About Chicago
John Blake Rice
19th Mayor of Chicago
Frank, S.B. Chicago: Memorable Events and the Mayors We’ve Had. S.B. Frank, 1894. SPE CCW 41/14
Party
- Republican
Elected
- First term:
- April 18, 1865
- Defeated Francis C. Sherman (Democrat)
- April 18, 1865
- Second term:
- April 16, 1867
- Defeated Francis C. Sherman (Democrat)
- April 16, 1867
Inauguration
- May 3, 1865: Inaugural Address
- May 6, 1867: Inaugural Address
Terms of Office
- First term: 1865–1867
- Second term: 1867–1869
Birth
- May 28, 1809
- Easton, Md.
Personal
- 1836: Singing in his shoemaker’s shop, he was discovered by a passing theater manager, leading to a life as an actor and theater manager
- 1837: Married actress Miss Mary Ann Warren in Philadelphia with whom he had six children
- 1872: Elected to Congress from the 1st District of Illinois, but he did not live to complete his term
Death:
- December 17, 1874
- Norfolk, Va.
Gravesite
- Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
Sources
- Andreas, A.T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas, 1884–86.
- Chicago Daily Tribune, December 18, 1874, p. 5.
- Dodge, Andrew R. and Betty K. Koed, editors. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, Inclusive. U.S. G.P.O., 2005.
- Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.