Richard J. Daley - Wikipedia
WEBRichard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of the big city bosses " who controlled and mobilized American cities. [1]
List Of Chicago's Mayors, 1837 To Present - CBS Chicago - CBS News
WEBMar 1, 2023 · A runoff election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will determine the city's 57th mayor. The first mayor of Chicago was William Ogden, who took office in 1837.
Mayor of Chicago - Wikipedia
WEBWilliam B. Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaving "The Fifth Floor" office of the mayor in 2016. The first mayor was William B. Ogden (1837–1838). Forty-six men and two women (Jane Byrne, 1979–1983, and Lori Lightfoot, 2019–2023), have held the office.
Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007 - Encyclopedia of Chicago
WEBYears in Office: Name: Birth and Death: Birthplace: Vote: Candidate and Party: 1837–1838: William Butler Ogden (June 15, 1805– Aug. 3, 1877) Walton, NY: 489
Lori Lightfoot - Wikipedia
WEBUpon taking office, Lightfoot became the first openly LGBT Chicago mayor, the first black female Chicago mayor, as well as the second female Chicago mayor (after Jane Byrne) and third Chicago black mayor (after Harold Washington and Eugene Sawyer).
Mayor of Chicago - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
WEBWilliam Butler Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago. Walter S. Gurnee is the oldest living former Chicago mayor. He was 90 when he died. Roswell B. Mason was the mayor during the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
History of Chicago's mayoral office (1837-2019) - Ballotpedia
WEBNov 26, 2018 · For the first 90 years during which Chicago had a mayor, voters elected mayors from a variety of parties; Democrats, Republicans, Whigs and more all held the city's top position. That changed after 1927, the year Chicagoans elected their last non-Democratic mayor for at least 90 years.
Chicago Mayors - Chicago Public Library
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Use this chronological listing of Chicago’s mayors to find biographies and inaugural speeches: William B. Ogden, first mayor, 1837-1838. Buckner Stith Morris, second mayor, 1838-1839. Benjamin Wright Raymond, third mayor, 1839-1840. Alexander Loyd, fourth mayor, 1840-1841.
Mayors - Encyclopedia of Chicago
WEBChicago's first mayor, William B. Ogden (1837–1838), was a founding father not only of the city (because he wrote its first charter) but of the Chicago & North Western Railway, and was a principal in the nation's first transcontinental railroad.
A look back at Chicago’s most iconic mayors - The DePaulia
WEBApr 8, 2019 · William B. Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago and a Democrat. He was an active advocate for the transcontinental railroad, and was heavily involved in building many railroads, including the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, according to the Chicago Historical Society.