Charles McNeill Gray
Charles Gray | |
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| 15th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office 1853–1854 | |
| Preceded by | Walter S. Gurnee |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Milliken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1807 Sherburne, New York |
| Died | October 17, 1885 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
Charles McNeill Gray (March 7, 1807 in Sherburne, New York – October 17, 1885; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1853–1854) for the Democratic Party.
Gray 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.[1] He was elected mayor in 1853.
References
- ^ Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. p. 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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