAAAYAAJ/page/n155 112]}}</ref>

* '''E.''' {{note|Primm}} As president of the Board of Aldermen, Primm acted as mayor following the resignation of Darby.<ref>{{cite news |title=Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis |date=1837-12-02 |work=Daily Commercial Bulletin and Missouri Literary Register}}</ref>

* '''E.''' {{note|Primm}} As president of the Board of Aldermen, Primm acted as mayor following the resignation of Darby.<ref>{{cite news |title=Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis |date=1837-12-02 |work=Daily Commercial Bulletin and Missouri Literary Register}}</ref>

* '''F.''' {{note|OFilley}} Oliver Filley's second term was the first mayoral term to last 2 years.<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt42815532.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107070539/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt42815532.asp |archive-date=2009-01-07 }}</ref>

* '''F.''' {{note|OFilley}} Oliver Filley's second term was the first mayoral term to last 2 years.<ref name="Oliver"/>

* '''G.''' {{note|Taylor}} Daniel G. Taylor was the candidate of a one-time coalition of traditional Missouri Democrats, pro-slavery activists, and secessionists calling itself the "Union Anti-Black Republican" ticket. The coalition was suspicious of the Abolitionist platform of the Republican party, and argued that St. Louis should not be governed by "Black Abolitionists" who would support newly elected President Lincoln in acting, including the use of military force, to prevent secession of southern states. Mayor Taylor worked in concert with Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson, until Jackson fled the state capitol to establish a Confederate aligned state government-in-exile. Mayor Taylor then cooperated with the new conservative-Unionist Governor, Hamilton Gamble.

* '''G.''' {{note|Taylor}} Daniel G. Taylor was the candidate of a one-time coalition of traditional Missouri Democrats, pro-slavery activists, and secessionists calling itself the "Union Anti-Black Republican" ticket. The coalition was suspicious of the Abolitionist platform of the Republican party, and argued that St. Louis should not be governed by "Black Abolitionists" who would support newly elected President Lincoln in acting, including the use of military force, to prevent secession of southern states. Mayor Taylor worked in concert with Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson, until Jackson fled the state capitol to establish a Confederate aligned state government-in-exile. Mayor Taylor then cooperated with the new conservative-Unionist Governor, Hamilton Gamble.

* '''H.''' {{note|CFilley}} Chauncey Filley resigned after serving one year of his two-year term as mayor due to poor health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt50576468.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Chauncey I. Filley |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106200314/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt50576468.asp |archive-date=2009-01-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1864-03-16 |work=Missouri Democrat}}</ref>

* '''H.''' {{note|CFilley}} Chauncey Filley resigned after serving one year of his two-year term as mayor due to poor health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt50576468.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Chauncey I. Filley |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106200314/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt50576468.asp |archive-date=2009-01-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Resignation of the Mayor |url=https://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/571012255/?terms=filley&match=1 |date=1864-03-16 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis |access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref>

* '''I.''' {{note|Cronenbold}} As president of the Board of Common Council, Cronenbold acted as mayor following the resignation of Chauncey Filley.

* '''I.''' {{note|Cronenbold}} As president of the Board of Common Council, Cronenbold acted as mayor following the resignation of Chauncey Filley.

* '''J.''' {{note label|died|I|a}}{{note label|died|I|b}} Died in office.

* '''J.''' {{note label|died|I|a}}{{note label|died|I|b}} Died in office.
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* '''L.''' {{note|Rechtin}} As president of the City Council, Rechtin acted as mayor following the death of Arthur Barret.<ref name="Barret Post" /><ref>{{cite news |title=A Municipal Row |date=1875-05-19 |work=[[Chicago Inter Ocean|The Inter Ocean]]}}</ref>

* '''L.''' {{note|Rechtin}} As president of the City Council, Rechtin acted as mayor following the death of Arthur Barret.<ref name="Barret Post" /><ref>{{cite news |title=A Municipal Row |date=1875-05-19 |work=[[Chicago Inter Ocean|The Inter Ocean]]}}</ref>

