People Name: Charless, Jr., Joseph Profession: Business Person, Politician Category: Politics and Government Born/Started: Jan. 17, 1804 Died/Ended: Nov. 11, 1859 Description: Joseph Charless, Jr. was the son of Joseph Charless, the publisher of St. Louis´ first newspaper. He was also an alderman, president of the State Bank of Missouri, a director of the Pacific Railroad, and a co-founder of Washington University. He was murdered on a downtown street corner in 1859 [186-188]. |
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