John Wimer

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John Wimer
7th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
In office 1843–1844
Preceded by	George Maguire
Succeeded by	Bernard Pratte
In office 1857–1858
Preceded by	John How
Succeeded by	Oliver Filley
Personal details
Born	(1810-05-08)May 8, 1810 Albemarle County, Virginia
Died	January 11, 1863(1863-01-11) (aged 52) Hartville, Missouri
Political party	Emancipation Democrat
Spouse(s)	Abigail S. Wise
Children	William W. Wimer, John W. Wimer.
Profession	30 years of public service.
Religion	Roman Catholic

John M. Wimer (May 8, 1810 – January 11, 1863) was the seventh person to serve as mayor of St. Louis, Missouri.

Born in Amherst County, Virginia, he came west in 1828, initially a blacksmith in St. Louis.

He served from 1843 to 1844 and from 1857 to 1858 - the ninth and nineteenth term served as mayor of St. Louis.

Although he opposed slavery, when the American Civil War broke out, Wimer spoke out strongly for the Confederacy and his native state of Virginia; he was arrested and imprisoned, but escaped in December 1862, traveling to Missouri where he joined the Confederate army under Brigadier-General John S. Marmaduke.

He was killed at the Battle of Hartville, in Hartville, Missouri, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

References

"St. Louis Mayors: John M. Wimer". St. Louis Public Library. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
"St. Louis Historic Preservation: Wimer, John M.". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 2008-08-15.

"John Wimer (1810–1863)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2008-08-15.

External links

John M. Wimer at the St. Louis Public Library: St. Louis Mayors website.

Political offices
Preceded by George Maguire	Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1843–1844	Succeeded by Bernard Pratte
Preceded by John How	Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1857–1858	Succeeded by Oliver Filley

v t e Mayors of St. Louis, Missouri

Lane Page Johnson Darby Daggett Maguire Wimer Pratte Camden Mullanphy Krum Barry Kennett How King O. Filley Taylor C. Filley Thomas Cole Brown Barret Britton Overstolz Ewing Francis Noonan Walbridge Ziegenhein Wells Kreismann Kiel Miller Dickmann Becker Kaufmann Darst Tucker Cervantes Poelker Conway Schoemehl Bosley Harmon Slay

Persondata
Name	Wimmer, John
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1810-05-08
Place of birth	Albemarle County, Virginia
Date of death	1863-01-11
Place of death	Hartville, Missouri

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