Freeman Bosley Jr.
Freeman R. Bosley Jr. | |
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43rd Mayor of St. Louis | |
In office April 20, 1993 – April 15, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Vincent C. Schoemehl |
Succeeded by | Clarence Harmon |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | July 20, 1954
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Darlynn |
Children | 2 |
Freeman R. Bosley Jr. (born July 20, 1954 in
Early life and education
Bosley graduated from Central High School in 1972 and went on to attend
Career
Upon graduation from law school, Bosley was staff attorney for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, specializing in Consumer Affairs and Utility Companies. Bosley has also been employed by the law firm of Boast and Jordan.[2]
Bosley was selected as the first African-American St. Louis Circuit Clerk for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, a position he held for ten years. He later served as the 3rd Ward Democratic Committeeman. He then became chairman of the St. Louis City Democratic Central Association and subsequently became the first African-American chairman of the Democratic Party in St. Louis City.[2]
Bosley became the first African-American
Bosley's term was colored by corruption scandals. Crime increased throughout north St. Louis city and his popularity plummeted. He was defeated by Clarence Harmon in his bid for re-election in 1997.[6] In 2001, when Bosley ran for mayor in the Democratic Primary, he was defeated again by a wide margin, this time by Francis Slay.[7]
Attorney license suspended
Bosley operated a law office in St. Louis. In September 2014 the Missouri Supreme Court found Bosley violated various attorney rules, his conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, and regarding diligence. The Court further determined Bosley violated attorney/client trust account rules including commingling of funds, failure to keep proper records, not having funds in the trust account to cover charges (
References
- ^ "Freeman R. Bosley Jr". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c "The Honorable Freeman Bosley, Jr". The History Makers. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Holleman, Joe; Schlinkmann, Mark (April 21, 1993). "Bosley Takes Reins of City Hall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1A.
- ^ "TWA to relocate headquarters to St. Louis". United Press International. August 12, 1993. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "St.Louis Casts a Look at Rams". Chicago Tribune. June 26, 1994.
- ^ Mannies, Jo (April 16, 1997). "Harmon Urges Unity - Speech Calls for Regional, Racial Healing". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1A.
- ^ "St. Louis mayoral election". United Press International. March 6, 2001. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Stuckey, Alex (September 30, 2014). "Law license of Freeman Bosley Jr., former St. Louis mayor, suspended indefinitely". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Holleman, Joe (May 5, 2016). "Freeman Bosley Jr. sued again for legal malpractice". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Holleman, Joe (January 4, 2017). "Former St. Louis mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. clears up legal woes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 13, 2019.