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.
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
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. (Party primary elections are held in March.) 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.[4] 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.[5]
The mayor is not term limited.
Succession
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.
The Mayor of St. Louis has an office on the second floor of City Hall.
Notes
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.ab 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.[6] 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.[7][8]
D.^ Darby resigned from office. William Carr Lane was later elected to fill the vacancy.[9]
E.^ As president of the Board of Aldermen, Primm acted as mayor following the resignation of Darby.[10]
F.^ Oliver Filley's second term was the first mayoral term to last 2 years.[4]
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.[11][12]
I.^ As president of the Board of Common Council, Cronenbold acted as mayor following the resignation of Chauncey Filley.
K.^ Barret became suddenly ill and died after only 11 days in office.[13][14]
L.^ As president of the City Council, Rechtin acted as mayor following the death of Arthur Barret.[14][15]
M.ab 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.[16]
N.^ Per the new city charter of 1876, Overstolz became the first mayor of St. Louis elected to a four-year term.[5]
O.^ Resigned from office to become Governor of Missouri.[17]
P.^ As president of the City Council, Allen acted as mayor following the resignation of David Francis.[17][18]
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.[19]
. 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
. St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
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
^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.
^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.
^. 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 Public Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
^Missouri Democrat. March 16, 1864. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^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.
^ ab"Arthur B. Barret. The Mayor's Illness Results in Death This Morning". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 24, 1875.
^. St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
^ ab"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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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 Mayor of St LouisSeal of St LouisFlag of St LouisIncumbentTishaura Jonessince April 20 2021 April 20 2021 StyleHis Her HonorTerm lengthFour yearsInaugural holderWilliam Carr LaneFormationApril 14 1823SuccessionPresident of the St Louis Board of AldermenSalary 170 000 1 WebsiteOffice of the MayorForty 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 Contents 1 Duties and powers 2 Elections 3 Succession 4 List of mayors 4 1 Notes 5 ReferencesDuties and powers EditSt 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 EditThe 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 Party primary elections are held in March 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 4 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 5 The mayor is not term limited Succession EditIf 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 Party1 William Carr Lane April 14 1823 April 14 1829 6 Whig2 Daniel Page April 14 1829 November 11 1833 4 C Whig3 John W Johnston November 11 1833 April 14 1835 1 C Whig4 John Fletcher Darby April 14 1835 October 31 1837 2 D Whig Wilson Primm October 31 1837 November 15 1837 E Whig1 William Carr Lane November 15 1837 April 14 1840 2 Whig4 John Fletcher Darby April 14 1840 April 13 1841 1 Whig5 John D Daggett April 13 1841 April 12 1842 1 Whig6 George Maguire April 12 1842 April 11 1843 1 Democratic7 John Wimer April 11 1843 April 9 1844 1 Democratic8 Bernard Pratte April 9 1844 April 14 1846 2 Whig9 Peter G Camden April 14 1846 April 13 1847 1 Know Nothing10 Bryan Mullanphy April 13 1847 April 11 1848 1 Democratic11 John Krum April 10 1849 April 10 1849 1 Democratic12 James G Barry April 10 1849 April 9 1850 1 Democratic13 Luther Martin Kennett April 9 1850 April 12 1853 3 Whig14 John How April 12 1853 April 10 1855 2 Democratic15 Washington King April 10 1855 April 15 1856 1 Know Nothing14 John How April 15 1856 April 14 1857 1 Democratic7 John Wimer April 14 1857 April 13 1858 1 Democratic16 Oliver Filley April 13 1858 April 9 1861 2 F Republican17 Daniel G Taylor April 9 1861 April 14 1863 1 G Republican18 Chauncey Filley April 14 1863 March 19 1864 H Republican Ferdinand W Cronenbold March 19 1864 April 11 1864 I 19 James Thomas April 11 1864 April 13 1869 2 Republican20 Nathan Cole April 13 1869 April 11 1871 1 Republican21 Joseph Brown April 11 1871 April 13 1875 2 War Democrat22 Arthur Barret April 13 1875 April 24 1875 J K Democratic Herman Rechtien April 24 1875 May 29 1875 L 23 James H Britton May 29 1875 February 9 1876 M Democratic24 Henry Overstolz February 9 1876 April 12 1881 1 L N Independent25 William L Ewing April 12 1881 April 14 1885 1 Republican26 David R Francis April 14 1885 January 2 1889 1 O Democratic George W Allen January 2 1889 April 6 1889 P Democratic27 Edward A Noonan April 6 1889 April 8 1893 1 Democratic28 Cyrus Walbridge April 8 1893 April 10 1897 1 Republican29 Henry Ziegenhein April 10 1897 April 9 1901 1 Republican30 Rolla Wells April 9 1901 April 13 1909 2 Democratic31 Frederick Kreismann April 13 1909 April 12 1913 1 Republican32 Henry Kiel April 12 1913 April 21 1925 3 Republican33 Victor J Miller April 21 1925 April 18 1933 2 Republican34 Bernard F Dickmann April 18 1933 April 15 1941 2 Democratic35 William D Becker April 15 1941 August 1 1943 J Republican36 Aloys P Kaufmann August 1 1943 April 19 1949 1 Q Republican37 Joseph Darst April 19 1949 April 21 1953 1 Democratic38 Raymond Tucker April 21 1953 April 20 1965 3 Democratic39 Alfonso J Cervantes April 20 1965 April 17 1973 2 Democratic40 John Poelker April 17 1973 April 19 1977 1 Democratic41 James F Conway April 19 1977 April 21 1981 1 Democratic42 Vincent C Schoemehl April 21 1981 April 20 1993 3 Democratic43 Freeman Bosley Jr April 20 1993 April 15 1997 1 Democratic44 Clarence Harmon April 15 1997 April 17 2001 1 Democratic45 Francis Slay April 17 2001 April 18 2017 4 Democratic46 Lyda Krewson April 18 2017 April 20 2021 1 Democratic47 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 6 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 7 8 D Darby resigned from office William Carr Lane was later elected to fill the vacancy 9 E As president of the Board of Aldermen Primm acted as mayor following the resignation of Darby 10 F Oliver Filley s second term was the first mayoral term to last 2 years 4 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 11 12 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 13 14 L As president of the City Council Rechtin acted as mayor following the death of Arthur Barret 14 15 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 16 N Per the new city charter of 1876 Overstolz became the first mayor of St Louis elected to a four year term 5 O Resigned from office to become Governor of Missouri 17 P As president of the City Council Allen acted as mayor following the resignation of 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