About Chicago
John Putnam Chapin
8th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Whig
Elected:
March 3, 1846
Defeated Philo Carpenter (Liberty) & Charles Follansbee (Democrat)
Inauguration:
March 3, 1846: Inaugural Address not available
Term of office:
1846-1847
Birth:
April 21, 1810
Rutland, VT
Personal:
Served as alderman of the 1st Ward before being elected mayor
Better known as a merchant than a politician
Vice-president of the Chicago Board of Trade
Death:
June 27, 1864
Chicago, IL
Gravesite:
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
Sources:
Andreas, A. T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1884-86.
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1864, pg. 4.