Frank J. Corr
36th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Democrat
Elected:
March 14, 1933
Elected by City Council (following the death of Mayor Cermak) to serve as acting mayor pending a special election.
Inauguration:
March 15, 1933: Official Inaugural Address text unavailable, comments reported in the Chicago Tribune
Term of office:
1933
Birth:
January 12, 1877
Brooklyn, NY
Personal:
1899 – Graduated from Kent College of Law
1902 – Took job as assistant corporation counsel
Married Mary Burke; they had no children
1931 – Elected alderman of 17th Ward
1933 – Served 29 days as acting mayor
1934 – Died the day before election where he was uncontested candidate as judge of the Circuit court
Death:
June 3, 1934
Chicago, IL
Gravesite:
Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Worth, IL
Sources:
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Chicago Daily Tribune, March 15, 1933, pg. 1.
Chicago Daily Tribune, June 4, 1934, pg. 1.
Chicago Daily Tribune, June 5, 1934, pg. 27.