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Charles McLaran

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Charles McLaran

Birth
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12 Dec 1891 (aged 84)
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Plot
Block 93/94 Lot 469
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Charles left home at the age of twenty-one to go to Birmingham, Alabama, where he went into business for himself. After inheriting a small fortune, he engaged extensively in cotton planting for many years. In 1847 he was one of the founders of what later became the First National Bank of Columbus, Mississippi and later became its first president. He occupied a position of great prominence in the state and was frequently urged by his friends to run for governor, but he declined. About this time he became a member of the Masonic order in Columbus and attained the Royal Arch degree. Shortly before the Civil War he decided to make St. Louis his home and immersed himself actively in all public affairs and cooperated earnestly with the leading citizens in bettering the municipal government. Among other things, he was made a member of the first board of police commissioners and helped to organize the metropolitan police system of St. Louis.Around the year 1867 he embarked in the wholesale hardware business with his nephew under the firm name of McLaren & Williams. The house became one of the largest of its kind in St. Louis and the west. After continuing at the head of this firm for eight years, he retired from active mercantile pursuits and busied himself with the care of his estate until his death.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Charles left home at the age of twenty-one to go to Birmingham, Alabama, where he went into business for himself. After inheriting a small fortune, he engaged extensively in cotton planting for many years. In 1847 he was one of the founders of what later became the First National Bank of Columbus, Mississippi and later became its first president. He occupied a position of great prominence in the state and was frequently urged by his friends to run for governor, but he declined. About this time he became a member of the Masonic order in Columbus and attained the Royal Arch degree. Shortly before the Civil War he decided to make St. Louis his home and immersed himself actively in all public affairs and cooperated earnestly with the leading citizens in bettering the municipal government. Among other things, he was made a member of the first board of police commissioners and helped to organize the metropolitan police system of St. Louis.Around the year 1867 he embarked in the wholesale hardware business with his nephew under the firm name of McLaren & Williams. The house became one of the largest of its kind in St. Louis and the west. After continuing at the head of this firm for eight years, he retired from active mercantile pursuits and busied himself with the care of his estate until his death.

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  • Created by: Connie Nisinger
  • Added: Aug 15, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9323112/charles-mclaran: accessed ), memorial page for Charles McLaran (10 Dec 1807–12 Dec 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9323112, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Connie Nisinger (contributor 74).