▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁mayor ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁City ▁Char ter ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁As ▁mayor , ▁he ▁head ed ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁ar ous ing ▁and ▁cons olid ating ▁union ▁sentiment ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁for ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety . ▁The ▁Fire ▁Al arm ▁Te legraph ▁System ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁put ▁into ▁use ▁during ▁his ▁term ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁F ille y ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Ch lo e ▁Vel ina ▁Brown ▁( 1 8 0 8 – 1 8 9 0 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Eli ▁Brown , ▁in ▁Blo om f ied , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁In ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁the ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁ 2 2 0 1 ▁Lucas ▁Place ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Central ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁six ▁children , ▁including : ▁▁ ▁Oliver ▁Brown ▁F ille y ▁( 1 8 3 6 – 1 8 8 7 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁propriet ors ▁of ▁the ▁F ult on ▁Iron ▁Works ▁who ▁married ▁Mary ▁McK in ley . ▁ ▁Ellen ▁F ille y ▁( 1 8 4 1 – 1 9 2 9 ), ▁an ▁Emma ▁Will ard ▁School ▁al um na ▁who ▁married ▁Thomas ▁T ild en ▁Rich ards ▁( 1 8 4 0 – 1 8 8