* '''M.''' {{note label|recount|L|a}}{{note label|recount|L|b}} Henry Overstolz was declared defeated by James Britton in the 1875 election, but contested the election and was seated as mayor nine months later after a recount of the ballots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt49584725.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: James H. Britton |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107030320/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt49584725.asp |archive-date=2009-01-07 }}</ref>

* '''M.''' {{note label|recount|L|a}}{{note label|recount|L|b}} Henry Overstolz was declared defeated by James Britton in the 1875 election, but contested the election and was seated as mayor nine months later after a recount of the ballots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt49584725.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: James H. Britton |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107030320/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt49584725.asp |archive-date=2009-01-07 }}</ref>

* '''N.''' {{note|four-year}} Per the new city charter of 1876, Overstolz became the first mayor of St. Louis elected to a four-year term.<ref name="Henry">{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt47812949.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Henry Overstolz |publisher=[[St. Louis Public Library]] |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181018/http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt47812949.asp |archive-date=2011-07-20 }}</ref>

* '''N.''' {{note|four-year}} Per the new city charter of 1876, Overstolz became the first mayor of St. Louis elected to a four-year term.<ref name="Henry"/>

* '''O.''' {{note|Francis}} Resigned from office to become Governor of Missouri.<ref name="Francis Allen">{{cite news|title=The City Hall Change|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=10|date=2 January 1889}}</ref>

* '''O.''' {{note|Francis}} Resigned from office to become Governor of Missouri.<ref name="Francis Allen">{{cite news|title=The City Hall Change|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=10|date=2 January 1889}}</ref>

* '''P.''' {{note|Allen}} As president of the City Council, Allen acted as mayor following the resignation of David Francis.<ref name="Francis Allen"/><ref name="Dem Allen">{{cite news|title=Next Municipal Chief|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |page=2 |date= 2 January 1889}}</ref>

* '''P.''' {{note|Allen}} As president of the City Council, Allen acted as mayor following the resignation of David Francis.<ref name="Francis Allen"/><ref name="Dem Allen">{{cite news|title=Next Municipal Chief|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |page=2 |date= 2 January 1889}}</ref>

* '''Q.''' {{note|Kaufmann}} As president of the Board of Aldermen, Kaufmann became mayor following the death of William Becker. He was later elected mayor, in a special mayoral election in November 1944, to fill Becker's unexpired term.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7D8123BF936A25751C0A962948260&sec=&spon= |title= Aloys P. Kaufmann |date= 1984-02-15 |work= [[The New York Times]] |access-date=2008-07-17}}</ref>

* '''Q.''' {{note|Kaufmann}} As president of the Board of Aldermen, Kaufmann became mayor following the death of William Becker. He was later elected mayor, in a special mayoral election in November 1944, to fill Becker's unexpired term.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7D8123BF936A25751C0A962948260&sec=&spon= |title= Aloys P. Kaufmann |date= 1984-02-15 |work= [[The New York Times]] |access-date=2008-07-17}}</ref>

{{refend}}

{{refend}}

==Other high offices held==

This is a table of governorships, congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by St. Louis mayors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Missouri.

:{{small|*&nbsp;''Denotes those offices that the mayor resigned to take.''}}

:{{small|†&nbsp;''Denotes those offices that the mayor resigned to be mayor.''}}

{| class="wikitable"

! Mayor !! Mayoral term !! Other offices held !! Sources

|-

| [[William Carr Lane]]

| 1823&ndash;1829<br />1837&ndash;1840

| Missouri State Representative (1826–1828, 1830–1834)<br/>[[List of Governors of New Mexico|Governor of New Mexico Territory]] (1852&ndash;1853)

|<ref name="MoLeg L">{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegl.asp|title=Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000|publisher=MO.gov|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref><br/>&nbsp;

|-

| [[John Fletcher Darby]]

| 1835&ndash;1837<br />1840&ndash;1841

| Missouri State Senator (1838&ndash;1840)<br />[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] (1851&ndash;1853)

|<ref name="MoLeg D">{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegd.asp|title=Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000|publisher=MO.gov|access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite web |title=DARBY, John Fletcher |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000049 |work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2008-07-02}}</ref>

|-

| [[Luther Martin Kennett]]

