James Curtiss
9th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Democrat
Elected:
1st Term:
March 2, 1847
Defeated Philo Carpenter (Liberty) and John H. Kinzie (Whig)
2nd Term:
March 5, 1850
Defeated Levi Day Boone & Lewis C. Kerchival (Democrats without formal party nomination)
Inaugurations:
March 9, 1847: Inaugural Address
March 12, 1850: Inaugural Address
Term of office:
1st term: 1847-1848
2nd term: 1850-1851
Birth:
April 7, 1803
Weathersford, VT
Personal:
Worked early in career in publishing
Was a lawyer and also served as State’s Attorney
Served as alderman for several years and later as Clerk of the Court of Common Please for Cook County
Death:
November 2, 1859
Joliet, IL
Gravesite:
Unknown
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 Press and Tribune, Nov. 3, 1859, pg. 1.
Chicago Press and Tribune, Nov. 4, 1859, pg. 1.