Background
Brokmeyer, Henry C. was born on August 12, 1828 in near Minden, Prussia. Son of Frederick William Brockmeyer.
Brokmeyer, Henry C. was born on August 12, 1828 in near Minden, Prussia. Son of Frederick William Brockmeyer.
Studied philosophy with Wayland at Brown U., Providence. Studied philosophy in abandoned cabin, Warren County, Mo. Studied and instructed William Torrey Harris and others in German philosophy.
In 1956 he moved to St. Louis, where he worked as iron-molder, studied and instructed William Torrey Harris and
others in German philosophy; resumed solitary life until illness forced his return to St. Louis.
He served with Mo. Militia in Civil War, imprisoned for organizing a regt.;
elected as War Democrat to Mo. Legislature, 1962-64, opposed disenfranchisement of So. sympathizers;
elected alderman of St. Louis, 1966, Mo. senator, 1870;
mem. Mo. Constl. Conv., 1887;
became lt. gov. Mo., 1876;
organized St. Louis Philos. Soc., 1866, gained large following as leader of St. Louis Movement in philosophy; propagated German Idealism with emphasis on Hegel, envisaged St. Louis as future Athens of Am.;
later became lawyer for Gould railroads; received largest popular vote in Mo. to that time as elector-at-large, 1884; took several western trips.
Contrb. articles to Jour. Speculative Philosophy; wrote some poetry; translated Hegel’s Larger Logic (never published).
Contrb. articles to Journal Speculative Philosophy. Wrote some poetry
translated Hegel’s Larger Logic (never published).
Member Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1887.
a member of the lower house of the Legislature from Warren county , the USA
Married Elizabeth Robertson (deceased.; married second, Julia Keinlen, January 1867.