Born on September 20, 1845, Ziegenhein was the son of farmer Peter Ziegenhein. Both his parents had emigrated from Germany to settle in the area, and were some of the first to do so. Until he turned thirteen years old, Ziegenhein lived at home, attending the nearby rural school and helping out on the farm with his brothers William and Henry Ziegenhein. However, in 1858, he moved to St. Louis City become an apprentice to a carpenter.
When Ziegenhein turned 17, the Civil War started, and so he served the Union Army. Upon his return to St. Louis afterwards, he began his own building and contracting business.
A few years later when Ziegenhein was twenty-four years old, he met and married Miss Catherine Henkle, with whom he had nine children.
Political career
In his early thirties, Ziegenhein was a very active member of politics in the St. Louis region. From 1881 to 1885, he was a member of the City Council, and in the following years, he became a member of the Missouri State Legislature. At the end of the decade in 1889, Ziegenhein was elected to the City Collector office, and he was re-elected a few years later in 1893. Throughout this time period, Ziegenhein was rising in prestige and importance in the Republican Party of St. Louis City, resulting in his being recognized as one of the leaders of the party.[citation needed]
In the spring of 1897, Ziegenhein was elected to become the twenty-ninth Mayor of St. Louis. In his four-year term from 1897 to 1901, he was very active in the completion of the present City Hall and various other projects. Though various offices began being occupied in 1898, the building itself was not complete until 1904. In addition, Ziegenhein was approved by the Ordinance of 1900 to appoint a Factory Inspector who looked for violations in State Laws regarding sanitary conditions, number of hours worked, and restrictions on the special election on July 12, 1898.[citation needed]
In addition to his efforts in aiding the City Hall's construction, Ziegenhein authorized the start of construction on the City Hospital. Earlier in 1896, a giant tornado had excessively damaged the past one, requiring a whole new building to be built in its place.[citation needed]
After stepping down from his position as Mayor in 1901, Ziegenhein became an active figure in planning the future for Lafayette Bank, where he was one of the largest stockholders.
On March 17, 1910, Ziegenhein died. He is buried at the New St. Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis.
References
^John Smith, no headline, The Buffalo (New York) Express,September 26, 1898, image 4, column 5
^"St. Louis' Dress Coat Muddle," The Kansas City Journal, September 26, 1898, image 4
. St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
"St. Louis Historic Preservation: Ziegenhein, Henry". City of St. Louis. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
henry, ziegenhein, 1845, march, 1910, 29th, mayor, louis, missouri, serving, from, 1897, 1901, 190229th, mayor, louis, missouriin, office, april, 1897, april, 1901preceded, bycyrus, walbridgesucceeded, byrolla, wellspersonal, detailsborn1845st, louis, county, . Henry Ziegenhein 1845 March 17 1910 was the 29th mayor of St Louis Missouri serving from 1897 to 1901 Henry Ziegenheinin 190229th Mayor of St Louis MissouriIn office April 10 1897 April 9 1901Preceded byCyrus WalbridgeSucceeded byRolla WellsPersonal detailsBorn1845St Louis County MissouriDiedMarch 17 1910St Louis MissouriPolitical partyRepublican Contents 1 Childhood and young adulthood 2 Political career 3 Post political career 4 References 5 External linksChildhood and young adulthood EditBorn on September 20 1845 Ziegenhein was the son of farmer Peter Ziegenhein Both his parents had emigrated from Germany to settle in the area and were some of the first to do so Until he turned thirteen years old Ziegenhein lived at home attending the nearby rural school and helping out on the farm with his brothers William and Henry Ziegenhein However in 1858 he moved to St Louis City become an apprentice to a carpenter When Ziegenhein turned 17 the Civil War started and so he served the Union Army Upon his return to St Louis afterwards he began his own building and contracting business A few years later when Ziegenhein was twenty four years old he met and married Miss Catherine Henkle with whom he had nine children Political career EditIn his early thirties Ziegenhein was a very active member of politics in the St Louis region From 1881 to 1885 he was a member of the City Council and in the following years he became a member of the Missouri State Legislature At the end of the decade in 1889 Ziegenhein was elected to the City Collector office and he was re elected a few years later in 1893 Throughout this time period Ziegenhein was rising in prestige and importance in the Republican Party of St Louis City resulting in his being recognized as one of the leaders of the party citation needed In the spring of 1897 Ziegenhein was elected to become the twenty ninth Mayor of St Louis In his four year term from 1897 to 1901 he was very active in the completion of the present City Hall and various other projects Though various offices began being occupied in 1898 the building itself was not complete until 1904 In addition Ziegenhein was approved by the Ordinance of 1900 to appoint a Factory Inspector who looked for violations in State Laws regarding sanitary conditions number of hours worked and restrictions on the special election on July 12 1898 citation needed In addition to his efforts in aiding the City Hall s construction Ziegenhein authorized the start of construction on the City Hospital Earlier in 1896 a giant tornado had excessively damaged the past one requiring a whole new building to be built in its place citation needed Ziegenhein refused to wear a dress suit when he was invited to attend the Veiled Prophet Ball and welcome the Veiled Prophet to his city in 1898 He said he had never worn one and never would preferring a Prince Albert coat which he wore on all state occasions 1 2 Post political career EditAfter stepping down from his position as Mayor in 1901 Ziegenhein became an active figure in planning the future for Lafayette Bank where he was one of the largest stockholders On March 17 1910 Ziegenhein died He is buried at the New St Marcus Cemetery in St Louis References Edit John Smith no headline The Buffalo New York Express September 26 1898 image 4 column 5 St Louis Dress Coat Muddle The Kansas City Journal September 26 1898 image 4 St Louis Mayors Henry Ziegenhein St Louis Public Library Archived from the original on December 18 2007 Retrieved August 19 2008 St Louis Historic Preservation Ziegenhein Henry City of St Louis Retrieved August 19 2008 Uncle Henry Rules the Town St Louis Post Dispatch April 11 1897 p 6 Crowds Saw Inauguration St Louis Post Dispatch April 10 1901 p 7 Henry Ziegenhein at Find a GraveExternal links EditHenry Ziegenhein at the St Louis Public Library St Louis Mayors website Political officesPreceded byCyrus Walbridge Mayor of St Louis Missouri1897 1901 Succeeded byRolla Wells Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Ziegenhein amp oldid 1084467277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
