George Maguire (1796 in
Omagh,
Ireland
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– 1882), was the first foreign-born mayor and first
Democrat to be elected
mayor
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of
St. Louis, Missouri (1842–1843)
Death: Oct. 22, 1882
Saint Louis
St. Louis City
Missouri, USA
See also
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List of mayors of St. Louis
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1796 births
1882 deaths
People from Omagh
Missouri Democrats
19th-century Irish people
Mayors of St. Louis
Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
19th-century American politicians
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