2nd ward, Chicago

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2nd Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 2
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Cook
CityChicago
Established1837
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • Body Chicago City Council
 • Alderperson Brian K. Hopkins (Democratic Party)
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The 2nd 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 2nd ward is Brian K. Hopkins.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen# CouncilAldermen
AldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite
Peter Bolles1837–1838 [1] 1st Francis-sherman (1).jpg Francis C. Sherman 1837–1838 [1]
  Jamescurtis (1).jpeg James Curtiss 1838–1839 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1846 in 3rd ward [1] 2ndJohn S.C. Hogan1838–1839Redistricted from 4th ward (where he served 1837–1838) [1]
Eli S. Prescott1839–1840 [1] [2] 3rdClement C. Stose1839–1840 [1] [2]
James Carney1840–1841Later elected alderman again in 1849 in the 1st ward [1] 4th  Augustusgarrett (1).jpeg Augustus Garrett 1840–1841 Democratic [1]
Jason McCord1841–1842 [1] 5thPeter Page1841–1842Later elected alderman again in 1849 in 1st ward [1]
Charles McDonnell1842–1843Later elected alderman again in 1847 in 4th ward [1] 6thCaleb Morgan1842–1843 [1]
Jason McCord1843–1844 [1] 7thCharles Sauter1843–1844 [1]
Samuel W. Tallmadge1844–1845 [1] 8thWilliam Wheeler1844–1845 [3]
Robert P. Hamilton1845–1846 [1] 9thJames H Woodworth1845–1846Later elected alderman again in 1847 in 1st ward [1]
N.H. Bolles1846–1847 [3] 10thAndrew Smith1846–1847 [1]
Leviboone (1).jpeg Levi Boone 1847–1848Redistricted from 2nd ward [1] 11thIsaac Speer1847–1849 [1]
Edward Manierre 1848–1849 [1] [3] 12th
George W. Snow1849–1850 [1] [4] 13thHenry L. Rucker1849–1850 [1] [3]
14th  Isaac-milliken (1).jpg Isaac Lawrence Milliken 1850–1854 Democratic [1]
Alexander Loyd (1).jpg Alexander Loyd 1850–1851 [1] [4]
Hugh Maher1851–1853 [1] 15th
16th
John Evans1853–1855 [1] 17th
18th Leviboone (1).jpeg Levi Boone 1854–1855 [1]
19thThomas Allen1855–1856 [1] [3]
Owen Kendall1856–1858 [3] R.M. Hough1855–1856 [1]
20thLucius A. Willard1856–1857 [3]
Jacob Harris1857–1858 [1] [3]
21st
Smith McClevey1858–1859 [1]
22ndCharles H. Abbott1858–1860 [1]
Jacob Harris1859–1861 [1] 23rd
24thJames M. Marshall1860–1861 [1] [5]
J.Q. Hoyt1861–1863 [1] 25thPatrick Sanders1861–1862 [1] [3]
26th  Peter Shimp 1862–1866 [note 1] Democratic Party [1] [6]
A.D. Titsworth1863–1865Redistricted from 3rd ward [1] 27th
28th
William H. Carter1865–1867 [1] 29th
30th Calvin DeWolf 1866–1868Previously served in 3rd ward [1]
  Arthur Dixon sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png Arthur Dixon 1867–1876 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1879 in 1st ward [1] [7] 31st
32ndP.M. Donnellan1868–1870 [3] [5]
33rd
34th
35thJoseph E. Otis1870–1872 [1]
36th
37thFrancis W. Warren1872–1876 [1] [3] [7]
38th
39th
  Addison Ballard sketch, Inter Ocean, 1894 (1).png Addison Ballard 1876–1881 Republican [1] [8] 40th Jacob Rosenberg 1876–1878 [1]
41st
42nd  Patrick Sanders 1978–1886 Democratic [3] [8]
43rd
44th
  James T. Appleton sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png James T. Appleton 1881–1889 Democratic [1] [9] 45th
46th
47th
48th
49th
50th  George H. Mueller sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1886 (1).png George H. Mueller1886–1888 Republican [1] [9]
51st
52nd John Henry Hamline (1856-1904).png John H. Hamline 1888–1889Redistricted from 3rd ward [1]
John Summerfield1889–1891 [1] 53rd Frank Charles Vierling 139696518 (1).png Frank C. Vierling1889–1892 [1]
54th
John W. Woodard1891–1893 [1] 55th
56thDaniel J. Horan1892–1894 [1]
  Martin Best (Chicago alderman, 2nd ward) Municipalheraldo00lawr 3x4.jpg Martin Best 1893–1897 Republican [1] [10] 57th
58th  Addison Ballard (Chicago alderman, 2nd ward) Municipalheraldo00lawr 3x4.jpg Addison Ballard 1894–1896 Republican [note 2] [1] [11] [10]
59th
60th  Charlesfgunther (1).PNG Charles F. Gunther 1896–1900 Democratic [1]
Patrick J. Cook1897–1899 [1] 61st
62nd
 Eugene R. Pike1899–1901 Republican [1] [12] 63rd
64th  Wm. H. Thompson, Mayor of Chicago LCCN2014699253 (a).jpg William Hale Thompson 1900–1902 Republican [1] [12] [13]
  Charles Alling (8152788111).jpg Charles Alling 1901–1905 Republican Redistricted from 3rd ward [1] [12] [13] 65th [14]
1901 redistricting resulted in two "holdover" council members (Dixon and Thompson) being drawn into the ward. Ward was temporary represented by three aldermen
  Thomas J. Dixon 1901–1910 Republican Redistricted from 3rd ward
66th [1] [12] [8] [13]
67th
68th
George F. Harding Jr. as state senator (27113 3x4).jpg George F. Harding Jr. 1905–1915 [1] 69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74thWilson Shufelt1910–1912 [1]
75th
76thNorris Hugh1912–1918Later elected alderman again in 1943 in 3rd ward [1]
77th
78th
  Oscar Stanton De Priest (1).jpg Oscar Stanton De Priest 1915–1917 Republican [1] [15] 79th
80th
  Louis B. Anderson, 1921.png Louis B. Anderson 1917–1933 Republican [1] [16] 81st
82nd  Robert R. Jackson (1) (a).jpg Robert R. Jackson 1918–1923 Republican Redistricted to the 3rd ward in 1923 [1] [16]
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.

