Benjamin Wright Raymond

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Benjamin Wright Raymond
3rd Mayor of Chicago
Mayor of the City of Chicago
In office 1839-1840 – 1842-1843
Preceded by	first term Buckner Stith Morris second term Francis Cornwall Sherman
Succeeded by	first term Alexander Lloyd second term Augustus Garrett
Born	June 15, 1801 Rome, New York
Died	April 6, 1883 Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Aurelia Porter
Children	George Lansing Raymond
Residence	Chicago, Illinois
Religion	Presbyterian

Benjamin Wright Raymond (born: June 15, 1801; died: April 5, 1883^[1]; buried in Graceland Cemetery) twice served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1839-1840, 1842-1843) for the Whig Party.

In 1864, approached by J.C. Adams of the Waltham Watch Company, Raymond agreed to put up the money to start a watch company in the Midwest. The men elected to build the company in Elgin, Illinois, which donated 35 acres of land to the entrepreneurs. The building was completed in 1866 and housed the Elgin Watch Company. The first model the company made was named the B.W. Raymond.

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1. ^ "Obituary," Chicago Daily Tribune, April 6, 1883.

Preceded by Buckner S. Morris	Mayor of Chicago 1839–1840	Succeeded by Alexander Lloyd
Preceded by Francis C. Sherman	Mayor of Chicago 1842–1843	Succeeded by Augustus Garrett

Mayors of Chicago

Ogden • Morris • Raymond • Lloyd • F.C. Sherman • Raymond • Garrett • A. Sherman • Garrett • Chapin • Curtiss • Woodworth • Gurnee • Gray • Milliken • Boone • Dyer • Wentworth • Haines • Wentworth • Rumsey • F.C. Sherman • Rice • Mason • Medill • (Bond) • Colvin • (Hoyne) • Heath • Harrison, Sr. • Roche • Cregier • Washburne • Harrison, Sr. • Swift • Hopkins • Swift • Harrison, Jr. • Dunne • Busse • Harrison, Jr. • Thompson • Dever • Thompson • Cermak • Corr • Kelly • Kennelly • R.J. Daley • Bilandic • Byrne • Washington • Orr • Sawyer • R.M. Daley