Chicago Mayors 1835-2011
Inauguration dates are not available until 1869. Inauguration dates and times were gathered from the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago. In a few cases no formal inauguration was held and dates given reflect the mayor’s first council meeting and the installation of new aldermen.
Mayors served two year terms up to 1907 when it was changed to four year terms. Carter Harrison, Sr, Anton Cermak, Richard J. Daley and Harold Washington all died while in office.
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No.
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Mayor
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Birth City
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Birth
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Death
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Burial
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1
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William Ogden
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Walton, N.Y.
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15 Jun 1805
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3 Aug 1877
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Woodlawn
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2
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Buckner Morris
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Augusta, Ky.
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19 Aug 1800
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16 Dec 1879
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Rosehill
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3
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Benjamin Raymond
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Rome, N.Y.
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15 Jun 1801
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6 Apr 1883
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Graceland
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4
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Alexander Lloyd
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Orange County, N.Y.
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18 Aug 1805
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7 May 1872
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Rosehill
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5
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Francis Sherman
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Newton, Conn
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18 Sep 1805
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7 Nov 1870
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Graceland
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6
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Augustus Garrett
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New York, N.Y.
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1801
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30 Nov 1848
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Rosehill
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7
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Alson Sherman
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Barre, Vt.
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21 Apr 1811
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22 Sep 1903
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Oakwood
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8
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John Chapin
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Rutland, Vt.
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21 Apr 1810
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27 Jun 1864
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Graceland
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9
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James Curtiss
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Weathersford, Vt.
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7 Apr 1803
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2 Nov 1859
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Unknown
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10
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James Woodworth
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Greenwich, N.Y.
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4 Dec 1804
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26 Mar 1869
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Oakland
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11
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Walter S. Gurnee
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Haverstraw, N.Y.
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9 Mar 1813
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17 Apr 1903
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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12
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Charles Gray
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Sherburne, N.Y.
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7 Mar 1807
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17 Oct 1885
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Graceland
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13
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Isaac Miliken
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Saco, Maine
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29 Aug 1815
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2 Dec 1889
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Rosehill
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14
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Levi Day Boone
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Lexington, Ky.
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8 Dec 1808
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24 Jan 1882
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Rosehill
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15
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Thomas Dyer
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Canton, Conn.
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13 Jan 1805
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6 Jun 1862
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Unknown
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16
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John Wentworth
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Sandwich, N.H.
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5 Mar 1815
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16 Oct 1888
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Rosehill
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17
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John Haines
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Deerfield, N.Y.
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26 May 1816
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4 Jul 1896
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Rosehill
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18
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Julian Rumsey
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Batavia, N.Y.
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3 Apr 1823
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20 Apr 1886
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Graceland
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19
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John Rice
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Easton, Md.
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28 May 1809
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17 Dec 1874
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Rosehill
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20
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Roswell Mason
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New Hartford, N.Y.
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19 Sep 1805
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1 Jan 1892
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Rosehill
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21
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Joseph Medill
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St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
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6 Apr 1823
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16 Mar 1899
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Graceland
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22
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Harvey Colvin
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Herkimer County, N.Y
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18 Dec 1818
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16 Apr 1892
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Rosehill
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23
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Monroe Heath
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Grafton, N.H.
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27 Mar 1828
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21 Oct 1894
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Oakwoods
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24
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Carter H. Harrison, Sr.
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Lexington, Ky.
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15 Feb 1825
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28 Oct 1893
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Graceland
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25
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John A. Roche
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Utica, N.Y.
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12 Aug 1844
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10 Feb 1904
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Rosehill
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26
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DeWitt Clinton Cregier
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New York, N.Y.
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1 Jun 1829
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9 Nov 1898
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Rosehill
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27
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Hempstead Washburne
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Galena, Ill.
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11 Nov 1852
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13 Apr 1918
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Graceland
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28
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George Bell Swift
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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14 Dec 1845
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2 Jul 1912
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Rosehill
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29
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John Patrick Hopkins
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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29 Oct 1858
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13 Oct 1918
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Calvary
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30
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Carter Harrison, Jr
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Chicago
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23 Apr 1860
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25 Dec 1953
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Graceland
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31
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
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Waterville, Conn.
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12 Oct 1853
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24 Ma 1937
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Calvary
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32
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Fred A. Busse
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Chicago
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3 Mar 1866
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9 Jul 1914
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Graceland
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33
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William Hale Thompson
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Boston, Mass
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14 May 1869
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19 Mar 1944
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Oak Woods
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34
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William Emmett Dever
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Woburn, Mass.
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13 Mar 1862
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3 Sep 1929
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Calvary
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35
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Anton J. Cermak
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Kladno, Czechoslovakia
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9 May 1873
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6 Mar 1933
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Bohemian National
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36
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Frank J. Corr
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Brooklyn, N.Y.
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12 Jan 1877
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3 Jun 1934
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Holy Sepulchre
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37
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Edward Joseph Kelly
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Chicago
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1 May 1876
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20 Oct 1950
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Calvary
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38
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Martin H. Kennelly
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Chicago
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11 Aug 1887
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29 Nov 1961
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Calvary
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39
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Richard J. Daley
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Chicago
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15 May 1902
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20 Dec 1976
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Calvary
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40
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Michael A. Bilandic
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Chicago
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13 Feb 1923
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15 Jan 2002
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St. Mary Catholic
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41
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Jane M. Byrne
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Chicago
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24 May 1934
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42
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Harold Washington
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Chicago
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15 Apr 1922
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25 Nov 1987
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Oak Woods
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43
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David D. Orr
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Bloomington, Ill.
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4 Oct 1944
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44
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Eugene Sawyer
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Greensboro, Ala.
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3 Sep 1934
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19 Jan 2008
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Oak Woods
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45
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Richard M. Daley
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Chicago
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24 Apr 1942
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46
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Rahm Emanuel
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Chicago
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29 Nov 1959
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