The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Filley, Chauncey Ives
FILLEY, Chauncey Ives, American
politician: b. Lansingburg, N. Y., 17 Oct. 1829. He
received a private and academic education and
entered commercial life as a clerk. He
designed and controlled his own pottery patterns
and became the largest importer and distributor
of queensware in the Mississippi Valley. He
became interested in politics and was a delegate
to the Republican National Conventions from
1864 to 1896 and was a member of the National
Committee of his party in 1876-92. In
1863-65 he was mayor of Saint Louis and was
a member of the convention which abolished
slavery in that State. In 1873-78 he was
postmaster of Saint Louis. He did much to
improve the politics of his city and State.