William Carr Lane was a doctor and the first mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1823 to 1829 and 1837 to 1840. He later served as Governor of New Mexico Territory, from 1852 to 1853.
Carr as depicted in Volume 1 of 1909's St. Louis, the Fourth City, 1764-1909.
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)