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Famous Settlers of St. Louis
•William Clark•John O’Fallon
•The Mullanphy family
•The Lucas & Hunts
•Thomas Hart Benton
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William Clark• 5 of his brothers fought in the
Revolutionary War.
• Later joined the army and met Meriwether Lewis.
• 1803 Jefferson chose Lewis and Clark to lead an expedition to the west.
• In 1806 they returned
• He was later named superintendent of Indian Affairs and general of militia for the Louisiana Territory.
• 1820 he lost the gubernatorial election to Alexander McNair ,
• A gray obelisk and bust of him was dedicated to his grave site in 1904.
• It now faces the spot of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers where he and Lewis started their expedition.
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John O’Fallon• Fought & wounded at
Tippecanoe
• Invited by Uncle William Clark to live in St. Louis
• Later becomes President of MO Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
• Buys and develops large amounts of real estate
• PHILANTHROPIST
• Gave land to St. Louis University and Washington University
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John O’Fallon• Built Pope Medical College
after son-in-law (later becomes part of Wash. U. School of Medicine)
• Gives away 60 acres to form new park- FAIRGROUNDS PARK
• When he died and widow died, land was turned into park- O’FALLON PARK
• Gave land away for Bellefontaine & Calvary cemeteries
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Athlone- The O’Fallon Home
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The Mullanphy Family
• John Mullanphy
• Bryan Mullanphy
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John Mullanphy• Came to St. Louis from Ireland
in 1804
• Made $ thru book store, real estate, and cotton
• 1st millionaire in STL
• War of 1812 story
• Able to spend rest of life as philanthropist
• Donated a house to be turned into a hospital by Sisters of Charity- ST. LOUIS MULLANPHY HOSPITAL
• Built house for Sisters of Charity
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John Mullanphy• Mullanphy gave house and land to
Sisters for 999 years
• Terms of the Contract: must take in and educate 20 orphans a year; but must be barefoot to remind them of their lot in life
• Sisters still fulfill obligation today
• Had 15 children; only 7 daughters and a son outlive parents
• Daniel Page Story
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Bryan Mullanphy• Eventually becomes:
1. Mayor of St. Louis
2. Federal Judge
• FOUNDER1. St. Vincent de
Paul Society2. Traveler’s Aid
Society
• Also becomes major philanthropist
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Bryan Mullanphy• Bryan & the Cow
story• Bryan & Houses story• Father felt Bryan lived
so foolishly he cut him out of the will
• Sisters split inheritance anyway after parents die
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The Lucas & Hunts• The LucasThe Lucas
• Judge J.B.C. Lucas• Charles Lucas• Anne Lucas
• The HuntsThe HuntsTheodore Hunt
• Wilson Price Hunt
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Judge J.B.C. Lucas
• Born in France in 1758
• Elected to Penns. House of Reps and later U.S. House
• Named Federal judge in the Louisiana Territory by Jefferson, moves to St. Louis
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Judge J.B.C. Lucas• Only 2 children outlive
Judge• Son Charles was killed by
Thomas Hart Benton in duel
• Later Judge lost to Benton in MO first Senate race
• Donated land, along with Chouteau, for the Old Courthouse
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Ann Lucas Hunt• Daughter of Judge Lucas
• Married Capt. Theodore Hunt; lived off Gravois Road in Affton; land later sold to Frederick Dent who gives land away to son-in-law U.S. Grant; land today known as Grant’s Farm
• Theodore later dies; marries his cousin Wilson Price Hunt
• Ann becomes philanthropist
• All 3 buried in same mausoleum
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Wilson Price Hunt• Marries Ann Lucas in 1836• He is Postmaster of St. Louis• Judge Lucas gives them land
as wedding gift• Land becomes known as
Normandy- after place where Lucas family originated from)
• Major street thru Normandy-LUCAS & HUNT RD.
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Manuel Lisa• Moves to St. Louis and becomes
involved in fur trade• Becomes explorer of Indian
territories looking for fur• Builds Fort Lisa in Omaha• 1808- Teams w/ Clark and
Chouteaus to form MO Fur Company
• Married 3 times- 1st to Native American. 3rd wife was Mary Hempstead
• Traveled to Manchester, MO to bath in Sulphur Springs when he felt ill in 1820; did not help and died same year
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Thomas Hart Benton• U.S. Senator 1821-51• In 1815, he went to St.
Louis, where he became editor of the Missouri Enquirer
• He entered the U.S. Senate on Missouri's admission to the Union in 1821 and was four times reelected.