John Peter Didier

John Peter Didier (1748–1823) was a U.S. politician and the first State Treasurer of Missouri.

John Peter Didier
State Treasurer of Missouri
In office
1820  August 1821
Personal details
Born1748
DiedAugust 1823

John Peter Didier was reportedly a native of France. Prior to emigrated to the United States, he married Marie Elizabeth Mercier in Besancon, France on November 15, 1773. A prominent government official in the Missouri Territory, he served as Fire Captain in St. Louis, Missouri from 1811 to 1817. In 1817, he became Territorial Treasurer, serving in that post until 1818. In 1820, he was appointed as the first State Treasurer following the signing of the state constitution, but before Missouri was officially admitted as a state in August, 1821. Along with the other provisional state officeholders, he resigned when Missouri officially became a state in August 1821. Public records indicate that he died two years later on August 25, 1823.

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Political offices
Preceded by
(none)
Missouri State Treasurer
1820–1821
Succeeded by
Nathaniel Simonds


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