Eugene Sawyer Jr. (September 3, 1934 – January 19, 2008) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Sawyer was selected by the Chicago City...

attack. On December 2, 1987, the Chicago City Council appointed Alderman Eugene Sawyer as mayor until a special election for the remaining two years of the...

South Water Purification Plant to the Sawyer Water Purification Plant to honor the former Mayor Eugene Sawyer. The water filtration plant is located...

Council voted to appoint Eugene Sawyer to serve as mayor up until a special election in 1989. The vote was as follows: Eugene Sawyer: 29 (59.18%) Timothy...

Brandon Johnson (2023–present) is the fourth African American mayor, Eugene Sawyer (1987–1989) having been selected by the council after Washington died...

Washington. He gained notoriety when he served as special assistant to Eugene Sawyer, who became mayor after Washington's death in 1987. Cokely was criticized...

(after Byrne), and the third black person (after Harold Washington and Eugene Sawyer) to serve as mayor of Chicago. Lightfoot was born in Massillon, Ohio...

scheduled mayoral election due to the death in office of Harold Washington. Eugene Sawyer had been appointed Mayor by the City Council to serve until the special...

Thomas "Tom" Sawyer (/ˈsɔːjər/) is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He appears in three other novels by...

Eugène Ruffy (1854–1919), Swiss politician Eugene Sawyer (1934–2008), American businessman and politician Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941–2010), South African...

Johnson is the fourth black person to serve as the city's mayor, as Eugene Sawyer had been appointed to serve following Harold Washington's death in office...

trainer and professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Brett Sawyer. Woyan grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended Dixie M. Hollins...

Eugene Taylor Sawyer (November 11, 1846 – October 30, 1924) was a newspaper editor and author of dime novels, particularly for the Nick Carter series....

Illinois to Eugene and Eleanor Sawyer (nee Taylor), Sawyer grew up in the 6th ward on the south side. Sawyer is the son of Eugene Sawyer, who served as...

Isabel (December 3, 1987). "Man in the News; A Calm Voice For Chicago: Eugene Sawyer Jr". The New York Times. "About Troy". Troy Stubbs. Retrieved September...

black Chicagoans wanted a black replacement for Washington. Alderman Eugene Sawyer, who was black, and before 1983 had been a Machine loyalist, was chosen...

replacement to serve until a special election. They chose Alderman Eugene Sawyer, a Regular Democrat who sided with Washington during Council Wars. He...

artist Samuel Mockbee and D. K. Ruth. It is also the birthplace of Eugene Sawyer, the second African American mayor of Chicago. In 2019 the film Hale...

tunnel to the South Water Purification Plant (later renamed to the Eugene Sawyer Water Purification Plant). The crib was equipped with a navigational...

2007-09-30. "South Side Water Filtration Plant Named After Late Mayor Eugene Sawyer". 19 September 2016. "World's Largest Water Treatment Plant Optimizes...

attack soon after. Washington was succeeded by 6th ward alderperson Eugene Sawyer, who was elected by the Chicago City Council and served until a special...

first African-American Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Eugene Sawyer (1934–2008), second African-American Mayor of Chicago (1987–1989) J...

Authority. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020. "Mayor Emanuel Nominates Eugene Jones, Jr. as CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority | The Chicago Housing...

Owyang, Clark; Perman, Sarah M.; Mitchell, Oscar J. L.; Yuriditsky, Eugene; Sawyer, Kelly N.; Blewer, Audrey L.; Rittenberger, Jon C.; Ciullo, Anna; Hsu...

56th LeRoy Martin November 18, 1987 April 12, 1992 Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley 1929 August 31, 2013 57th Matt L. Rodriguez April...

Eugene Cordero (born July 18, 1978) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series...

After Washington's death, Holewinski stayed with the administration of Eugene Sawyer before leaving to work with his family's manufacturing business. In...

State University Israel Pickens, third governor of Alabama (1821–1825) Eugene Sawyer, 53rd mayor of Chicago (1987-1989) Thomas Seay, 27th governor of Alabama...

Horizon in April 1988, Jackson received the Key to the City from Mayor Eugene Sawyer, who cited the entertainer for his onstage performance and humanitarian...

she was supporting Timothy C. Evans, Tillman called incumbent mayor Eugene Sawyer an "Uncle Tom". In July 1988, after months of attacks on him from Tillman...