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In the Chicago mayoral election of 1871, Joseph Medill defeated Republican/Democratic nominee Charles C. P. Holden by a landslide 46-point margin. Holden was president of the Common Council, [1] and constructed the Landmark Holden Block in 1872.
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.
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
Years 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
Chicago's mayors from incorporation in 1837 through the Great Fire of 1871 were drawn from the upper reaches of the socioeconomic registers. Although Chicago was not old enough to have a patrician class equivalent to Boston's Back Bay Brahmins, these men were a representative sample of the social and commercial elite.
4 mar 2010 · The Chicago Fire of 1871, also called the Great Chicago Fire, burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, and destroyed thousands of buildings, killed an estimated 300 people and caused an...
Pożar Chicago – pożoga, która w okresie od niedzielnego wieczoru 8 października do wtorkowego poranka 10 października 1871 roku spowodowała śmierć setek mieszkańców i zniszczyła doszczętnie około 10,4 km² zabudowy Chicago, największego miasta stanu Illinois.
