Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois
| Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Seat | Chicago, Illinois |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Formation | 1862 |
| First holder | George Schneider |
| Final holder | John T. Jarecki |
| Abolished | 1953 |
The Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois was an office created by the Revenue Act of 1862, the holder of which was responsible for the collection of income tax in the First District of Illinois, headquartered in Chicago. The First District was the largest tax collection district in the State of Illinois, and numerous important political figures received a patronage appointment to the office. By 1920, the First District had grown to encompass the counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Warren, Whiteside, Will, and Winnebago. The office was abolished in 1953, following the reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue into the Internal Revenue Service.[1]
Officeholders
[edit]Collector of Internal Revenue, 1st District of Illinois, 1862–1953
[edit]| # | Name | Political Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Schneider | Republican | August 28, 1862 - June 26, 1866[2] |
| 2 | Orrin L. Mann | Republican | June 26, 1866 – June 18, 1868[2] |
| 3 | John M. Corse | Democratic | June 18, 1868 – April 19, 1869[2] |
| 4 | Edmund Jüssen | Republican | April 19, 1869 – December 1869[2] |
| 5 | Hermann Raster | Republican | December 1869 – March 30, 1872[3][2] |
| 6 | Samuel A. Irvin | Republican | April 8, 1872 - 1874[2] |
| 7 | Philip Wadsworth | Republican | 1874–1875[2] |
| 8 | Joseph Dana Webster | Republican | 1875 - April 12, 1876[2] |
| 9 | F.H. Battershall | Republican | March 12, 1876–March 31, 1876 (acting)[2] |
| 10 | Joel D. Harvey | Republican | March 1876–1885[4] |
| 11 | Rensselaer Stone | Democratic | 1885–1890[5] |
| 12 | Christopher Mamer | Republican | 1890–1893[6] |
| 13 | William J. Mize | Democratic | 1893–1897[7] |
| 14 | Frederick E. Coyne | Republican | 1897–1901[7][8] |
| 15 | Henry L. Hertz | Republican | 1901–1910[8][9] |
| 16 | Samuel M. Fitch | Republican | 1910–1917[9] |
| 17 | Julius Smietanka | Democratic | 1917–1920[10] |
| 18 | Harry W. Mager | Republican | 1920–1921[11] |
| 19 | John C. Cannon | Republican | 1921–1923[12][11] |
| 20 | Mabel G. Reinecke | Republican | 1923–1931[12] |
| 21 | Gregory T. Van Meter | Democratic | 1931–1934[13] |
| 22 | Carter H. Harrison | Democratic | 1934–December 31, 1944[13][14] |
| 23 | Nigel D. Campbell | Democratic | January 1, 1945–July 31, 1947[15] |
| 24 | John T. Jarecki | Democratic | 1947–1953[16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "National Archives at Chicago - Internal Revenue Service". archives.gov. National Archives. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas. 1884. p. 565.
- ^ Grant, Ulysses S. The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: 1873. N.p.: SIU, 1967. Print
- ^ Bateman, Newton (1904). Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2. Bell & Howell. p. 805.
- ^ 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. p. 278.
- ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Senate of the United States. 1909. p. 272.
- ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Senate of the United States. 1909. p. 240.
- ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 33. Senate of the United States. 1931. p. 105.
- ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 41. Senate of the United States. 1931. p. 451.
- ^ Pacyga, Dominic (2003). Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922. University of Chicago Press. p. 201. ISBN 0226644243.
- ^ a b Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress, Volume 61, Part 2. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1921. p. 1260.
- ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate, Volume 68, Issue 1, Part 1. M. Glazier. 1959. p. 146.
- ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 75. Senate of the United States. 1939. p. 33.
- ^ Selected American Shares, Inc. V. United States of America (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1952), Text.
- ^ Northern Trust Co. V. Campbell (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1953), Text.
- ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 89, Part 3. Senate of the United States. 1947. p. 3127.