Originally covering Douglas and its immediate surroundings, this ward has drastically moved northward to its current location across the Near North Side and West Town.

No.AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotesCite
1 Louis B. Anderson, 1921.png   Louis B. Anderson April 16, 1923
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1933		 Republican Had been serving since 1917 [1]
2 William L. Dawson.jpg   William L. Dawson 1933
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April 12, 1939		 Republican [1] [17]
3 Earl B. Dickerson (1).jpg   Earl B. Dickerson April 12, 1939
–
April 9, 1943		 Democratic [1]
4 William H. Harvey April 9, 1943
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December 20, 1968		 [1] Became a County Commissioner
5 Fred D. Hubbard March 11, 1969
–
March 16, 1972		Elected in 1969 special election; seat declared vacant after disappearance [1] [18]
6  William Barnett August 15, 1972
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1983		 Democratic
7 Bobby Rush official portrait.jpg   Bobby Rush 1983
–
1993		 Democratic
8  Madeline Haithcock 1993
–
May 21, 2007		 Democratic
9 Robert Fioretti (20741647040) (cropped).jpg   Robert Fioretti May 21, 2007
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May 2015		 Democratic
10 Brian K. Hopkins debate 2015 (1).png   Brian K. Hopkins May 2015
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present		 Democratic

Demographics

Electoral history

Notes

  1. ↑ declared self a "war democrat" during first term, voting often with the Republican Party aldermen during that term [6]
  2. ↑ Ballard was elected in the 1894 aldermanic election as an independent Republican, rather than being nominated by the city's Republican Party for that election

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