Oliver Filley
Oliver Filley | |
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Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri | |
In office 1858–1861 | |
Preceded by | Washington King |
Succeeded by | Daniel G. Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | Oliver Dwight Filley May 23, 1806 Bloomfield, Connecticut |
Died | August 21, 1881 Hampton, New Hampshire | (aged 75)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Chloe Velina Brown
(m. 1835) |
Relations | Dwight Filley Davis (grandson) |
Parent(s) | Oliver Filley Annis Humphrey |
Oliver Dwight Filley (May 23, 1806 – August 21, 1881) was an American businessman,
Early life
Filley was born on May 23, 1806, in
Career
In 1829, Filley emigrated to St. Louis, Missouri.
Mayor of St. Louis
Originally, Filley was a "
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.[10] He was reluctant to take the position.[8] 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.[11]
Personal life
In 1835,[12] Filley was married to Chloe Velina Brown (1808–1890), the daughter of Eli Brown,[7] in Bloomfied, Connecticut.[2] In St. Louis, the family lived at 2201 Lucas Place and attended the Central Presbyterian Church.[12] Together, they were the parents of six children, including:[3]
- Oliver Brown Filley (1836–1887), one of the proprietors of the Fulton Iron Works who married Mary McKinley.[13]
- Ellen Filley (1841–1929), an Emma Willard School alumna who married Thomas Tilden Richards (1840–1881) in 1865.[14]
- Maria Jeannette Filley (1843–1930), who married John Tilden Davis (1844–1894).[15]
- Alice Filley (1845–1933), who married Robert Moore (1838–1922), a civil engineer.[16]
- Henry Marcus Filley (1847–1902), Washington University in St. Louis graduate.[17]
- Jeanette Filley (1850–1933), who married Isaac Wyman Morton (1847–1903) in 1877.[18]
- John Dwight Filley (1853–1930), the president of the American Manufacturing Company who married Fannie Douglass.[19]
Filley died on August 21, 1881, of acute kidney disease while vacationing in Hampton, New Hampshire.[20] He was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery.[11]
Descendants
Through his eldest son Oliver, he was the grandfather of Oliver Dwight Filley (1883–1961),
Another grandson was Dwight Filley Davis (1879–1945), who served as the 49th United States Secretary of War from October 14, 1925, until March 4, 1929, in the administration of Calvin Coolidge and later as the Governor-General of the Philippines from 1929 until 1932.[24]
References
- ^ "St. Louis Mayors: Oliver D. Filley". St. Louis Public Library. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ a b c d e Scharf, John Thomas (1883). History of Saint Louis City and County: From the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men. L. H. Everts. p. 693. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Richard; Hopewell, Merna (1860). Edwards's Great West and Her Commercial Metropolis: Embracing a General View of the West and a Complete History of St. Louis, from the Landing of Ligueste, in 1764, to the Present Time ; with Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Old Settlers, and Many of the Most Prominent Business Men. Published at the Office of "Edwards's monthly". p. 517. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ISBN 9780521522359. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Loomis, Elias (1880). The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis: Who Came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638, and Settled in Windsor, Connecticut in 1639. Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor. p. 323. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ISBN 9780595799558. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9780788443855. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9780252019159.
- ISBN 978-0-306-80942-2.
- ^ "St. Louis Historic Preservation". stlcin.missouri.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ a b Library, St. Louis Public (2001-01-01). "Oliver Dwight Filley". exhibits.slpl.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ a b Missouri Historical Society Collections. Missouri Historical Society. 1906. p. 44. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Harvard College (1780-) Class of 1906 (1906). Harvard College Class of 1906 Secretary's Third Report. Crimson Printing Company. p. 462. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Fairbanks, Mary J. Mason (1898). Emma Willard and Her Pupils: Or, Fifty Years of Troy Female Seminary, 1822-1872. Mrs. R. Sage. p. 480. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Harvard College (1780-) Class of 1900 (1915). Harvard College Class of 1900 Fourth Report. Crimson Printing Company. p. 111. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Social Register, St. Louis. Social Register Association. 1922. p. 81. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Washington University for the Academic Year. 1865-66. 1866. p. 27. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ The Bulletin. Missouri Historical Society. 1958. p. 76. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe (1922). Memoirs of the Harvard Dead in the War Against Germany. Harvard University Press. pp. 225–228. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- St. Louis. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "OLIVER FILLEY, 78, A RETIRED BROKER; Aide at Post & Fiagg From 1921 to 1942 Dies--Was Pilot in World War I" (PDF). The New York Times. January 19, 1961. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Foreman, John (18 February 2015). "A Park Avenue Story". BIG OLD HOUSES. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "MISS PYNE ENGAGED TO COL. O.D. FILLEY Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy R. Pyne to Wed U.S.A. Aviator Awarded Cross by British" (PDF). The New York Times. December 2, 1917. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- New York Times. Associated Press.
External links
- Oliver Filley at Find a Grave
- Oliver D. Filley at the St. Louis Public Library: St. Louis Mayors website.
- Oliver D. Filley at Missouri History Museum.