John Mullanphy
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John Mullanphy was an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 immigrant who became a wealthy merchant in St. Louis and in Baltimore.

Mullanphy was an important philanthropist in the fledgeling St. Louis
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...

 community, and his son Bryan Mullanphy
Bryan Mullanphy
Bryan Mullanphy was the tenth Mayor of St. Louis, serving from 1847 to 1848....

became mayor of St. Louis.
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