| 1850&ndash;1853

| U.S. Representative (1855&ndash;1857)

|<ref>{{cite web |title=KENNETT, Luther Martin |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000119 |work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2008-07-02}}</ref>

|-

| [[Nathan Cole]]

| 1869&ndash;1871

| U.S. Representative (1877&ndash;1879)

|<ref>{{cite web |title=COLE, Nathan |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000610 |work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2008-07-02}}</ref>

|-

| [[Joseph Brown (Missouri politician)|Joseph Brown]]

| 1871&ndash;1875

| Missouri State Senator (1868&ndash;1871)

|<ref name="MoLeg B">{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegb.asp|title=Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000|publisher=MO.gov|access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref>

|-

| [[James H. Britton]]

| 1875&ndash;1876

| Missouri State Representative (1852&ndash;1856)

|<ref name="MoLeg B"/>

|-

| [[David R. Francis]]

| 1885&ndash;1889

| [[List of Governors of Missouri|Governor of Missouri]]* (1889&ndash;1893)<br />[[United States Secretary of the Interior|U.S. Secretary of the Interior]] (1896&ndash;1897)<br />[[United States Ambassador to Russia|Ambassador to Russia]] (1916&ndash;1917)

|

|-

| [[Henry Ziegenhein]]

| 1897&ndash;1901

| Missouri State Representative (1876&ndash;1878);

|<ref name="MoLeg XYZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegxyz.asp|title=Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000|publisher=MO.gov|access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Blue Book 1878">{{cite book|title=State Almanac and Official Directory of Missouri for 1878|year=1878|publisher=John J. Daly & Co.|url=http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/u?/statepub,99509|access-date=21 May 2010|location=Saint Louis|page=31}}</ref>

|-

| [[James F. Conway]]

| 1977&ndash;1981

| Missouri State Representative (1966&ndash;1974)<br />Missouri State Senator† (1974&ndash;1977)

|<ref name="MoLeg C">{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegc.asp|title=Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000|publisher=MO.gov|access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref><br/><ref name="MoLeg C" /><ref name="Blue Book 1975">{{cite book|title=Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1975–1977|publisher=Von Hoffmann Press, Inc.|location=Jefferson City and St. Louis, Missouri|pages=94–95|url=http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/u?/statepub,84576|access-date=2010-05-12}}</ref><ref name="Blue Book 1977">{{cite book|title=Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1977–1978|publisher=Von Hoffmann Press, Inc.|location=Jefferson City and St. Louis, Missouri|pages=93|url=http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/u?/statepub,86081|access-date=2010-05-12}}</ref>

|}

==Living former mayors==

{{as of|2021|4}}, six former mayors were alive (with all of them having served in the position since 1977), the oldest being [[James F. Conway]] (1977&ndash;1981, born 1933). The most recent death of a former mayor was that of [[John H. Poelker]] (1973&ndash;1977), on February 9, 1990.

{| class="wikitable"

! Name !! Mayoral term !! Date of birth

|-

| [[James F. Conway]]

| 1977&ndash;1981

| June 27, 1932

|-

| [[Vincent C. Schoemehl]]

| 1981&ndash;1993

| October 30, 1946

|-

| [[Freeman Bosley, Jr.]]

| 1993&ndash;1997

| July 20, 1954

|-

| [[Clarence Harmon]]

| 1997&ndash;2001

| 1940

|-

| [[Francis Slay]]

| 2001&ndash;2017

| March 18, 1955

|-

| [[Lyda Krewson]]

| 2017&ndash;2021

| November 14, 1953

|}


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    • The mayor of St. Louis is the chief executive officer of St. Louis's city government. The mayor has a duty to enforce city ordinances and the power to either approve or veto city ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen.[2] The current mayor is Tishaura Jones, who took office on April 20, 2021.

    Forty-seven people have held the office, four of whom — William Carr Lane, John Fletcher Darby, John Wimer, and John How — served non-consecutive terms. Lane, the city's first mayor, served the most terms: eight one-year terms plus the unexpired term of Darby. Francis Slay is the longest-serving mayor, having served four 4-year terms. The second-longest-serving mayor was Henry Kiel, who served 12 years and nine days over three terms in office. Two others — Raymond Tucker and Vincent C. Schoemehl — also served three terms, but seven fewer days. The shortest-serving mayor was Arthur Barret, who died 11 days after taking office. The first female mayor was Lyda Krewson, who served from 2017 to 2021.

