1st ward, Chicago

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1st Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 1
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Cook
CityChicago
Established1837
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • Body Chicago City Council
 • Alderperson Daniel La Spata (Democratic Party)
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The 1st Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

Contents

History

Past alders

The current alderperson for the 1st ward is Daniel La Spata.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen# CouncilAldermen
AldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite
J.C. Goodhue1837–1838 [1] 1stHiram Pearson1837–1838 [1]
E.A. Haddock1838–1839 [1] 2ndEli B. Williams1838–1839 [1]
James A. Smith1839–1840 [1] [2] 3rdOliver H. Thompson1839–1840 [1] [2]
Orsemus Morrison (1) (a).png Orsemus Morrison 1840–1841 [1] 4th Julius Wadsworth 1840–1841 [1]
John Davlin1841–1842 [1] 5th Charles Follansbee 1841–1842 [1]
John Calhoun (1).png John Calhoun 1842–1843 [1] 6th NormanBJudd (1).jpg Norman B. Judd 1842–1843 [1]
Cyrenus Beers1843–1844 [1] 7th Hugh T. Dickey 1843–1844 [1]
  Johnchapin (1).jpeg John P. Chapin 1844–1845 Whig [1] 8thAsher Rossiter1844–1845 [1]
Thomas Church1845–1846 [1] 9th  J. Young Scammon 1845–1846 Whig [1]
Leviboone (1).jpeg Levi Boone 1846–1847Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1847 [1] 10th George Manierre (1).jpg George Manierre 1846–1847 [3]
Jameswoodworth (1).jpeg James Hutchinson Woodworth 1847–1848Previously served in 2nd ward [3] 11thPeter L. Updike1847–1849 [1]
Edward Manierre 1848–1849Previously served in 2nd ward [1] 12th
James Carney1849–1851Previously served in 2nd ward [1] 13thR.C. Bristol1849 [3]
Peter Page1849–1852Previously served in 2nd ward [1]
14th
John Sears Jr.1851–1853 [1] 15th
16thEli B. Williams1852–1855 [1]
A.D. Taylor1853–1855 [1] 17th
18th
Sylvester Sexton 1855–1857 [1] 19thJames Long1855–1860 [1]
20th
William Bross.jpg William Bross 1857–1859 Republican [1] 21st
22nd
J.K. Botsford 1859–1863 [1] 23rd
24thWilliam Colby1860–1862Previously served in 4th ward [1]
25th
26thJohn T. Edwards1862–1863Redistricted to 4th ward in 1863 [1]
James Hahn1863–1864Redistricted from 3rd ward; later elected alderman again in 1867 in 3rd ward [1] 27thAndrew Schall1863–1864Redistricted from 4th ward [1]
George W. Gage 1864–1866 Republican [1] [4] 28th Charles D. Peacock Sr. 34922929 (3x4).jpg Charles D. Peacock Sr. 1864–1865 [1]
29th Joshua C. Knickerbocker 1865–1869 [5]
William Cox1866–1870 [5] 30th
31st
32nd
33rd
34thRichard Sommers1869–1871 [1] [5]
Joshua C. Knickerbocker 1870–1872 [5] 35th
36th Chauncey T. Bowen 1871–1873 [1]
William H. Richardson1872–1876 [1] [6] 37th
38thThomas Foley1873–1876 [1] [6]
39th
Daniel Kimball Pearsons (1).png Daniel Kimball Pearsons 1876–1879 [1] [3] 40thJohn T. McAuley1876–1878 [1]
41st
42nd JudgeMFTuley (1).png Murray F. Tuley 1878–1879 [1]
Swayne Wickersham 1879–1884 Democratic [1] [7]
Chicago alderman Arthur Dixon (1).png Arthur Dixon 1879-1891 Republican Previously served in 2nd ward [1] [8] 43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th
48th  William P. Whelan sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1886 (1).png William P. Whelan 1884–1890 Democratic [1] [8]
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th Nicholas "Nic" A. Cramer, 1st ward.png Nicholas A. Cremer1890–1892 [1]
John R. Morris1891–1893 [1] 55th
56th  Bathhouse John Coughlin (2).jpg John Coughlin 1892–1938 Democratic Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, later died in office [1] [9] [10]
Louis I. Epstean1893–1895 [1] 57th
58th
Francis P. Gleason1895–1897 [1] 59th
60th
  Michael Kenna 1901 (1).png Michael Kenna 1897–1923 Democratic later represented ward again (1939–1943) [1] [10] 61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
78th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th

Since 1923

Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.

AldermanTerm in officeCouncils served inPartyNotesCite
  Bathhouse John Coughlin (2).jpg John Coughlin 1892–193861st–93rd Democratic Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, died in office [1] [9]
  Michael Kenna 1901 (1).png Michael Kenna April 2, 1939 – April 9, 194394th Democratic Previously represented ward 1897–1923 [1] [10]
 John BudingerApril 9, 1943 – 195195th, 96th Democratic [1]
  John D'Arco Sr. 1951–196397th–99th Democratic [1]
 Michael FioritoFebruary 16, 1963 – May 6, 196399th Democratic
 Donald Parrillo1963–1968100th, 101st Democratic Resigned
  Fred Roti 1968–1993101st–106th Democratic
  Jesse Granato, April 1999 (1).png Jesse Granato 1993–May 19, 2003106th, 107th, 108th Democratic
  Flores Headshot (1).jpg Manuel Flores May 19, 2003 – January 4, 2010109th, 110th Democratic Resigned to assume office as chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission
  Proco Joe Moreno debate 2015 (1) (a).png Proco Joe Moreno March 26, 2010 – May 20, 2019111th, 112th, 113th Democratic
  Daniel La Spata May 20, 2019–present114th, 115th Democratic

Demographics

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