6th ward, Chicago

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6th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 6
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Cook
CityChicago
Established1837
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • Body Chicago City Council
 • Alderperson William Hall (Democratic Party)
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The 6th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

Contents

History

The Illinois and Michigan Canal was completed in 1848. [1]

Past alders

The current alderperson for the 6th ward is William Hall.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen# CouncilAldermen
AldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite
Samuel Jackson1837–1838 [2] 1stBernard Ward1837–1838 [2]
George W. Dole 1838–1839 [2] 2nd Grant Goodrich 1838–1839 [2]
John H Kinzie c1850s (a).png John H. Kinzie 1839–1840Later elected alderman again in 1852 in 9th ward [2] 3rd  Buckner Morris (1).jpg Buckner Stith Morris 1839–1840 Whig [2]
R.J. Hamilton1840–1841Later elected in 1849 in the 9th ward [2] 4th  WBogden (a).jpg William B. Ogden 1840–1841 Democratic Later elected adlerman again in 1947 in 9th ward [2]
George F. Foster1841–1842Later elected alderman again in 1850 in 8th ward [2] 5thJames J.H. Howe1841–1842Later elected alderman again in 1855 in 7th ward [2]
George O. Bryan1842–1843 [2] 6th George W. Dole 1842–1844 [2]
J. Marback1843–1844 [2] 7th
Michael Diversey 1844–1845Later elected alderman again in 1856 in 9th ward [2] 8th Buckner Morris (1).jpg Buckner Stith Morris 1844 [2]
James H. Rees1844–1845 [2]
Mahlon D. Ogden1845–1846Later elected alderman again in 1871 in 19th ward [2] 9thRichard C. Ross1845–1847 [2]
William M. Larrabee1846–1847 [2] 10th
Asahel Pierce1847–1849Previously served in 4th ward [3] 11thHenry Smith1847–1849 [2]
12th
13thG.W. Wentworth1849–1851 [2]
Daniel Richards1849–1851 [2]
14th
Daniel Elston1851–1852 [2] 15thJames M. Hannah1851 [3]
Read A. Williams1851–1852 [2]
A.C. Ellithorpe1852 [2] 16thHenry Smith1852–1853 [2]
Thomas B. Dywer1852–1854 [2]
17thWilliam Carpenter1853–1855 [2]
William Wayman1854–1856 [2] 18th
19thA.C. Ellithorpe1855–1857 [2]
 Henry Greenbaum1856–1858 Republican [2] [4] 20th
21stGeorge Sitts1857–1859 [2]
John Van Horn1858–1860 [2] 22nd
23rdC.A. Reno1859–1861 [2]
James W. Cobb1860–1862 [2] 24th
25th  Edward Selig Salomon (1).jpg Edward S. Salomon 1861–1863 Republican [2] [5]
Francis C. Brown1862–1863Redistricted to 9th ward in 1863 [2] 26th
Malcolm McDonald1863–1864Previously served in 10th ward [2] 27thDavid Walsh1863–1865 [2]
John Wallwork1864–1868 [2] 28th
29thThomas C. Hatch1865–1867 [2]
30th
31stDavid Walsh1867–1869 [2]
Michael Keeley1868–1869 [6] 32nd
33rd
Mark Sheridan1869–1870Redistricted from 5th ward; later elected alderman again in 1876 in 5th ward [2] [6] 34thWilliam Tracy1869–1873 [2] [6]
Daniel Heenan1870 [2] [6]
Michael Schmitz1870–1874 [2] 35th
36th
37th
38thPhillip Reidy1873–1976 [2] [7] <
Fred Sommer1874–1876Redistricted to 5th ward in 1876 [2] 39th
  Edward Cullerton sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1886 (1).png Edward Cullerton 1876–1888 Democratic Redistricted from 7th ward, redistricted to 9th ward in 1888 [2] [8] 40thFred Lodding1876–1879 [2]
41st
42nd
43rd  John J. Altpeter 1879–1883 Socialist Labor [2] [9]
44th
45th  Republican and Socialist Labor
46th
47th  Charles F. L. Doerner sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png Charles F. L. Doerner1883–1887 Democratic [10] [9]
48th
49th
50th
51st Charles A. Monear1887–1888 Independent Democrat Redistricted in 1888 to 8th ward [2] [9]
Edward P. Burke 1888–1892Previously served as alderman in the 5th ward [2] 52ndGeorge Emmerich1888–1889 [2]
53rd William J. O'Brien 6th ward.png William H. O'Brien1889–1893 [2]
54th
55th
Henry Stuckart1892–1894 [2] 56th
57thThomas Reed1893–1895 [2]
  Charles Martin (Illinois Congressman) 2 (1).jpg Charles Martin 1894–1901 Democratic Redistricted to 5th ward in 1901 [2] 58th
59thHenry Stuckart1895–1897 [2]
60th
61st William J. O'Brien 6th ward.png William H. O'Brien1897–1899 [2]
62nd
63rdJames J. McCormick1899–1901Later elected alderman again in 1904 in the 5th ward [2]
64th
  William Mavor 1.jpg William Mavor 1901–1904 Republican Redistricted from 32nd ward; Died in office [2] [11] 65th  Linn H. Young 1901–1909 Republican [2] [11]
66th
67th
 Edward C. Potter1904–1906 Independent Republican [2] [12] 68th
69th
Arthur S. McCoid1906–1910 [2] 70th
71st
72nd
73rd Theodore K. Long 1909–1915 [2]
William R. Parker1910–1912 [2] 74th
75th
  Willis O. Nance 1912–1918 Republican [2] [13] 76th
77th
78th
79th  Alexander A. McCormick campaign poster circa 1912 (3x4).jpg Alexander A. McCormick 1915–1921 Republican [2] [14]
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
  Charles S. Eaton (1) (a).jpg Charles S. Eaton 1919–1923 Republican Continued as alderman after 1923, but redistricted to 5th ward [2] [15] 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
 Guy Guernsey Republican Redistricted from the 7th ward [2] [13]
 John F. Healy Democratic [16]
Patrick Sheridan Smith
Francis J. Hogan
David R. Muir
Sydney A. Jones Jr.
Robert H. Miller
A. A. Rayner Jr. 1967–197198thretired from council [17]
  Eugene Sawyer (2041465864 2bc2900d9a m) (1).jpg Eugene Sawyer February 28, 1971 – December 2, 198798th-103rd Democratic Resigned after being appointed mayor [18]
 Ronald Robinson1987–1989103rd Democratic Appointed by Mayor Eugene Sawyer [19]
  John O. Steele 1989–December 1997103rd-105th Democratic Elected in a special election; resigned after being appointed an associate judge for the Cook County Circuit Court in December 1997 [19] [20]
 n FMLyle2011.jpg Freddrenna Lyle February 8, 1998 – May 16, 2011105th–109th Democratic Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1998; subsequently elected to three full terms; lost re-election in 2011
  Roderick Sawyer (1) (cropped).png Roderick Sawyer May 16, 2011 – May 15, 2023110th–113th Democratic Son of Eugene Sawyer, who formerly held the same aldermanic seat; retired in 2023 in order to (unsuccessfully) run for mayor [21] [22]
  William Hall May 15, 2023–present114th, 115th Democratic

Demographics

Electoral history

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