the State Historical Society of Missouri
![John O’Fallon. [William Hyde and Howard L. Conard, eds., Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, vol. 3]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/OFallon_John.jpg?itok=UcpAY8h4 "John O’Fallon. [William Hyde and Howard L. Conard, eds., Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, vol. 3]")
![Benjamin O’Fallon. [Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery, NPG.81.33]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/OFallon_Benjamin.jpg?itok=NnXe15Ki "Benjamin O’Fallon. [Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery, NPG.81.33]")
Benjamin O’Fallon (1793–1842)
Prominent in Missouri as an Indian agent and advocate of the American fur-trade interests in the 1820s, Benjamin O’Fallon was generally forgotten after his retirement from public life.
![John Mullanphy. [William Hyde and Howard L. Conard, eds., Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, vol. 3 (1899)]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/1-John_Mullanphy.jpg?itok=hoUCBDCl "John Mullanphy. [William Hyde and Howard L. Conard, eds., Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, vol. 3 (1899)]")
John Mullanphy (1758–1833)
John Mullanphy, a merchant and philanthropist, was born in 1758 in northern Ireland near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. His mother died at a young age, and after his father’s second marriage, he moved in with his uncle.
Dennis Northcott
Dennis Northcott is associate archivist at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis.
![Louis Monsees seated on one of his Missouri mules. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Melvin Bradley Papers, C3026]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/1-Louis_Monsees.jpg?itok=mK2dHb4U "Louis Monsees seated on one of his Missouri mules. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Melvin Bradley Papers, C3026]")
Louis M. Monsees (1858–1947)
Louis M. Monsees, a livestock breeder, is recognized for his contributions to the breeding of Missouri mules. He was born on November 20, 1858, the son of John H.
Rhonda Chalfant
Rhonda Chalfant, a writer and historical consultant in Sedalia, Missouri, holds a PhD in history from the University of Missouri in Columbia and is the author of Show Me the Fair: A History of the Missouri State Fair.
![Virginia Minor. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-95372]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/1-Minor_Virginia.jpg?itok=_R-5MuCh "Virginia Minor. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-95372]")
Virginia Louisa Minor (1824–1894)
Virginia Louisa Minor was born on March 27, 1824, in Caroline County, Virginia, the second of seven children of Warner and Maria Timberlake Minor. She was descended from a long line of distinguished Virginia planters.
LeeAnn Whites
LeeAnn Whites is professor emerita in history at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
![John B. C. Lucas. [Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Photographs and Prints Collection, N29998]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2025-02/1.-john-b.-c.-lucas.jpg?itok=RTAxrWD8 "John B. C. Lucas. [Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Photographs and Prints Collection, N29998]")
John B. C. Lucas (1758–1842)
When John B. C. Lucas died in St.
Regis Loisel (1773?–1804)
Regis (Registre) Loisel was born near Montreal, Canada, in about 1773, and at an early age he entered the fur trade.