Hempstead Washburne
27th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Republican
Elected:
April 7, 1891
Defeated Dewitt C. Cregier (Democrat), Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. (Independent-Democrat), Thomas J. Morgan (Socialist) and Elmer Washburn (Citizens’ Party)
Inauguration:
April 27, 1891: Inaugural Address
Term of office:
1891-1893
Birth:
November 11, 1852
Galena, IL
Personal:
Studied metaphysics at University of Bonn, Germany
1876 – Graduated from Union College of Law (now Northwestern Law School)
1880 – Appointed master in chancery of the Superior Court
1883 – Married Miss Annie M. Clarke, together had 4 children
1885 – Elected Chicago city attorney
Death:
April 13, 1918
Chicago, IL
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, April 14, 1918, pg. 14.
Chicago Daily Tribune, April 15, 1918, pg. 9.