Born October 1, 1850
David Rowland Francis came to St. Louis in 1866 and graduated from Washington University in 1870. A successful businessman, he was elected Mayor of St. Louis in 1885 and Governor of Missouri in 1888; he later served as Secretary of the Interior from 1896-97 and was U.S. Ambassador to Russia during the 1917 Russian Revolution. As President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Francis made the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair a globally celebrated event. David Francis simultaneously attracted the 3rd modern Olympiad to St. Louis, and the 1904 Olympic venues Francis Gymnasium and Francis Field are still in use on Washington University's campus.| HM Number | HM2CBN |
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| Date Added | Monday, October 15th, 2018 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734279 N 4282076 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65630000, -90.30763333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.378', W 90° 18.458' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 22.68" N, 90° 18' 27.48" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6665 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis MO 63130, US |
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