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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William E. Dever |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 13, 1862
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| Died | September 03, 1929
(67 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | DEVER, William E(mmett) - attorney, banker, Democratic Mayor of Chicago.
Born 3/13/1862 in Woburn MA; son of Patrick J. & Mary A. (Lynch) Dever.
Manufacturer of leather products, Woburn MA 1881-1884
Employee, White & Co., 1884-1886
Married Katherine E. Conway 1885; two sons.
Relocated to Chicago, where he worked for the firm Grey, Clark, and Engle 1886-1889
LL.B., Chicago College of Law, 1890, and admitted to the bar 1890
Member, Cook Co. (IL) Democratic Central Committee
Chicago Alderman (D-17th Ward) 1902-1910
Judge, Superior Court of Cook County 1910-1916
Justice, IL Court of Appeals 1916-1923
Mayor of Chicago 1923-1927; defeated for re-election 1926
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924 and received honorary support for US President during the balloting
Trust Officer, Bank of America 1927-1929
Died 9/3/1929 in Chicago IL.
James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 1, p. 157. |
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