Roswell B. Mason
20th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Citizens'
Elected:
November 2, 1869
Defeated George W. Gage (Republican)
Inauguration:
December 6, 1869: Inaugural Address
Term of office:
1869-1871
Birth:
September 19, 1805
New Hartford, NY
Personal:
1831 - Married Miss Harriet L. Hopkins and had 8 children
Was mayor at the time of the Great Chicago Fire
Was appointed to the Chicago Board of Public Works
Served as trustee of the Illinois Industrial University (now the University of Illinois)
Worked as a civil engineer especially with the railroads
Death:
January 1, 1892
Chicago, IL
Gravesite:
Rosehill 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.
Visitors Guide to Historic Rosehill. Chicago: Rosehill Cemetery & Mausoleum, 1987.