John Schnierle | |
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34th Mayor of Charleston | |
In office April 18, 1842 – 1846 |
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Preceded by | Jacob F. Mintzing |
Succeeded by | Thomas Leger Hutchinson |
In office 1850–1852 |
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Preceded by | Thomas Leger Hutchinson |
Succeeded by | Thomas Leger Hutchinson |
Personal details | |
Born | May 15, 1808 |
Died | April 14, 1861 Charleston, South Carolina |
(aged 52)
Spouse(s) | Eliza Susan Reed Horsey |
Children | Mary F. Schnierle (1839–1929); Lena Schnierle (1847–1926); Alice Schnierle Schirmer (1851–1921); Carrie Schnierle Bonnoitt (1853–1922) |
John Schnierle (1808–1861) was the thirty-fourth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1842 to 1846. He was sworn into another term as mayor of Charleston on September 6, 1843. While mayor, he lived at 31 Pitt Street. He died on April 14, 1861, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery. In September 1851, he defeated T. Leger Hutchinson by a vote of 1,334 to 1,282.