Famous Settlers of St. Louis

•William Clark•John O’Fallon

•The Mullanphy family

•The Lucas & Hunts

•Thomas Hart Benton

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.

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

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

Athlone- The O’Fallon Home

The Mullanphy Family

• John Mullanphy

• Bryan Mullanphy

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

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

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

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

The Lucas & Hunts• The LucasThe Lucas

• Judge J.B.C. Lucas• Charles Lucas• Anne Lucas

• The HuntsThe HuntsTheodore Hunt

• Wilson Price Hunt

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

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

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

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.

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

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.