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Mayors of Chicago, Illinois, current or previous

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The mayoral term in Chicago was two years from 1837 through 1907, at which time it was lengthened to four years. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The municipal flag of Chicago consists of two blue horizontal stripes on a field of white each stripe one-sixth the height of the full flag and placed slightly less than Until 1861, municipal elections were held in March. In that year, legislation changed them to April. In 1869, however, election time was changed to November, and terms expiring in April of that year were lengthened.

#NameTermPartyNotes
1William Butler Ogden1837-1838Democratic
2Buckner Stith Morris1838-1839Whig
3Benjamin Wright Raymond1839-1840Whig
4Alexander Lloyd1840-1841Democratic
5Francis Cornwall Sherman1841-1842Democratic
6Benjamin Wright Raymond1842-1843Whig
7Augustus Garrett1843-1844Democratic
8Alson Sherman1844-1845Independent Democrat
9Augustus Garrett1845-1846Democratic
10John Putnam Chapin1846-1847Whig
11James Curtiss1847-1848Democratic
12James Hutchinson Woodworth1848-1850Independent Democrat
13James Curtiss1850-1851Democratic
14Walter S. Gurnee1851-1853Democratic
15Charles McNeill Gray1853-1854Democratic
16Isaac Lawrence Milliken1854-1855Democratic
17Levi Day Boone1855-1856Know-Nothing
18Thomas Dyer1856-1857Democratic
19John Wentworth1857-1858Democratic
20John Charles Haines1858-1860Democratic
21John Wentworth1860-1861Democratic
22Julian Sidney Rumsey1861-1862Republican
23Francis Cornwall Sherman1862-1865Democratic
24John Blake Rice1865-1869Republican
25Roswell B. Mason1869-1871Citizens
26Joseph Medill1871-1873Fireproof
27Harvey Doolittle Colvin1873-1875People's
28Monroe Heath1876-1879Republican
29Carter Henry Harrison, Sr.1879-1887Democratic
30John A. Roche1887-1889Republican
31DeWitt Clinton Cregier1889-1891Republican
32Hempstead Washburne1891-1893Republican
33Carter Henry Harrison, Sr.1893DemocraticAssassinated in office
34George Bell Swift1893RepublicanMayor Pro Tem
35John Patrick Hopkins1893-1895Democratic
36George Bell Swift1895-1897Republican
37Carter Henry Harrison, Jr.1897-1905Democratic
38Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne1905-1907Democratic
39Fred A. Busse1907-1911Republican
40Carter Henry Harrison, Jr.1911-1915Democratic
41William Hale Thompson1915-1923Republican
42William Emmett Dever1923-1927Democratic
43William Hale Thompson1927-1931Republican
44Anton Cermak1931-1933DemocraticAssassinated in office
45Frank J. CorrMarch 15, 1933 - April 17, 1933Democratic32 days, Acting Mayor
46Edward Joseph KellyApril 17, 1933 - April 15, 1947Democratic
47Martin H. KennellyApril 15, 1947 - April 20, 1955Democratic
48Richard Joseph DaleyApril 20, 1955 - December 20, 1976DemocraticDied in Office
49Michael Anthony BilandicDecember 28, 1976 - April 16, 1979Democratic
50Jane Margaret ByrneApril 16, 1979 - April 29, 1983Democratic
51Harold WashingtonApril 29, 1983 - November 25, 1987DemocraticDied in Office
52David Duvall OrrNovember 25, 1987 - December 2, 1987Democratic8 days, Interim Mayor
53Eugene SawyerDecember 2, 1987 - April 24, 1989DemocraticElected by city council to complete Mayor Washington's term
54Richard Michael DaleyApril 24, 1989 - PresentDemocratic
William Butler Ogden ( June 15 1805 - August 3 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago. Buckner Stith Morris ( August 19 1800 in Augusta Georgia - December 16 1879; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as Benjamin Wright Raymond ( June 15 1801 - April 5 1883; buried in Graceland Cemetery) twice served as mayor of Alexander Lloyd (also Alexander Loyd) ( August 19 1805 -May 71872 who was buried in Rosehill Cemetery served as a mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman ( September 18 1805 - November 7 1870; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Benjamin Wright Raymond ( June 15 1801 - April 5 1883; buried in Graceland Cemetery) twice served as mayor of Augustus Garrett ( 1801 - November 30 1848; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois Alson Sherman ( April 21 1811 - September 27 1903; buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan IL) served as Mayor Augustus Garrett ( 1801 - November 30 1848; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois John Putnam Chapin (born April 21, 1810 in Bradford Vermont; died July 27, 1864; buried in Graceland Cemetery James Curtiss (also Curtis (April 1803 died November 2, 1859; originally buried in City Cemetery James Hutchinson Woodworth ( December 4 1804 in Greenwich New York - March 26 