Clarence Harmon

Clarence Harmon

44th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
In office April 15, 1997 – April 17, 2001
Preceded by	Freeman Bosley, Jr.
Succeeded by	Francis G. Slay
Personal details
Born	St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Janet Kelley-Harmon
Children	4
Profession	Lawyer, politician, police chief

Clarence Harmon (born 1940) was the 44th mayor of St. Louis (from 1997 to 2001), and the city's second African-American mayor.

Prior to serving as Mayor, Harmon had served as Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis's 30th Police Commissioner. He defeated incumbent Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr. in the Democratic Primary in 1997 and went on to win election by a wide margin in the general election. Harmon was defeated for re-election in the 2001 Democratic Primary.

References

St. Louis Public Library
Mannies, Jo (April 16, 1997). "Harmon Urges Unity - Speech Calls for Regional, Racial Healing". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1A.
Schlinkmann, Mark (April 18, 2001). "Slay Is Sworn in as St. Louis' 45th Mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A1.

Preceded by Clarence Harmon	Mayor of St. Louis 1997–2001	Succeeded by Francis G. Slay

Mayors of St. Louis, Missouri

Lane Page Johnston Darby Daggett Maguire Wimer Pratte Camden Mullanphy Krum Barry Kennett How King O. Filley Taylor C. Filley Thomas Cole Brown Barret Britton Overstolz Ewing Francis Noonan Walbridge Ziegenhein Wells Kreismann Kiel Miller Dickmann Becker Kaufmann Darst Tucker Cervantes Poelker Conway Schoemehl Bosley Harmon Slay

Chiefs of the St. Louis Police Department

1876–1900	McDonogh Couzens Laibold Finn Lee McDonugh Harrigan McDonugh Kennett Campbel Taafee Campel Harrigan Huebler Harrigan

1900–1926	Campbel Kiely Creecy Young O'Brien Gerk

1926–1950	McCarthy Glasso Mitchell Jones Everington Oaks Vollmer Heath

1950–2002	Casey Brostron Camp Berner Scheetz Harmon Henderson Mokwa

2002–present	Isom Dotson III

Police appointments
Preceded by Robert Scheetz	Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1991–1995	Succeeded by Ron Henderson

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