Isaac Lawrence Milliken
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| Isaac Milliken | |
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| 16th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office 1854–1855 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Gray |
| Succeeded by | Levi Boone |
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| Born | August 29, 1815 |
| Died | December 2, 1885 (aged 70) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
Isaac Lawrence Milliken (August 29, 1815 – December 2, 1885; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party. In the election of 1854, Milliken, a blacksmith,[1] defeated Amos Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket.[2]
Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Pierce, Bessie Louise (1940). A History of Chicago, Vol. II: From Town to City 1848-1871. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 305.
- ^ Pierce, Bessie Louise (1940). A History of Chicago, Vol. II: From Town to City 1848-1871. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 202.
- ^ Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 386.
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