    Duties and powers[edit]

    St. Louis was incorporated as a city on December 9, 1822, four months after Missouri was admitted as a state to the Union. In accordance with its new charter, the city changed its governance to a mayor-council format and elected its first mayor, William Carr Lane, on April 7, 1823.[3]

    Elections[edit]

    The mayor is elected for four years during the general municipal election, which is held every two years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April. The candidates are selected through a combined approval voting primary, with the top two advancing to the general.[4] The mayor is usually sworn during the first session of the Board of Aldermen two weeks after the election.

    Under the original city charter, the mayor was elected to a one-year term. Terms became two years under the 1859 city charter.[5] The mayor's office was extended to its present four-year term after passage of the Charter and Scheme in 1876 which separated the City of St. Louis from St. Louis County.[6]

    The mayor is not term limited.

    Succession[edit]

    If the office of mayor becomes vacant through death, resignation, recall, or removal by the board of aldermen, the president of the board of aldermen becomes mayor until a special mayoral election can be held; if the office is only temporarily vacant due to disability of the mayor, the president only acts out the duties of mayor. Should both offices be vacant, the vice-president of the board of aldermen becomes mayor.[2]

    Five people have acted as mayor: Wilson Primm following the resignation of John Darby; Ferdinand W. Cronenbold following the resignation of Chauncey Filley; Herman Rechtien following the death of Arthur Barret; George W. Allen following the resignation of David Francis; and Aloys P. Kaufmann following the death of William Becker.

    List of mayors[edit]

