- Arthur Barret
Infobox Mayor
name = Arthur B. Barret
caption =
order = 22nd Mayor ofSt. Louis, Missouri
term_start =April 13 ,1875
term_end =April 24 ,1875
predecessor = Joseph Brown
successor =James H. Britton
birth_date = birth date|1836|08|23|mf=y
birth_place =Springfield, Illinois
death_date = death date and age|1875|4|24|1836|08|23
death_place = St. Louis, Missouri
constituency =
party = Democratic
spouse = Anna F. Barret
children =
profession =
religion =
footnotes =Arthur B. Barret (
August 23 ,1836 –April 24 ,1875 ) was the twenty-second mayor ofSt. Louis, Missouri , but died only 11 days after taking office due to illness.Barret was born on his family farm in
Sangamon County, Illinois near the state capital of Springfield.cite book |last=Reavis |first=L. U. |title=Saint Louis: The Future Great City of the World |publisher=Gray, Baker & Co. |location=Saint Louis, MO |date=1875 |edition=Biographical Edition| pages=467-470 |oclc=1805694 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1T4VAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA467,M1 |accessdate=2008-06-27] He was educated at various private schools includingPhillips Academy andSaint Louis University .cite web |url=http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt56263213.asp |title=St. Louis Mayors: Arthur B. Barret |publisher=St. Louis Public Library |accessdate=2008-06-27] As he reached adulthood, he moved to a farm across theMissouri River fromHermann, Missouri to raise cattle. A few years later, he moved to St. Louis where he met and married his wife, Miss Anna F. Swerengen, in June 1859 with whom he had three children. Shortly after theCivil War , Barret succeeded his cousin, Colonel J. Richard Barret, to become president of the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association, a group that organized many large fairs held on the lands that would become Fairground Park in St. Louis. He resigned from the post in 1874.He was a candidate for mayor several times before the St. Louis Democratic Convention: he was defeated three times in 1869, 1871, and 1873, the latter two which he was defeated by 3 votes and 1 vote, respectively. Finally, in 1875, Barret was nominated by the Democratic Convention without any opposition. On
April 6 , he was elected mayor of St. Louis having defeated Henry Overstolz with a large majority of the vote.Barret was inaugurated as mayor of St. Louis on
April 13 , 1875. Four days later, he fell severely ill. The illness proved fatal and he died on April 24, 1875 having served only 11 days as mayor. Barret was buried at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis.cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6302570|title=Arthur B. Barret (1836–1875)|publisher=Find A Grave |accessdate=2008-06-30]References
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External links
* [http://exhibits.slpl.org/mayors/data/dt56263213.asp Arthur B. Barret] - St. Louis Public Library: St. Louis Mayors Online Exhibit
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