1869; buried in Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago James Curtiss (also Curtis (April 1803 died November 2, 1859; originally buried in City Cemetery Walter S Gurnee ( March 9 1813 &ndash April 18 1903; buried in Sleepy Hollow New York) served as Mayor of Chicago Charles McNeill Gray ( March 7 1807 in Sherburne New York - October 17 1885; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Isaac Lawrence Milliken ( August 29 1815 - December 2 1885; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago Levi Day Boone (born December 6, 1808 in Kentucky; died January 24, 1882; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as Thomas Dyer ( January 13 1805 - June 6 1862; buried in Connecticut) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois John Wentworth may refer to John Wentworth (privateer (17th C John Charles Haines ( May 26 1818 in New York - July 4 1896; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of John Wentworth may refer to John Wentworth (privateer (17th C Julian Sidney Rumsey ( April 3 1823 in Batavia New York - April 20 1886; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman ( September 18 1805 - November 7 1870; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of John Blake Rice ( May 28 1809 – December 17 1874) was an American actor theatrical producer and politician who served as mayor Roswell B Mason ( September 19 1805 - January 1 1892; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Joseph Medill ( April 6, 1823 &ndash March 16, 1899) is better known as the business manager and managing editor of the Chicago Harvey Doolittle Colvin (born December 18, 1815; died April 16, 1892; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Monroe Heath ( March 27 1827 &ndash October 21 1894) was a US Carter Henry Harrison Sr ( February 15 1825 &ndash October 28 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor John A Roche ( August 12 1844 - February 10 1904; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois DeWitt Clinton Cregier (born June 1, 1829; died November 9, 1918; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago Hempstead Washburne ( November 11 1852 - April 13, 1919; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Carter Henry Harrison Sr ( February 15 1825 &ndash October 28 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor George Bell Swift ( December 14 1845 - July 2 1912; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois John Patrick Hopkins ( October 29 1858 &ndash October 13 1918) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1893-1895 for George Bell Swift ( December 14 1845 - July 2 1912; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois Carter Henry Harrison Jr ( April 23 1860, Chicago, Illinois - December 25 1953; buried in Graceland Cemetery Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne ( October 12, 1853 &ndash May 24, 1937) was an American politician who was the governor Fred Busse ( March 3, 1866 &ndash July 9, 1914) was the mayor of Chicago, in the U Carter Henry Harrison Jr ( April 23 1860, Chicago, Illinois - December 25 1953; buried in Graceland Cemetery William Hale Thompson ( May 14, 1869 – March 18, 1944) was mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931 William Emmett Dever ( March 13, 1862 &ndash September 3, 1929) served as the Democratic mayor of Chicago, Illinois William Hale Thompson ( May 14, 1869 – March 18, 1944) was mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931 Anton (Tony Joseph Cermak, in Czech Antonín Josef Čermák, (ˈantɔɲiːn ˈjɔzɛf ˈtʃ͡ɛrmaːk ( May 9, 1873 &ndash March Frank J Corr ( Brooklyn, New York January 12, 1877 - Chicago, Illinois June 3, 1934; buried Edward Joseph Kelly ( May 1, 1876 &ndash October 20, 1950; buried in Calvary Cemetery) Martin H Kennelly (born August 11, 1887; died November 29, 1961; buried in Calvary Cemetery) served as mayor of Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago Michael Anthony Bilandic ( February 13, 1923 – January 16, 2002) was an Illinois Politician who served as the Jane Margaret Byrne (born May 24, 1934) was the first and to date only female Mayor of Chicago. Harold Washington ( April 15 1922 – November 25 1987) was an American Lawyer and Politician who became the For the 19th century baseball player see Dave Orr. David Duvall Orr (born October 4 1944) is an American Eugene Sawyer ( September 3 1934 &ndash January 19 2008) was an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor Richard Michael Daley (born April 24 1942 is a United States Politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor
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