, ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁How ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁but ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁merchant . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁How ▁defeated ▁Charles ▁P . ▁Ch oute au ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁mayor al ▁election . ▁He ▁served ▁two ▁one - year ▁terms ▁and ▁then ▁left ▁office ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁John ▁B . ▁Car son ▁of ▁the ▁Know - Nothing ▁Party . ▁ ▁During ▁How ' s ▁three ▁terms , ▁he ▁moved ▁a ▁work house ▁from ▁a ▁temporary ▁site ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁hospital ▁to ▁a ▁permanent ▁location ▁at ▁Broadway ▁and ▁Mer ame c . ▁He ▁established ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁refuge ▁and ▁correction ▁for ▁ju ven ile ▁off enders , ▁set ▁aside ▁land ▁for ▁Mar qu ette ▁Park , ▁and ▁provided ▁the ▁park ▁with ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁man agers ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁mayor ▁and ▁two ▁members ▁from ▁each ▁house ▁of ▁City ▁Council ▁would ▁serve . ▁How ▁set ▁aside ▁land ▁for ▁other ▁city ▁par ks , ▁including ▁ 1 4 . 5 ▁acres ▁for ▁Hy de ▁Park . ▁He ▁also ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁Central ▁Public ▁Library ▁from ▁James ▁H . ▁Lucas . ▁Under ▁How ' s ▁leadership , ▁the ▁city ▁inv ested ▁in