Auguste Chouteau
Fur trader, explorer and settler, founder of the city of Saint-Louis 1750-1829 · United States · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1749 to 1825 · aged 75
René-Auguste Chouteau Jr., also known as Auguste Chouteau, was one of the founders of St. Louis, Missouri, a successful fur trader and a politician. He and his partner had a monopoly for many years of fur trade with the large Osage tribe on the Missouri River.
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Pierre Laclède, stepfather of Auguste Chouteau and co-founder of St. Louis
The first Catholic church in St. Louis, where Auguste Chouteau married Marie-Thérèse Cerre in 1786
The home of Auguste Chouteau in St. Louis, where Lewis and Clark stayed and purchased supplies for their 1803 expedition
Chouteau's grave at Calvary CemeteryAbout this person
He had numerous business interests in St. Louis and was well-connected with the various rulers: French, Spanish, and American.
