Isaac Lawrence Milliken

Isaac Milliken
16th Mayor of Chicago
In office
1854–1855
Preceded by Charles Gray
Succeeded by Levi Boone
Personal details
Born August 29, 1815(1815-08-29)
Died December 2, 1885(1885-12-02) (aged 70)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political party Democratic
Residence Chicago, Illinois

Isaac Lawrence Milliken (August 29, 1815 – December 2, 1885; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party. In the election of 1854, Milliken, a blacksmith,[1] defeated Amos Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket.[2]

Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pierce, Bessie Louise (1940). A History of Chicago, Vol. II: From Town to City 1848-1871. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 305. 
  2. ^ Pierce, Bessie Louise (1940). A History of Chicago, Vol. II: From Town to City 1848-1871. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 202. 
  3. ^ Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 386. 

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1 Acting officeholder.    2 Election declared null and void.