John Krum
Encyclopedia
John M. Krum was the eleventh mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
and the first mayor of Alton, Illinois
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In 1860 he was the chairman of the Credentials Committee at the Democratic National Convention
held in Charleston, S.C. and Baltimore, Md..
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and the first mayor of Alton, Illinois
Alton, Illinois
Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois...
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In 1860 he was the chairman of the Credentials Committee at the Democratic National Convention
1860 Democratic National Convention
The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the crucial events in the lead-up to the American Civil War. Following a fragmented official Democratic National Convention that was adjourned in deadlock, two more presidential nominating conventions took place: a resumed official convention,...
held in Charleston, S.C. and Baltimore, Md..
External links
- John M. Krum at the St. Louis Public Library: St. Louis Mayors website.