Frank J. Corr

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Frank J. Corr
In office
March 15, 1933 – April 8, 1933
Preceded by Anton Cermak
Succeeded by Edward J. Kelly
Born January 12, 1877(1877-01-12)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died June 3, 1934 (aged 57)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Mary
Religion Catholic

Frank J. Corr (Brooklyn, New York January 12, 1877 - Chicago, Illinois June 3, 1934; buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery) served as acting mayor of Chicago, Illinois in 1933 following the assassination of Anton Cermak for the Democratic Party.

Corr was born in Brooklyn, NY, but his family moved to Chicago in 1890 when he was thirteen years old.

A graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, he first entered politics in 1902 as assistant corporate council for Chicago. Although he briefly left that position to become a law partner to Judge Walter T. Stanton, he returned to the political post during the administration of Mayor William Dever.[1] During this time, he became active in ward politics and in 1931 was elected alderman for Chicago's 17th Ward.

Corr was in his second term as alderman when Cermak was assassinated in March of 1933. The city council elected Corr to serve as Acting Mayor until the state General Assembly authorized the city council to appoint a permanent replacement for Cermak.[1][2] The special election was won by Edward Kelly.

During Corr's brief administration, his bodyguards killed a nineteen year old burglar when they heard a commotion a a hotel near Corr's house.[3] As Acting Mayor, Corr lacked the ability to sign tax warrants, limiting salary payments for city and school employees. When five aldermen traveled to Hot Springs, Arkansas, Corr followed them to bring them back to Chicago to ensure that his replacement could be elected quickly.[2] Corr's father, Frank V. Corr, died four weeks before Frank Corr's death.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Ald. F.J. Corr, Former Acting Mayor, Is Dead", Chicago Tribune, 1934-06-04, pp. 1. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 
  2. ^ a b "Corr Acts to Hurry Mayor's Election", Chicago Tribune, 1933-04-09, pp. 1. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 
  3. ^ "Bandit Wounded by Corr Home Guard is Dead", Chicago Tribune, 1933-04-06, pp. 8. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 
  4. ^ "Death Notices", Chicago Tribune, 1934-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 


Preceded by
Anton Cermak		 Mayor of Chicago
1933		 Succeeded by
Edward J. Kelly
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