James Hutchinson Woodworth

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James H. Woodworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd district
In office
1855 – 1857
Preceded by John Wentworth
Succeeded by John F. Farnsworth
In office
1848 – 1850
Preceded by James Curtiss
Succeeded by James Curtiss
Born December 4, 1804
Greenwich, New York
Died March 26, 1869
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political party Independent Democrat
Residence Chicago, Illinois

James Hutchinson Woodworth (December 4, 1804 in Greenwich, New York - March 26, 1869; buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago) twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1848-1850) as an Independent Democrat.

Woodworth arrived in Chicago in 1835 and applied for a wharfing privilege. When work on the Illinois and 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 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
John Wentworth		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd congressional district
1855-1857		 Succeeded by
John F. Farnsworth
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