About Chicago
Charles McNeill Gray
12th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Democrat (without formal party nomination)
Elected:
March 14, 1853
Defeated Josiah L. James (Democrat without formal party nomination)
Inauguration:
March 7, 1853 Inaugural Address
Term of office:
1853-1854
Birth:
March 7, 1807
Sherburne, NY
Personal:
1832- Married Miss Mary Ann Haines in Philadelphia
Worked in construction until an injury forced him into other work
Served as street commissioner for 3 years and later in Fire Department as first assistant foreman
Was an early business partner with Cyrus McCormick but sold his interest to W.B. Ogden
Worked as freight agent for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Death:
October 17, 1885
Chicago, IL
Gravesite:
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
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 Daily Tribune, Oct. 18, 1885. pg. 11.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 20, 1885. pg. 2.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 21, 1885. pg. 7.