David Rowland Francis was an American politician and diplomat. He served in various positions including Mayor of St. Louis, the 27th Governor of Missouri, and United States Secretary of the Interior. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia between 1916 and 1917, during the Russian Revolution of 1917. He was a Wilsonian Democrat.
David R. Francis
Ambassador Francis and with Nikolai Tchaikovsky, c. 1918
Francis Quadrangle Marker at the University of Missouri
Monument marking Francis's grave in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
The mayor of St. Louis is the chief executive officer of St. Louis's city government. The mayor has a duty to enforce city ordinances and the power to either approve or veto city ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen. The current mayor is Tishaura Jones, who took office on April 20, 2021.
Mayor of St. Louis
Image: William Carr Lane (St. Louis Mayor, New Mexico Territory Governor)
Image: John Fletcher Darby
Image: William Carr Lane (St. Louis Mayor, New Mexico Territory Governor)