Westliche Post

Westliche Post
Westliche Post Building
Fifth and Market Streets
TypeDaily German language newspaper
PublisherPlate, Preetorius, Olshausen & Schurz
Editor-in-chiefTheodor Olshausen
Emil Preetorius
Founded1857
Political alignmentRepublican Party
LanguageGerman
Ceased publication1938
HeadquartersSt. Louis, Missouri

Westliche Post (literally "Western Post") was a German-language daily newspaper published in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1857 to 1938. The Westliche Post was Republican in politics. Carl Schurz was a part owner for a time, and served as a U.S. senator from Missouri for a portion of that time.