Oliver Filley

Oliver D. Filley

16th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
In office 1858–1861
Preceded by	Washington King
Succeeded by	Daniel G. Taylor
Personal details
Born	(1806-05-23)May 23, 1806 Bloomfield, Connecticut
Died	August 21, 1881(1881-08-21) (aged 75) Hampton, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican

Oliver D. Filley (May 23, 1806 – August 21, 1881) was the sixteenth mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1858 to 1861. He was the first Civil War mayor of St. Louis and he became the first mayor elected for a two-year term under the new City Charter of 1859.^[1] As mayor, he headed the movement for arousing and consolidating union sentiment as the chairman for the Committee of Public Safety. The Fire Alarm Telegraph System was completed and put into use during his term in office.^[2] Oliver D. Filley died August 21, 1881 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Interment was in Bellefontaine Cemetery. ^[2]

References

"St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley". St. Louis Public Library. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
"St. Louis Historic Preservation: Filley, Oliver D.". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
Oliver Filley at Find a Grave

External links

Oliver D. Filley at the St. Louis Public Library: St. Louis Mayors website.

Political offices
Preceded by Washington King	Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1858–1861	Succeeded by Daniel G. Taylor

Mayors of St. Louis, Missouri

Lane Page Johnston Darby Daggett Maguire Wimer Pratte Camden Mullanphy Krum Barry Kennett How King O. Filley Taylor C. Filley Thomas Cole Brown Barret Britton Overstolz Ewing Francis Noonan Walbridge Ziegenhein Wells Kreismann Kiel Miller Dickmann Becker Kaufmann Darst Tucker Cervantes Poelker Conway Schoemehl Bosley Harmon Slay

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 44219302

↑ "St. Louis Historic Preservation". stlcin.missouri.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
1 2 Library, St. Louis Public (2001-01-01). "Oliver Dwight Filley". exhibits.slpl.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

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