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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.
William B. Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago. 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.
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
In 1869 he was elected Mayor of the City of Chicago, and it was in the closing days of his term that the great fire of 1871 occurred, testing his executive ability to the utmost. From 1873 to 1883 he served as one of the Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University, and was one of the incorporators, and a life-long Director, of the ...
6 lis 2024 · The mayor of Chicago, the City’s chief executive officer, directs City departments and appoints department heads, with the advice and consent of the City Council. Before 1907, mayors served two-year terms.
5 lis 2024 · Elected 26th mayor of Chicago November 7, 1871; defeated Charles C.P. Holden (Democrat) Resigned from office in September 1873 to travel to Europe for health reasons. He returned to Chicago in November 1874.
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.
