James Hutchinson Woodworth
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James Hutchinson Woodworth (born: December 4, 1804 in Greenwich, New York; died: March 26, 1869; buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1848-1850) for the Independent Democratic Party.
Woodworth arrived in Chicago in 1835 and applied for a wharfing privilege. When work on the Illinois-MIchigan Canal began, Woodworth and his brother-in-law, Theophilus Greenwood contracted to do work on the canal. With his brother, he opened a dry goods store. As mayor, he presided over the opening of the Illinois-Michigan Canal. on April 16, 1848. He returned to New York after his term as mayor and worked as a miller.
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| Preceded by James Curtiss |
Mayor of Chicago 1848–1850 |
Succeeded by Walter S. Gurnee |
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| 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 |
