Preceded by Washington King Succeeded by Daniel G. Taylor | Political party Republican Name Oliver Filley | |
Born May 23, 1806
Bloomfield, Connecticut ( 1806-05-23 ) Died August 21, 1881(1881-08-21) (aged 75)
Hampton, New Hampshire | ||
Oliver D. Filley (May 23, 1806 – August 21, 1881) was the 16th 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. He was reluctant to take the position.
Filey ran a successful tinware business in St. Louis. He also contributed financially to Frank P. Blair's antislavery newspaper the St. Louis Union.
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.
Oliver D. Filley died August 21, 1881 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Interment was in Bellefontaine Cemetery.