| John Schnierle | |
| Order: | 34th Mayor of Charleston |
| Term Start: | April 18, 1842 |
| Term End: | 1846 |
| Term Start2: | 1850 |
| Term End2: | 1852 |
| Predecessor: | Jacob F. Mintzing |
| Successor: | Thomas Leger Hutchinson |
| Predecessor2: | Thomas Leger Hutchinson |
| Successor2: | Thomas Leger Hutchinson |
| Birth Date: | May 15, 1808 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, SC |
| Death Place: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Spouse: | Eliza Susan Reed Horsey |
| Children: | Mary Florantha Schnierle (1839–1929); John Michael Schnierle (1841-?); Hugh Edward Vincent Schnierle (1843-1864); Elizabeth Schnierle (1844-1845); (Helena) Lena Schnierle (1847–1926); Rose Ellen Schnierle (1848-1849); Alice Schnierle Schirmer (1851–1921); Carrie Schnierle Bonnoitt (1853–1922) |
John Schnierle (1808–1861) was the thirty-fourth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1842 to 1846. He was sworn into another term as mayor of Charleston on September 6, 1843.[1] While mayor, he lived at 31 Pitt Street. He died on April 14, 1861, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery.[2] In September 1851, he defeated T. Leger Hutchinson by a vote of 1,334 to 1,282.[3]