Mayor Levi D. Boone Biographical Information

Frank, S.B. Chicago: Memorable Events and the Mayors We’ve Had. S.B. Frank, 1894. SPE CCW 41/14

Nephew of Daniel Boone
1833: Married Louisa M. Smith, daughter of State Supreme Court Justice Theophilus W. Smith, with whom he had 11 children
Dr. Boone was the city physician for a number of years.
The “lager-beer riots” occurred while he was mayor.
Worked in the insurance business when ill health prevented him from practicing medicine
Was held under military arrest for assisting a prisoner escape from Camp Douglas; he was later cleared of charges
Served eight years as alderman of the 2nd Ward

Andreas, A.T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas, 1884–86.
Chicago Daily Tribune, January 25, 1882, p. 3.
Chicago Daily Tribune, January 27, 1882, p. 6.
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

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