Thomas Dyer
15th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Pro-Nebraska Democrat
Elected:
March 10, 1856
Defeated Francis C. Sherman (Anti-Nebraska Democrat)
Inauguration:
March 11, 1856: Inaugural Address
Term of office:
1856-1857
Birth:
January 13, 1805
Canton, CT
Personal:
Son of a Revolutionary War officer
Worked in mercantile pursuits and then in packing and shipping grain
Served one term in the Legislature and twice as delegate to the National Democratic Convention
Was president of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Was first married to Miss Adaline Hopkins, with whom he had one son, and subsequently was married to the widow of Elijah K. Hubbard, with whom he had no children.
Death:
June 6, 1862
Middletown, CT
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 Tribune, June 11, 1862. pg. 4