Charles McNeill Gray
Charles Gray | |
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15th Mayor of Chicago | |
In office March 7, 1853[1] – March 15, 1854[2] | |
Preceded by | Walter S. Gurnee |
Succeeded by | Isaac Milliken |
Personal details | |
Born | (1807-06-13)June 13, 1807 Sherburne, New York |
Died | October 17, 1885(1885-10-17) (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois |
Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
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Charles McNeill Gray (June 13, 1807 – October 17, 1885) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1853–1854). He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography
Charles McNeill Gray was born in Sherburne, New York on June 13, 1807.[3][4] He arrived in Chicago on July 17, 1834, and took a job as a clerk for Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, later working for Peter Cohen, a retail merchant. By 1844 he was a candle maker with his own shop. He subsequently worked as a manufacturer, contractor and railroad man.[5] He was elected mayor in 1853.
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He died at his home in Chicago on October 17, 1885, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ "Mayor Charles McNeill Gray Inaugural Address, 1853". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Mayor Isaac Lawrence Milliken Inaugural Address, 1854". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Raymond, Marcius Denison (1887). Gray Genealogy. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 42. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Charles M. Gray". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1885. p. 2. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 386.
External links
- Inaugural Address
- Charles McNeill Gray at Chicago public library
- Gray, Charles McNeill, 12th Mayor of Chicago (1807-1885) at The Political Graveyard
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