About Chicago
James Curtiss
Ninth Mayor of Chicago
Frank, S.B. Chicago: Memorable Events and the Mayors We’ve Had. S.B. Frank, 1894. SPE CCW 41/14
Party
- Democrat
Elected
- First term:
- March 2, 1847
- Defeated Philo Carpenter (Liberty) and John H. Kinzie (Whig)
- March 2, 1847
- Second term:
- March 5, 1850
- Defeated Levi Day Boone and Lewis C. Kerchival (Democrats without formal party nomination)
- March 5, 1850
Inaugurations
- March 9, 1847: Inaugural Address
- March 12, 1850: Inaugural Address
Terms of Office
- First term: 1847–1848
- Second term: 1850–1851
Birth
- April 7, 1803
- Weathersford, Vt.
Personal
- Worked in publishing early in his career
- 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 Pleas for Cook County
Death
- November 2, 1859
- Joliet, Ill.
Gravesite
- Unknown
Sources
- Andreas, A.T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas, 1884–86.
- Chicago Press and Tribune, November 3, 1859, p. 1.
- Chicago Press and Tribune, November 4, 1859, p. 1.
- Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.