    # Portrait Mayor Term start Term end Terms[B]   Party
    1 William Carr Lane April 14, 1823 April 14, 1829 6 Whig
    2 Daniel Page April 14, 1829 November 11, 1833 4½[C] Whig
    3 John W. Johnston November 11, 1833 April 14, 1835 1½[C] Whig
    4 John Fletcher Darby April 14, 1835 October 31, 1837 2½[D] Whig
    — Wilson Primm October 31, 1837 November 15, 1837 —[E] Whig
    1 William Carr Lane November 15, 1837 April 14, 1840 2½ Whig
    4 John Fletcher Darby April 14, 1840 April 13, 1841 1 Whig
    5 John D. Daggett April 13, 1841 April 12, 1842 1 Whig
    6 Peter_G._Camden_(1801–1873).png George Maguire April 12, 1842 April 11, 1843 1 Democratic
    7 John Wimer April 11, 1843 April 9, 1844 1 Democratic
    8 Bernard Pratte April 9, 1844 April 14, 1846 2 Whig
    9 Peter G. Camden April 14, 1846 April 13, 1847 1 Know Nothing
    10 Bryan Mullanphy April 13, 1847 April 11, 1848 1 Democratic
    11 John Krum April 10, 1849 April 10, 1849 1 Democratic
    12 James G. Barry April 10, 1849 April 9, 1850 1 Democratic
    13 Luther Martin Kennett April 9, 1850 April 12, 1853 3 Whig
    14 John How April 12, 1853 April 10, 1855 2 Democratic
    15 Washington King April 10, 1855 April 15, 1856 1 Know Nothing
    14 John How April 15, 1856 April 14, 1857 1 Democratic
    7 John Wimer April 14, 1857 April 13, 1858 1 Democratic
    16 Oliver Filley April 13, 1858 April 9, 1861 2[F] Republican
    17 Daniel G. Taylor April 9, 1861 April 14, 1863 1[G] Republican
    18 Chauncey Filley April 14, 1863 March 19, 1864 ½[H] Republican
    — Ferdinand W. Cronenbold March 19, 1864 April 11, 1864 —[I]
    19 James Thomas April 11, 1864 April 13, 1869 2½ Republican
    20 Nathan Cole April 13, 1869 April 11, 1871 1 Republican
    21 Joseph Brown April 11, 1871 April 13, 1875 2 War Democrat
    22 Arthur Barret April 13, 1875 April 24, 1875 ⅓[J][K] Democratic
    — Herman Rechtien April 24, 1875 May 29, 1875 —[L]
    23 James H. Britton May 29, 1875 February 9, 1876 ⅓[M] Democratic
    24 Henry Overstolz February 9, 1876 April 12, 1881 1⅓[L][N] Independent
    25 William L. Ewing April 12, 1881 April 14, 1885 1 Republican
    26 David R. Francis April 14, 1885 January 2, 1889 1[O] Democratic
    — George W. Allen January 2, 1889 April 6, 1889 —[P] Democratic
    27 Edward A. Noonan April 6, 1889 April 8, 1893 1 Democratic
    28 Cyrus Walbridge April 8, 1893 April 10, 1897 1 Republican
    29 Henry Ziegenhein April 10, 1897 April 9, 1901 1 Republican
    30 Rolla Wells April 9, 1901 April 13, 1909 2 Democratic
    31 Frederick Kreismann April 13, 1909 April 12, 1913 1 Republican
    32 Henry Kiel April 12, 1913 April 21, 1925 3 Republican
    33 Victor J. Miller April 21, 1925 April 18, 1933 2 Republican
    34 Bernard F. Dickmann April 18, 1933 April 15, 1941 2 Democratic
    35 William D. Becker April 15, 1941 August 1, 1943 ½[J] Republican
    36 Aloys P. Kaufmann August 1, 1943 April 19, 1949 1½[Q] Republican
    37 Joseph Darst April 19, 1949 April 21, 1953 1 Democratic
    38 Raymond Tucker April 21, 1953 April 20, 1965 3 Democratic
    39 Alfonso J. Cervantes April 20, 1965 April 17, 1973 2 Democratic
    40 John Poelker April 17, 1973 April 19, 1977 1 Democratic
    41 James F. Conway April 19, 1977 April 21, 1981 1 Democratic
    42 Vincent C. Schoemehl April 21, 1981 April 20, 1993 3 Democratic
    43 Freeman Bosley Jr. April 20, 1993 April 15, 1997 1 Democratic
    44 Clarence Harmon April 15, 1997 April 17, 2001 1 Democratic
    45 Francis Slay April 17, 2001 April 18, 2017 4 Democratic
    46 Lyda Krewson April 18, 2017 April 20, 2021 1 Democratic
    47 Tishaura Jones April 20, 2021 Incumbent 1 Democratic
    The Mayor of St. Louis has an office on the second floor of City Hall.

    Notes[edit]

    • A. ^ 47 people have served as mayor, four twice; the table includes these non-consecutive terms as well.
  • B. ^ The fractional terms of some mayors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple mayors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
  • C. a b Samuel Merry was elected mayor of St. Louis in April 1833; however, his eligibility was questioned by the City Council as he was a federal officer—United States Receiver of Public Moneys in St. Louis. Merry filed suit to force the council's compliance and in October 1833, he was ruled ineligible by the Missouri Supreme Court.[7] Johnston was elected mayor in a special mayoral election held a month later on November 9. Page continued to serve as mayor until the case was settled and Johnston elected.[8][9]
  • D. ^ Darby resigned from office. William Carr Lane was later elected to fill the vacancy.[10]
  • E. ^ As president of the Board of Aldermen, Primm acted as mayor following the resignation of Darby.[11]
  • F. ^ Oliver Filley's second term was the first mayoral term to last 2 years.[5]
  • G. ^ Daniel G. Taylor was the candidate of a one-time coalition of traditional Missouri Democrats, pro-slavery activists, and secessionists calling itself the "Union Anti-Black Republican" ticket. The coalition was suspicious of the Abolitionist platform of the Republican party, and argued that St. Louis should not be governed by "Black Abolitionists" who would support newly elected President Lincoln in acting, including the use of military force, to prevent secession of southern states. Mayor Taylor worked in concert with Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson, until Jackson fled the state capitol to establish a Confederate aligned state government-in-exile. Mayor Taylor then cooperated with the new conservative-Unionist Governor, Hamilton Gamble.
  • H. ^ Chauncey Filley resigned after serving one year of his two-year term as mayor due to poor health.[12][13]
  • I. ^ As president of the Board of Common Council, Cronenbold acted as mayor following the resignation of Chauncey Filley.
  • J. a b Died in office.
  • K. ^ Barret became suddenly ill and died after only 11 days in office.[14][15]
  • L. ^ As president of the City Council, Rechtin acted as mayor following the death of Arthur Barret.[15][16]
  • M. a b Henry Overstolz was declared defeated by James Britton in the 1875 election, but contested the election and was seated as mayor nine months later after a recount of the ballots.[17]
  • N. ^ Per the new city charter of 1876, Overstolz became the first mayor of St. Louis elected to a four-year term.[6]
  • O. ^ Resigned from office to become Governor of Missouri.[18]
  • P. ^ As president of the City Council, Allen acted as mayor following the resignation of David Francis.[18][19]
  • Q. ^ As president of the Board of Aldermen, Kaufmann became mayor following the death of William Becker. He was later elected mayor, in a special mayoral election in November 1944, to fill Becker's unexpired term.[20]

