Carter Henry Harrison Sr. (February 15, 1825 – October 28, 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1879 until 1887...
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five-term Chicago mayor Carter Harrison Sr., this Carter Harrison (IV) became the first native Chicagoan elected its mayor. Harrison was born on April 23...
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Carter Harrison may refer to: Carter Harrison Sr. (1825–1893), mayor of Chicago, 1879–1887 & 1893 Carter Harrison Jr. (1860–1953), mayor of Chicago, 1897–1905...
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Irish-born American newspaper distributor who assassinated Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr., fatally shooting the five-term mayor on October 28, 1893. Following...
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Harrison (1854–1936), son of President Benjamin Harrison, Indiana Representative (1921–1925), Indiana State Senator (1925–1933). Carter Harrison Sr....
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the Republican Party. He was selected to replace the assassinated Carter Harrison, Sr. on a temporary basis as mayor pro tem in 1893 and lost a bid for...
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father and son have been elected Mayor of Chicago: Carter Harrison, Sr. (1879–1887, 1893) and Carter Harrison, Jr. (1897–1905, 1911–1915), as well as Richard...
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DeWitt Cregier in a four-way race which also included former mayor Carter Harrison Sr. (running as an independent Democrat) and Washburne's own cousin once-removed...
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Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-02. Koval, Andy (16 March 2023). "Eric Carter selected as CPD's interim superintendent". WGN-TV. Retrieved 11 April 2023...
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of Public Works during the first mayoralty of Carter Harrison Sr. Cregier came into conflict with Harrison when Cregier's own ambition to someday become...
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father-son duo who had both occupied the mayor's office was Carter Harrison Sr. and Carter Harrison Jr. 1955 Republican nominee Robert E. Merriam was the son...
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Beaux-Arts styles. The fair ended with the city in shock, as popular mayor Carter Harrison Sr. was assassinated by Patrick Eugene Prendergast two days before the...
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English-language weekly The Alarm. The crowd was so calm that Mayor Carter Harrison Sr., who had stopped by to watch, walked home early. Parsons spoke for...
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margin. By winning his fifth mayoral election, Daley tied Carter Harrison Sr. and Carter Harrison Jr. for the second-most mayoral election victories in Chicago...
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presidents: his grandson William Henry Harrison, and his great-great-grandson Benjamin Harrison. The Harrison family and the Carter family were both powerful families...
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November 10, 1879 June 1, 1909 Carter Harrison Sr. John A. Roche DeWitt C. Cregier Hempstead Washburne Carter Harrison Sr. George Bell Swift (interim) John...
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headquarters) gunshots Tim Johnson Unknown; multiple theories proposed. Carter Harrison, Sr. Democratic 1893 Mayor of Chicago Illinois Chicago, Illinois (at...
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Republican nominee Richard J. Oglesby defeated Democratic nominee Carter Harrison Sr. with 49.63% of the vote. Oglesby's victory was the eighth consecutive...
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Eugene Prendergast (1868–1894), American assassin of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. Paudie Prendergast (born 1960), Irish hurler Peter Prendergast (artist)...
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Patrick Eugene Prendergast for the assassination of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. Trude was also prominently involved in Democratic Party politics...
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race against incumbent Democrat DeWitt Clinton Cregier, former mayor Carter Harrison Sr., and Citizens Party nominee Elmer Washburn. Also running was Socialist...
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New Jersey James Guthrie of Kentucky Benjamin G. Harris of Maryland Carter Harrison Sr. of Illinois Andrew Humphreys of Indiana Anthony L. Knapp of Illinois...
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chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020. "Mayor Carter Henry Harrison III Inaugural Address, 1879". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public...
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Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons with the...
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1885. Early into his tenure, he was popular and well-regarded. Mayor Carter Harrison Sr.'s appointment of Ebersold as General Superintendent was a popular...
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1 2 Republican (Wet) 28 Monroe Heath 1876 1879 2 4 Republican 29 Carter Harrison Sr. 1879 1887 4 8 Democratic 30 John A. Roche 1887 1889 1 2 Republican...
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"mentally deranged drifter" who had confessed to murdering Chicago mayor Carter Harrison, Sr. Darrow's insanity defense of Prendergast failed and he was executed...
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graduating from the University of Glasgow; in 1879, Mayor of Chicago Carter Harrison, Sr. named Alexander Kirkland as Chicago's Commissioner of Public Works...
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unsuccessful appeal to his conviction for assassinating Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. After resigning his judgeship, Payne was the senior partner in Winston...
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nominee Carter Harrison Sr. Allerton was born May 26, 1828, in Amenia, New York, the youngest of nine children of Samuel Waters Allerton Sr., a tailor...
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