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| Affiliation | American |
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| Name | Buckner Stithe Morris |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
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August 19, 1800
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| Died | December 16, 1879
(79 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Info | Second Mayor of Chicago.
Morris, Buckner Stith (1800-1879) born in Augusta, KY; attorney; married Evelina Barker of Kentucky in 1832; arrived in 1834 via the Wabash River to Vincennes, from there on horseback to Chicago; formed a law partnership with J. Young Scammon; in August 1835 advertised an office with Edward Casey on Dearborn Street, near South Water Street, second floor of Garrett`s auction room; subsequently had an illustrious law career that included being elected mayor of Chicago in the spring of 1838; 1839 City Directory: (alderman), attorney, &c., Saloon Building. Evelina died in 1847; in 1850 Buckner married Eliza A. Stephenson, who died in 1855; he died on Dec. 16, 1879, and is buried at Rosehill Cemetery.
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