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John Blake Rice

19th Mayor of Chicago

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Frank, S.B. Chicago: Memorable Events and the Mayors We’ve Had. S.B. Frank, 1894. SPE CCW 41/14
Party
  • Republican
Elected
Inauguration
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.