3rd ward, Chicago

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3rd Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 3
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Cook
CityChicago
Established1837
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • Body Chicago City Council
 • Alderperson Pat Dowell (Democratic Party)
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The 3rd 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 3rd ward is Pat Dowell.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen# CouncilAldermen
AldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite
John D. Canton1837–1839 [1] 1st—
2nd
  Ira Miltimore 1839–1842 [1] 3rdWilliam H. Stow1839–1840 [1] [2]
4thJohn Gage1840–1841 [1]
5thWilliam H. Stow1841–1842 [1]
Hamilton Barnes1842–1843 [1] 6th Alsonsherman (1).jpeg Alson S. Sherman 1842–1843Later elected alderman again in 1849 in 5th ward [1]
Azel Peck1843–1844 [1] 7thCharles Taylor1843–1844 [1]
George Davis1844 [1] 8th  Ira Miltimore 1844–1845 Liberty [1] [3] [4]
Hamilton Barnes1844–1845 [1] [5]
Francis Edwards1845–1846 [1] 9thFrancis H. Taylor1845–1846 [1]
  Jamescurtis (1).jpeg James Curtiss 1846–1847 Democratic Previously served in 2nd ward [1] 10thMichael Kehoe1846–1847 [1]
J. Brinkerhoff1847–1849 [1] 11th BWRaymond (1).jpg Benjamin Wright Raymond 1847–1848 [1]
12thWilliam Jones1848–1850 [1]
W.H. Adams1849–1851 [1] 13th
14thS.J. Sherwood1850–1852 [1]
  Oscar D. Wetherell sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png Oscar D. Wetherell1851–1853 Republican [1] [6] 15th
16thO.J. Rose1852–1854 [1]
J.H. Gray1853–1855 [1] 17th
18thWilliam L. Church1854–1856 [1]
Lorenzo Fletcher1855–1857 [1] 19th
20th Calvin DeWolf 1856–1858Later elected alderman again in 1866 in 2nd ward [1]
Hiram Joy1857–1859 [1] 21st
22ndLevi J. North1858–1860 [1]
Fernando Jones (1cb34b685e3ded) (3x4).png Fernando Jones1859–1861 [1] 23rd
24thHiram Joy1860–1862 [1]
A.D. Titsworth1861–1863Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1863 [1] 25th
26thJames Hahn1862–1863Redistricted to 1st ward in 1863 [1]
James H. Roberts1863–1865 [1] 27thStephen Barrett1863–1868 Died in office [1] [7]

[5]

28th
Charles G. Wicker1865–1869Later elected alderman again in 1872 in 13th ward [1] [7] 29th
30th
31st
32nd
James Hahn1868–1870Previously served in 1st and 3rd wards [1] [7]
33rd
Joseph A. Montgomery1869–1871 [1] 34th
35thDavid Coey1870–1876 [1] [5]
John W. McGenniss1871–1873 [1] 36th
37th
William Fitzgerald1873–1876 [1] [5] 38th
39th
  WilliamAldrich.jpg William Aldrich 1876–1877 Republican [1] 40thJohn L. Thompson1876–1878 [1]
  Eugene Cary 7efd7ad3d (3x4).jpg Eugene Cary 1877–1879 Republican [1] 41st
42nd O.B. Phelps1878–1880 Republican [1] [8]
  John M. Clark 1879–1881 Republican [1] [5] [8] 43rd
44th Daniel L. Shorey1880–1886 Republican [1] [8]
 O.B. Phelps1881–1883 Republican [1] [8] 45th
46th
 Frank Follansbee1883–1885 Republican [8] 47th
48th
  Charles W. Drew sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png Charles W. Drew1885–1887 Republican [1] [6] 49th
50th  David H. Gile sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png David H. Gile1886–1888 Republican [1] [6]
  John H. Hamline 1887–1888 Republican Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1888 [1] 51st
—52ndAnson Gorton1888–1892 [1]
Laban B. Dixon1889–1893 [1] 53rd
54th
55th
56th  Edward Marrenner sketch, Chicago Inter Ocean, 1894 (1).png Edward Marrenner1892–1896 Republican [1] [9]
Eli E. Smith1893–1895 [1] 57th
58th
Noble Brandon Judah Sr. 1895–1897 [1] 59th
60thHenry S. Fitch1896–1900 [1]
Charles Alling1897–1901Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1901 [1] 61st
62nd
63rd
64thThomas J. Dixon1900–1901Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1901 [1]
  Milton J. Foreman 1901–1911 Republican Redistricted from 4th ward [1] [10] 65thWilliam S. Jackson1901–1904Redistricted from 4th ward [1]
66th
67th
68thWilliam J. Pringle1904–1912 [1]
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
Albert R. Tearney1911–1912 [1] 75th
76thSimon D. Mayer1912–1914 [1]
Thomas D. Nash1913–1915 Democratic [1] [11] 77th
78thJacob Lindheimer1914–1915 [1]
Edward J. Werner1915–1917 Republican [1] [11] 79thNathaniel R. Stern1915–1916 Republican [1] [11]
80th Ulysses S. Schwartz 1916–1923 Democratic Continued as alderman after 1923, but redistricted to 4th ward [1] [12]
George F. Iliff1917–1919 Democratic [1] [12] 81st
82nd
John H. Passmore1919–1921 [1] 83rd
84th
John H. Johntry1921–1923 [1] 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.

No.AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotes
1 Robert R. Jackson (1) (a).jpg   Robert R. Jackson April 16, 1923
–
April 12, 1939		 Republican [13] Had been serving then-2nd ward since 1918
2  Benjaim A. Grant April 12, 1939
–
April 9, 1943
3 Oscar Stanton De Priest.jpg   Oscar Stanton De Priest April 9, 1943
–
1947		 Republican Had previously served then-2nd ward from 1915 to 1917
4  Archibald Carey Jr. 1947
–
1955		 Republican
5 RalphHMetcalfe1977.jpg   Ralph Metcalfe 1955
–
December 1970		 Democratic Became a Congressman
6 Tyrone T. Kenner February 23, 1971
–
February 11, 1985
7  Dorothy Tillman February 11, 1985
–
April 27, 2007		 Democratic
8 Alderman Pat Dowell at Shimer College 2013.jpg   Pat Dowell April 27, 2007
–
Present		 Democratic

Demographics

Electoral history

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