The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago: People of Regional, National, and International Consequence
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From Sharach Bond, who served as the first governor of Illinois beginning in 1818, to William Ogden, Chicagos first mayor, many powerful men and women have played vital roles in the political life and climate of both Chicago and Illinois. The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago provides biographies for the states most important power brokers.
In this study, author Bradley W. Rasch explores the history of the state, its politics, and its power brokers and details little-known facts about some of the important people:
Edward Coles, who served as governor from 1822 to 1826, was an abolitionist long before it was fashionable.
Gov. Joseph Duncans (18341838) major accomplishment was moving the state capital to Springfield.
William Ogden is called Chicagos founder and served as the first mayor after its incorporation, which he helped facilitate.
Mayor Augustus Garrett served as mayor twice but is best known for having his second election invalidated due to fraud.
Filled with an interesting array of facts and trivia, The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago shows how many of the people who served in these positions have gone on to receive national and international acclaim and influence.
Bradley W. Rasch
Bradley W. Rasch is an author, college professor, and researcher who has published a number of articles in professional journals as well as several textbooks and popular books. Rasch lives in suburban Chicago and teaches at a local college.
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Contents
Introduction
Part One
The Governors Of Illinois
1
Shadrach Bond
1818–1822
2
Edward Coles
1822–1826
3
Ninian Edwards
1826–1830
4
John Reynolds
1830–1834
5
William Lee Davidson Ewing
1834
6
Joseph Duncan
1834–1838
7
Thomas Carlin
1838–1842
8
Thomas Ford
1842–1846
9
Augustus Chaflin French
1846–1853
10
Joel Aldrich Matteson
1853–1857
11
William Henry Bissell
1857–1860
12
John Wood
1860–1861
13
Richard Yates
1861–1865
14
Richard James Oglesby
1865–1869
15
John Mcauley Palmer
1869–1873
16
Richard James Oglesby
1873
17
John Lourie Beveridge
1873–1877
18
Shelby Moore Cullom
1877–1883
19
John Marshall Hamilton
1883–1885
20
Richard James Oglesby
1885–1889
21
Joseph Wilson Fifer
1889–1893
22
John Peter Altgeld
1893–1897
23
John Riley Tanner
1897–1901
24
Richard Yates
1901–1905
25
Charles Samuel Deneen
1905–1913
26
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
1913–1917
27
Frank Orren Lowden
1917–1921
28
Lennington Small
1921–1929
29
Louis Lincoln Emmerson
1929–1933
30
Henry Horner
1933–1940
31
John Henry Stelle
1940–1941
32
Dwight Herbert Green
1941–1949
33
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
1949–1953
34
William Grant Stratton
1953–1961
35
Otto Kerner Jr.
1961–1968
36
Samuel Harvey Shapiro
1968–1969
37
Richard Buell Ogilvie
1969–1973
38
Daniel Walker
1973–1977
39
James Robert Thompson
1977–1991
40
James Edgar
1991–1999
41
George Homer Ryan
1999–2003
41
Rod Blagojevich
2003–2009
42
Pat Quinn
2009–Present
Part Two
The Mayors Of Chicago
1
William Ogden
1837–1838
2
Buckner Morris
1838–1839
3
Benjamin Raymond
1839–1840
1842–1843
4
Alexander Loyd
1840–1841
5
Francis Sherman
1841–1842
1862–1863
1863–1865
6
Augustus Garrett
1843–1844
1845–1846
7
Alson Sherman
1844–1845
8
John Chapin
1846–1847
9
James Curtiss
1847–1848
1850–1851
10
James Woodworth
1848–1849
11
Walter Gurnee
1851–1852
12
Charles Gray
1853–1854
13
Isaac Milliken
1854–1855
14
Levi Boone
1855–1856
15
Thomas Dyer
1856–1857
16
John Wentworth
1857–1858
1860–1861
17
John Haines
1858–1860
18
Julian Ramsey
1861–1862
19
John Rice
1865–1869
20
Roswell Mason
1869–1871
21
Joseph Medill
1871–1873
22
Lester Legrant Bond
1873
23
Harvey Colvin
1873–1876
24
Monroe Heath
1876–1879
25
Carter Harrison Sr.
