Joseph Medill
21st Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Fireproof
Elected:
November 7, 1871
Defeated Charles C. P. Holden (Democrat)
Inauguration:
December 4, 1871: Inaugural Address
Term of office:
1871-1873
Birth:
April 6, 1823
St. John, New Brunswick
Personal:
1846 – Admitted to the bar and practiced law before becoming a journalist
1852 – Married Miss Katharine Patrick of New Philadelphia, OH with whom he had 3 daughters
Served as editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune
One of the founders of the Republican Party
Resigned from office in September 1873 and went on a European tour, returning to Chicago in November 1874
Death:
March 16, 1899
San Antonio, TX
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, March 17, 1899, pg. 7.