Bryan Mullanphy (1809 - 1851)

Born 16 Sep 1809 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

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Died 15 Jun 1851 at age 41 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

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Biography

• 10th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from April 13, 1847 – April 11, 1848
• Judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court from 1840 to 1844
• Member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen from 1835 to 1836

Philanthropist. He was the only son of John Mullanphy, St. Louis' earliest millionaire. Educated in Europe, he was disinherited by his father because his expressions of generosity were considered to be "reckless habits," and the great Mullanphy fortune was divided among his seven sisters. They later re-divided their inheritance to include him. In 1840, he was appointed a Judge of the Circuit Court and in 1847 was elected Mayor of St. Louis. Never married, Mullanphy's will was in litigation for 9 years before being declared void because it was written while he was under the influence of alcohol. Rather than allowing such evidence to be admitted to the court and spoil his public image, his sisters relinquished their claims to his estate. Mullanphy founded the Travelers Aid Society, St. Vincent De Paul Society, Mullanphy Hospital, Mullanphy Park and Playground, Mullanphy School, Mullanphy Immigrant Home and countless other bequests to the poor and unfortunate who came to St. Louis in his era.^[1]>

In the 1850 US Census he is listed as the owner of eight slaves.^[2]

He is buried in the Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum , Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA^[1]

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-95RK : 26 July 2019), Bryan Mullanphy, 1851; Burial, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America, Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum; citing record ID 6133771, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZZ-7HQ : 30 July 2017), Mullanphy, St. Louis county, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing line number 10, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 443,632.