Alson Smith Sherman
7th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Independent Democrat
Elected:
April 2, 1844
Defeated Augustus Garrett (Democrat)& Henry Smith (Liberty)
Inauguration:
April 2, 1844: Inaugural Address not available
Term of office:
1844-1845
Birth:
April 21, 1811
Barre, VT
Personal:
1833 - Married Miss Aurora Abbott, whom he survived by nearly 20 years and together had 14 children.
Served as alderman and fire chief.
One of the city’s first icemen.
Death:
September 22, 1903
Waukegan, IL
Gravesite:
Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, IL
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, September 23, 1903, pg. 5.
Waller, C.L. “6 of the Oldest Cemeteries in Lake County.” Daily Herald. 24 Aug. 1998.