Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers, 1861-1899
The St. Louis Board of Commissioners’ Record Book of Resignations, Reductions, Promotions, and Deaths 1861–1899 provides the names of police officers that died in that period. The deaths occurred from disease and while on duty. The original record book is available at Missouri Historical Society.
Dennis Northcott contributed this information for publication in the 1997 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 30, number 2, pages 54–57.
Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers, 1861-1899
Showing records 1 to 20 of 176.
| Name | Deathdate | Cause of Death | Notes |
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| Alexander, Lee J. |
1 Jan 1894 |
Consumption |
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| Alt, Chas. |
23 Sep 1891 |
Congestion of lungs |
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| Anderson, John |
29 Mar 1878 |
Shot and killed himself willfully |
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| Andrae, Ben F. |
7 Jan 1892 |
La Grippe |
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| Ayers, Benjamin W. |
4 Jan 1878 |
Accidentally shot |
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| Banning, R. P. |
24 Jan 1865 |
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| Barnes, Henry C. |
11 Jul 1878 |
Hemorrhage of the lungs |
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| Barry, Richard |
29 Jan 1864 |
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| Bartly, J. H. |
30 Sep 1878 |
Softening of the brain |
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| Belefield, Charles |
4 Jan 1877 |
Accidentally killed on railroad |
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| Bernhardt, Geo. L. |
19 Oct 1882 |
Scarlet fever |
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| Bohanon, John |
14 Mar 1878 |
Consumption |
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| Bohland, August |
13 Aug 1869 |
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| Boone, L. A. |
16 May 1893 |
Gun shot wound |
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| Boyle, Frank |
22 Jun 1892 |
Paralysis of spine |
| Brabazon, John |
9 Dec 1876 |
Consumption |
| Brady, James |
6 Oct 1890 |
Murdered |
| Brown, William |
15 Aug 1880 |
Shot himself |
| Burke, Bernd. |
9 Dec 1891 |
Kidney |
| Burke, John P. |
28 Feb 1888 |
Consumption |