Alexander Loyd | |
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4th Mayor of Chicago | |
In office March 9, 1840 –March 4, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Wright Raymond |
Succeeded by | Francis Cornwall Sherman |
Chief Engineer of the Chicago Fire Department [1] | |
In office 1839–1839 | |
Mayor | Benjamin Wright Raymond |
Preceded by | John M. Turner |
Succeeded by | Alvin Calhoun |
Chicago Alderman from the 2nd Ward [2] [3] | |
In office 1850–1851 Servingwith Isaac Lawrence Milliken | |
Preceded by | George W. Snow |
Succeeded by | Hugh Maher |
Chicago Village Trustee | |
In office 1835–1836 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Orange County,New York | August 19,1805
Died | May 7,1872 66) West Lyons,IL | (aged
Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Chicago,Illinois |
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Alexander Loyd (also Alexander Lloyd) (August 19,1805 –May 7,1872) [4] served one term as mayor of Chicago,Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.
Loyd was born in Orange County,New York. He arrived in Chicago in 1833,and opened a shop. Within four years,he was considered a principal contractor,carpenter and builder in Chicago. [5]
He was elected to the Chicago Board of Trustees in 1835. [6] By then,he was a member of the volunteer Fire Department,and became Chief Engineer in 1838,serving for one year. [6]
Loyd became the 4th Mayor of Chicago in 1840,defeating incumbent Whig Benjamin Wright Raymond.
Lloyd was sworn in as mayor on March 9,1840. [7]
His mayoralty ended on March 4,1841,when he was succeeded in office by fellow Democrat Francis Cornwall Sherman. [8]
He served as a Trustee of the 2nd district of the Chicago Schools in 1842. [6] When G. W. Snow,alderman of the 2nd ward,resigned in 1850. Loyd was elected to finish Snow's term,serving for one year. [2] [6]
He died in 1872,of "rheumatism of the heart" and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery. [4]
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1 Acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. |