    • References[edit]

    General
    • "St. Louis Mayors". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  • "Laws of the City of St. Louis". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  • Cornwell, Charles H. (1965). St. Louis Mayors: Brief Biographies. St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library.
  • Reavis, L. U. (1876). Saint Louis: The Future Great City of the World (Centennial ed.). St. Louis: C. R. Barns. pp. 74–77. OCLC 2186198. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  • Stevens, Walter Barlow (1911). St. Louis: The Fourth City, 1764-1911. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. pp. 91–123. OCLC 9351989. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
    • Charters
  • The Scheme of Separation Between St. Louis City and County and the Charter of the City of St. Louis, with All Amendments and Modifications to May 1, 1902: And Constitutional Provisions Specially Applicable to the City of St. Louis. St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. 1902. OCLC 19450592. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  • The Ordinances of the City of St. Louis. St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., Printers and Binders. 1861. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
    • Specific
    1. ^ Jeffrey, Jeff (October 8, 2018). "Public paychecks: Here's how much Mayor Krewson gets paid and how her salary stacks up nationally". KSDK. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  • ^ a b "St. Louis City Charter, Article VII". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  • ^ Conard, Howard Louis (1901). Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri. Vol. 1. New York ; Louisville ; St. Louis: The Southern History Company. pp. 569–572. OCLC 32872107.
  • ^ Schlinkmann, Mark (March 1, 2021). "St. Louis mayoral candidates, voters deal with new rules in Tuesday's primary". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  • ^ a b "St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  • ^ a b "St. Louis Mayors: Henry Overstolz". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  • ^ State v. Samuel Merry (Mo. 1833), Text.
  • ^ "St. Louis Mayors: John W. Johnston". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  • ^ Shepard, Elihu Hotchkiss (1870). The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri. Saint Louis: Southwestern Book and Publishing Company. p. 112. OCLC 2804761. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  • ^ Stevens, Walter Barlow (1911). St. Louis: The Fourth City, 1764-1911. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. p. 112. OCLC 9351989. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  • ^ "Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis". Daily Commercial Bulletin and Missouri Literary Register. December 2, 1837.
  • ^ "St. Louis Mayors: Chauncey I. Filley". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  • ^ "Resignation of the Mayor". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis. March 16, 1864. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  • ^ Reavis, L. U. (1875). Saint Louis: The Future Great City of the World (Biographical ed.). Saint Louis, MO: Gray, Baker & Co. pp. 467–470. OCLC 1805694. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  • ^ a b "Arthur B. Barret. The Mayor's Illness Results in Death This Morning". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 24, 1875.
  • ^ "A Municipal Row". The Inter Ocean. May 19, 1875.
  • ^ "St. Louis Mayors: James H. Britton". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  • ^ a b "The City Hall Change". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 2, 1889. p. 10.
  • ^ "Next Municipal Chief". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 2, 1889. p. 2.
  • ^ "Aloys P. Kaufmann". The New York Times. February 15, 1984. Retrieved July 17, 2008.

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