Isaac Milliken | |
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16th Mayor of Chicago | |
In office March 15, 1854 [1] – March 13, 1855 [2] | |
Preceded by | Charles Gray |
Succeeded by | Levi Boone |
Chicago Alderman from the 2nd Ward [3] | |
In office 1850–1854 | |
Preceded by | George W. Snow/ Henry L. Rucker |
Succeeded by | Levi Boone |
Personal details | |
Born | Saco, Maine | August 29, 1813
Died | December 2, 1889 Chicago, Illinois, United States | (aged 74)
Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
Signature | |
Isaac Lawrence Milliken (August 29, 1813 – December 2, 1889) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Saco, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Milliken moved to Chicago in 1837 and set up a blacksmith shop on Randolph Street. [4] [5] Here, Milliken taught himself law and was twice elected alderman and appointed an assistant county judge. [5]
In the election of 1854, Milliken defeated Amos Gaylord Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket, with nearly 60% of the vote. [6] [7] Although Throop was the temperance candidate, after winning the election, Milliken declared himself in favor of temperance as well. [8] He ran for re-election the following year against Levi Boone, of the American Party and lost with 47% of the vote. [9]
Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate. [10]
He died at his home in Chicago on December 2, 1889, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery. [11]
Isaac Milliken | |
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16th Mayor of Chicago | |
In office March 15, 1854 [1] – March 13, 1855 [2] | |
Preceded by | Charles Gray |
Succeeded by | Levi Boone |
Chicago Alderman from the 2nd Ward [3] | |
In office 1850–1854 | |
Preceded by | George W. Snow/ Henry L. Rucker |
Succeeded by | Levi Boone |
Personal details | |
Born | Saco, Maine | August 29, 1813
Died | December 2, 1889 Chicago, Illinois, United States | (aged 74)
Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
Signature | |
Isaac Lawrence Milliken (August 29, 1813 – December 2, 1889) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Saco, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Milliken moved to Chicago in 1837 and set up a blacksmith shop on Randolph Street. [4] [5] Here, Milliken taught himself law and was twice elected alderman and appointed an assistant county judge. [5]
In the election of 1854, Milliken defeated Amos Gaylord Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket, with nearly 60% of the vote. [6] [7] Although Throop was the temperance candidate, after winning the election, Milliken declared himself in favor of temperance as well. [8] He ran for re-election the following year against Levi Boone, of the American Party and lost with 47% of the vote. [9]
Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate. [10]
He died at his home in Chicago on December 2, 1889, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery. [11]