Lester L. Bond
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Lester Legrant Bond (October 27, 1829 in Ravenna, Ohio-1903 in Chicago, Illinois) was a member of the Illinois state House of Representatives from 1866-1970 and served as acting Mayor of Chicago, appointed by Joseph Medill in 1873 when Medill left for Europe. In 1873, Bond ran on a law and order ticket to succeed Medill, supporting laws which would ban the sale of liquor on Sundays. He was defeated by Harvey Colvin, who won with 60% of the vote.
Bond married Mary Aspenwall and they had one daughter, Laura, who was born in 1867.
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