About Chicago
John Wentworth
16th 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:
- March 3, 1857
- Defeated Benjamin F. Carver (Democrat)
- March 3, 1857
- Second term:
- March 6, 1860
- Defeated Walter S. Gurnee (Democrat)
- March 6, 1860
Inaugurations
- First term: March 10, 1857: Inaugural Address
- Second term: March 22, 1860: Inaugural Address
Terms of Office
- First term: 1857–1858
- Second term: 1860–1861
Birth
- March 5, 1815
- Sandwich, N.H.
Personal
- Grandfather was a member of Continental Congress from New Hampshire
- Graduated from Dartmouth College
- Was editor and manager of The Chicago Democrat
- Studied law at Harvard University, practiced in Chicago
- Served five terms as a Democrat in Congress before serving as mayor; served one term as Republican in Congress after serving as mayor
- Nicknamed “Long John,” he was 6’6” tall and weighed 300 pounds.
- 1844: Married Roxanna Marie Loomis in Troy, N.Y.; together they had five children
Death
- October 16, 1888
- Chicago
Gravesite
- Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
Sources
- Andreas, A.T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas, 1884–86.
- 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.



