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7th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 7
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Established1947
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyChicago City Council
 • AlderpersonGregory Mitchell (Democratic Party)
Website[1]

The 7th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

History

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The ward was created on February 16, 1847, when the number of wards in the city increased from six to nine.[1]

Past alders

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The current alderperson for the 7th ward is Gregory Mitchell, who has represented the ward since 2015.

Before 1923

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Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen # Council Aldermen
Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite
Elihu Granger 1847–1848 Redistricted from 4th ward [1] 11th Charles Sloan 1847–1849 [1]
Peter Turbot 1848–1850 [1] 12th
13th George Brady 1849–1851 Previously served in the 5th ward [1]
Elihu Granger 1850–1852 [1][2]
14th
15th Charles E. Moore 1851–1853 [1]
16th
Ezra Taylor 1853–1854 [1]
17th Maurice Evans 1853 [1]
Michael O'Neil 1853–1855 [1]
Elihu Granger 1854–1856 [1] 18th
19th James J.H. Howe 1855–1857 Previously served in 6th ward [1]
John Dempsey 1856–1858 [2][3] 20th
21st John Dunlap 1957–1859 [1]
Henry Wendt 1958–1860 [1] 22nd
23rd John Alston 1859–1861 [1]
Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard 1860– 1862 [1] 24th
25th Alonzo Harvey 1861–1863 [1]
James Conlan 1862–1863 Redistricted to 15th ward in 1863 [1] 26th
James E. Abbott 1863–1864 [1] 27th   John Comiskey 1863–1865 Democratic Redistricted from 10th ward; later elected alderman again in 1867 in 8th ward [1]
Joseph Sherwin 1864–1866 [1] 28th
29th Avery Moore 1865–1867 Later elected alderman again in 1872 in 13th ward [1]
Max Schuler 1866–1868 [1] 30th
31st John Macalister 1867–1869 [4]
James H. Hildreth 1868–1869 Redistricted to 8th ward in 1869 [1][4] 32nd
33rd
William Batterman 1869–1871 [1] 34th P.J. Hickey 1869–1872 [1]
35th
  Edward Cullerton 1871–1876 Democratic Redistricted to 6th ward in 1876 [1][2][5] 36th
37th Patrick McClory 1872–1876 [1][2]
38th
39th
James H. Hildreth 1876–1877 Redistricted from 8th ward [1] 40th Henry Keber 1876–1878 [1]
41st
  John Riordan 1878–1885 Democratic [1][6] 42nd John McNally 1878–1880 [1]
43rd
44th   James H. Hildreth 1880–1888 Democratic [1][7]
45th
46th
47th
48th
  Joseph M. Weber 1885–1888 Republican Redistricted to 8th ward in 1888 [1][7] 49th
50th
51st
William J. Murphy 1888–1893 [1] 52nd William Love 1888–1890 [1]
53rd
54th   John A. Cooke 1890–1896 Republican [1][8]
55th
56th
William J. O'Neill 1893–1895 [1] 57th
58th
Edward Haas 1895–1897 [1] 59th
60th Nathan T. Brenner 1896–1898 [1]
William J. Murphy 1897–1899 [1] 61st
62nd Henry F. Fick 1898–1901 Redistricted to 9th ward in 1901 [1]
Nathan T. Brenner 1899–1901 Redistricted to 9th ward in 1901 [1] 63rd
64th
  Frank I. Bennett 1901–1909 Republican Redistricted from 34th ward; died in office [1][9] 65th —
66th   Bernard W. Snow 1902–1912 Republican [1][9]
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
  Charles E. Merriam 1909–1911 Republican [1] 73rd
74th
Willis O. Nance 1911–1912 Redistricted to 6th ward in 1912 [1] 75th
— 76th John H. Helwig 1912–1914 [1]
  Charles E. Merriam 1913–1917 Independent Previously represented same ward [1][10] 77th
78th John N. Kimball 1914–1918 [1]
79th
80th
  William R. Fetzer 1917–1920?? Republican [1][11] 81st
82nd   Guy Guernsey 1918–1923 Republican Continued as alderman after 1923, but redistricted to 6th ward [1][11]
83rd
— 84th
85th
86th

Since 1923

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See also: List of Chicago alderpersons 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.

Alderperson Term in office Party Notes Cite
Ross A. Woodhull 1923–1928 redistricted from 8th ward; resigned from office [1]
Clement A. Nance 1929–1931 [1]
Barnet Hodes 1931–1933 [1]
Thomas J. Daley 1933–1937   Democratic [1][12]
Nicholas J. Bohling 1943–1971   Republican Resigned in order to accept an appointed judgeship [1]
Robert S. Wilinski 1972–1973 Did not seek re-election after being redistricted outside of the ward's boundaries [1]
Gerald E. Jones 1973–1975 [1]
Robert S. Wilinski 1975–1979 Previously represented the same ward [1]
Joseph G. Bertand 1979–1983 [1]
William Beavers 1983–2006   Democratic Resigned in order to take office as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners [1]
Darcel Beavers 2006–2007   Democratic Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [1]
Sandi Jackson 2007–2013   Democratic Resigned while under criminal indictment [1]
Natashia Holmes 2013–15   Democratic Appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel [1]
Gregory Mitchell 2015–present   Democratic [1]

Demographics

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Electoral history

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Ahern, M. L. (1886). Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous. Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders. pp. 116–120.
  3. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1884). History of Chicago Volume 1. Arno Press. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-0-405-06845-4. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871. Higginson Book Company. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780832857249. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Schmidt, John R. (January 28, 2014). On This Day in Chicago History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625847317. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
  7. ^ a b "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "All Fond of the Council". Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Board of Aldermen in Chicago Played a Role in Iroquois Theater Fire". www.iroquoistheater.com. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Ruble, Second Metropolis: Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka, 2001, p. 239.
  11. ^ a b "The Common Council Full List of Aldermen Composing the Governing Body of the City of Chicago". Chicago Eagle at Newspapers.com. March 1, 1919. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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