Walter Smith Gurnee (March 9, 1813 – April 17, 1903) served as Mayor of Chicago (1851–53) for the Democratic Party. The Village of Gurnee, Illinois is...
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the Republican Mayor of Chicago between 1857 and 1863. Thereafter, Walter S. Gurnee, the 14th Mayor of Chicago and one of the directors of the railroad...
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Gurnee (1831–1906), American politician and lawyer; Walter S. Gurnee (1813–1903), American politician. This page lists people with the surname Gurnee...
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Coe Hannah Coe (1784 — 1837), m. Halstead Gurnee Walter S. Gurnee (1813 — 1903), m. Mary Coe Augustus C. Gurnee (1855 — 1926) Dolly Coe (1800 — 1887), m...
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students in its final year. Walter S. Gurnee (1813-1903), served as the 14th Mayor of Chicago (1851-1853), the village of Gurnee, Illinois is named after...
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election to Walter S. Gurnee. His tenure ended on March 11, 1851, when he was succeed in office by Gurnee. In 1852, he sought to unseat Gurnee, but again...
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Highland Park, Illinois (redirect from Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.A.)
lofty elevation relative to the lake, and was given its name from Walter S. Gurnee. The town annexed the village of Ravinia in 1899. From its establishment...
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the late 19th century around a railroad stop. Former Chicago mayor Walter S. Gurnee had become president of the line connecting Chicago and Milwaukee,...
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James Curtiss, Walter S. Gurnee August 7, 1811 October 21, 1870 Served 2 terms. 7th James L. Howe March 2, 1852 March 6, 1854 Walter S. Gurnee, Charles McNeill...
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road. The village was first subdivided in 1854 by Charles Peck and Walter S. Gurnee, President of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. Winnetka's...
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siblings was Delia E. Gurnee, Mary Evelyn Gurnee, Frances Medora Gurnee, Walter Scott Gurnee, Grace Gurnee, and Isabel Gurnee. In 1863, the family moved...
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acting mayor or until the mayoral term expires. The current vice mayor is Walter Burnett. The position was created by a state law that was passed in response...
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Waukegan at 3:30 pm. The president of the railroad, former Chicago mayor Walter S. Gurnee, speculated on land in Lake County spurring the development of railway...
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (category U.S. Route 9)
Hicks Grinnell (1803–1877), congressman and Central Park Commissioner Walter S. Gurnee (1805–1903), mayor of Chicago Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), the older...
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(explorer) Guntown, Mississippi – James G. Gunn (early settler) Gurnee, Illinois – Walter S. Gurnee (mayor of Chicago) Gustine, California – Augusta Miller,...
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rates of domestic murder tripled in Chicago. According to historian Jeffrey S. Adler, domestic homicide was often a manifestation of strains in gender relations...
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Cyrus P. Bradley 1850 1851 James Curtiss 1851 1852 Walter S. Gurnee U.P. Harris 1852 1854 Walter S. Gurnee Charles McNeill Gray Cyrus P. Bradley 1854 1855...
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candidates. The listed vote share is that of the top-finisher of the two (Walter S. Gurnee) E.^ Since the disputed April 1876 mayoral election itself was not...
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In the 1852 Chicago mayoral election, incumbent Democrat Walter S. Gurnee defeated former mayor James Curtiss (running as an independent) as well as Temperance...
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River Tunnel Railroad Company went out of business. On July 22, 1887, Walter S. Gurnee and Malcolm W. Niven founded the New York and Long Island Railroad...
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schools. Lake County, Illinois is among the wealthiest counties in the U.S. and several of the wealthiest zip codes are there. Source: Europeans settled...
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Mayor of Chicago In office March 7, 1853 – March 15, 1854 Preceded by Walter S. Gurnee Succeeded by Isaac Milliken Personal details Born (1807-06-13)June...
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River Tunnel Railroad Company soon dissolved, and on July 22, 1887, Walter S. Gurnee and Malcolm W. Niven founded the New York and Long Island Railroad...
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1860, Democratic nominee John Wentworth defeated Republican nominee Walter S. Gurnee. Both candidates had served as mayor before. Incidentally, each had...
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In the 1851 Chicago mayoral election, Walter S. Gurnee defeated incumbent mayor James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers by a landslide...
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John P. Chapin, Walter S. Gurnee, Edward Kendall Rogers, Thomas Richmond, Julian Sidney Rumsey, Samuel B. Pomeroy, Elisha Wadsworth, Walter Loomis Newberry...
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of Chicago In office 1842–1843 Preceded by N.H. Bolles Succeeded by Walter S. Gurnee Chicago Alderman from the 2nd Ward In office 1837–1838 Serving with...
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William L. Church 1845–1847 Walter S. Gurnee 1843–1845 Francis Cornwall Sherman 1842–1843 N.H. Bolles 1841–1842 Walter S. Gurnee 1840 N.H. Bolles 1840 George...
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James in a landslide, winning by a 54-point margin. Incumbent mayor Walter S. Gurnee did not run for reelection. The election was held on March 14. Josiah...
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this veto occurred in 1852, when the city council overrode mayor Walter S. Gurnee's veto of an ordinance granting the Illinois Central Railroad a right...
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