William Emmett Dever
34th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Democrat
Elected:
February 27, 1923 (primary)
Unopposed
April 3, 1923 (general)
Defeated William A. Cunnea (Socialist) and Arthur C. Lueder (Republican)
Inauguration:
April 16, 1923: Official Inaugural Address text unavailable, comments reported in Chicago Daily News
Term of office:
1923-1927
Birth:
March 13, 1862
Woburn, MA
Personal:
1885 – Married Miss Katherine E. Conway of Olean, NY; they adopted two sons
Was employed as a tanner while attending law school
1890 – Graduate Chicago College of Law
1902 – Elected alderman of the 17th Ward
1910 – Elected to the Superior bench, re-elected twice
During his term, Wacker Drive was completed and he sponsored and pushed through legislation to straighten the Chicago River
After mayoral term, served as vice president and trust officer of the Bank of America
Death:
September 3, 1929
Chicago, IL
Gravesite:
Calvary Cemetery, Chicago
Sources:
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 4, 1929, pg. 1+.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 7, 1929, pg. 4.