1. John O'Fallon was a businessman, philanthropist, and military officer, a nephew of the explorer William Clark.
13 Facts About John O'Fallon
1. 2.
John O'Fallon's father, James O'Fallon, was a physician who served as a surgeon in Washington's army during the Revolutionary War.
3.
In 1793, when John O'Fallon was two and his brother Benjamin was an infant, his father died.
4.
In 1817, John O'Fallon inherited four enslaved men and women - Patsy, Sousen, Frank and Alley - according to the terms of his grandfather's 1799 will.
5.
John O'Fallon was assigned to General Harrison's army at Vincennes, Indiana.
6.
John O'Fallon was one of only four captains it chose to retain.
7.
John O'Fallon continued as an army sutler in the Council Bluffs area.
Related searches
William Clark 8.
John O'Fallon eventually decided that for him, the risks weren't worth the potential profit.
9.
John O'Fallon opposed any restrictions on slavery in Missouri or in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.
10.
John O'Fallon presided over the 1849 committee which formed the Pacific Railroad ; was the first president of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad and in 1850 became president of and the North Missouri Railroad.
11.
In later life, John O'Fallon seems to have used a significant amount of his wealth and prestige for the benefit of others.
12.
John O'Fallon donated land for Saint Louis University, Washington University in St Louis, O'Fallon Park, and a water works.
13.
John O'Fallon financially supported Washington University's medical college and founded O'Fallon Polytechnic Institute.