Joseph Medill
American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician (1823–1899)
Joseph Medill (April 6, 1823 – March 16, 1899) was a Canadian-American newspaper editor and politician who was the Mayor of Chicago from 1871 through 1873. He left as mayor of Chicago because he was going on a tour to Europe. He left Lester L. Bond as the mayor for 3½ months.
Joseph Medill | |
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| 26th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Roswell B. Mason |
| Succeeded by | (Lester L. Bond), Harvey Doolittle Colvin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1823 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | March 16, 1899 (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Fireproof |
| Children | Kate Medill Elinor Medill |
| Residence | Wheaton, Illinois |
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Medill was born on April 6, 1823 in Saint John, New Brunswick.[1] He was never married. He had 2 children. Medill died on March 16, 1899 in San Antonia, Texas, aged 75.
References
change- ↑ Rushton, Wyatt (1916). Joseph Medill and the Chicago Tribune (thesis). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2007-10-24. and White, James Terry (1895). The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States. James T. White & Company, via New York Public Library via Google Books full view. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
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