As covered in the recent essay, https://lafayettesquarearchives.com/?p=5062 Norman Champ was a man with a solid and profitable business in Lafayette Square, In addition to a home in St. Louis’s north county, he managed a thriving dairy and cattle herd. As chair of the board of aldermen, Champ guided the municipal incorporation of Berkeley, Missouri, and served the new community as alderman and deputy marshal for several years.
A St. Louisan of herculean strength and nearly unlimited ambition crossed paths with the staid and methodical Champ. This essay, the second of a pair, deals with Champ’s star-crossed partner, Bill Bangert.