1879–1887
1893
26
John Roche
1887–1889
27
Dewitt Cregier
1889–1891
28
Hempstead Washburne
1891–1893
29
George Swift
1893 (Acting Mayor)
1895–1897 (Elected Mayor)
30
John Hopkins
1893–1895
31
Carter Harrison Jr.
1897–1905
1911–1915
32
Edward Dunne
1905–1907
33
Fred Busse
1907–1911
34
William Hale Thompson
1915–1923
1927–1931
35
William Dever
1923–1927
36
Anton Cermak
1931–1933
37
Frank Corr
1933
38
Edward Kelly
1933–1947
39
Martin Kennelly
1947–1955
40
Richard Joseph Daley
1955–1976
41
Michael Bilandic
1976–1979
42
Jane Byrne
1979–1983
43
Harold Washington
1983–1987
44
Eugene Sawyer
1987–1989
45
Richard Michael Daley
1989–2011
46
Rahm Emanuel
2011–Present
About The Author
Other Books by Bradley W. Rasch
1. Psychology: The Important Stuff
2. Extreme Trivia: The Chicago Professional Sports Trivia They Do Not Want You to Know
3. Explaining and Defending American Government
4. Extreme Presidential Trivia: Little Known Facts about Our Presidents
Dedication
To Illinois’s best political science instructor: Emily Jansen.
INTRODUCTION
The governors of Illinois have been, for the most part, men of integrity, accomplishment, and national influence. In recent times, some have been notorious.
Chicago’s mayors typically have been men (and one woman) with tremendous political skills. Many have been quite consequential on the national level.
There is no set rule as to which office is more influential or powerful. Often, the mayor of Chicago has far more de facto influence and political power than the state’s governor. Certainly, as this book is being written, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is far more influential and powerful than Illinois’s governor, Pat Quinn.
This book will provide a brief biography of each of the state’s governors and each mayor of Chicago.
Several trends are noticeable:
1. In the early days of statehood, the governors of Illinois were far more significant than the mayors of Chicago.
2. As time goes on, Chicago (and Cook County, in which it is located) becomes more important as a center of power in the state, thus making Chicago’s mayor more and more significant as a political player in the state and in the nation.
3. Both the mayors and the governors have become more nationally and internationally known as time has progressed, but not always for the best of reasons.
This book has three target audiences:
1. Illinois residents wishing to understand the history of their state’s politicians. After all, following politics in Illinois is far more interesting than following Chicago’s professional sports teams (or the St. Louis Cardinals, if you live downstate).
2. Political science students at the university level.
The framers of Illinois’s current constitution did not allow for term limits for Illinois governors. They say that ignorance is bliss. Were the writers of the state’s constitution giddily happy, or did they see prison as being the institution that provided for gubernatorial term limits? Mayors of Chicago can also serve unlimited terms. Is the mayoral office one of hereditary entitlement?
3. The casual reader and history buff.
This book is presented in an interesting and readable style. Those who enjoy biographies, history, or politics will find this book entertaining and informative.
All kidding aside, let’s take a look at these interesting and (for the most part) decent public servants.
PART ONE
The Governors of Illinois
Shadrach Bond (1818–1822)
Edward Coles (1822–1826)
Ninian Edwards (1826–1830)
John Reynolds (1830–1834)
William Lee Davidson Ewing (1834)
Joseph Duncan (1834–1838)
Thomas Carlin (1838–1842)
Thomas Ford (1842–1846)
Augustus Chaflin French (1846–1853)
Joel Aldrich Matteson (1853–1857)
William Henry Bissell (1857–1860)
John Wood (1860–1861)
Richard Yates (1861–1865)
Richard James Oglesby (1865–1869)
John McAuley Palmer (1869–1873)
Richard James Oglesby (1873)
John Lourie Beveridge (1873–1877)
Shelby Moore Cullom (1877–1883)
John Marshall Hamilton (1883–1885)
Richard James Oglesby (1885–1889)
Joseph Wilson Fifer (1889–1893)
John Peter Altgeld (1893–1897)
John Riley Tanner (1897–1901)
Richard Yates (1901–1905)
Charles Samuel Deneen (1905–1913)
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1913–1917)
Frank Orren Lowden (1917–1921)
Lennington Small (1921–1929)
Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1929–1933)
Henry Horner (1933–1940)
John Henry Stelle (1940–1941)