1st ward, Chicago

1st Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 1
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Established1837
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyChicago City Council
 • AlderpersonDaniel La Spata (Democratic Party)
Website[1]

The 1st Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

History

Past alders

The current alderperson for the 1st ward is Daniel La Spata.

Before 1923

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
J.C. Goodhue 1837–1838 [1] 1st Hiram Pearson 1837–1838 [1]
E.A. Haddock 1838–1839 [1] 2nd Eli B. Williams 1838–1839 [1]
James A. Smith 1839–1840 [1][2] 3rd Oliver H. Thompson 1839–1840 [1][2]
Orsemus Morrison 1840–1841 [1] 4th Julius Wadsworth 1840–1841 [1]
John Davlin 1841–1842 [1] 5th Charles Follansbee 1841–1842 [1]
John Calhoun 1842–1843 [1] 6th Norman B. Judd 1842–1843 [1]
Cyrenus Beers 1843–1844 [1] 7th Hugh T. Dickey 1843–1844 [1]
  John P. Chapin 1844–1845 Whig [1] 8th Asher Rossiter 1844–1845 [1]
Thomas Church 1845–1846 [1] 9th   J. Young Scammon 1845–1846 Whig [1]
Levi Boone 1846–1847 Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1847 [1] 10th George Manierre 1846–1847 [3]
James Hutchinson Woodworth 1847–1848 Previously served in 2nd ward [3] 11th Peter L. Updike 1847–1849 [1]
Edward Manierre 1848–1849 Previously served in 2nd ward [1] 12th
James Carney 1849–1851 Previously served in 2nd ward [1] 13th R.C. Bristol 1849 [3]
Peter Page 1849–1852 Previously served in 2nd ward [1]
14th
John Sears Jr. 1851–1853 [1] 15th
16th Eli B. Williams 1852–1855 [1]
A.D. Taylor 1853–1855 [1] 17th
18th
Sylvester Sexton 1855–1857 [1] 19th James Long 1855–1860 [1]
20th
William Bross 1857–1859 Republican [1] 21st
22nd
J.K. Botsford 1859–1863 [1] 23rd
24th William Colby 1860–1862 Previously served in 4th ward [1]
25th
26th John T. Edwards 1862–1863 Redistricted to 4th ward in 1863 [1]
James Hahn 1863–1864 Redistricted from 3rd ward; later elected alderman again in 1867 in 3rd ward [1] 27th Andrew Schall 1863–1864 Redistricted from 4th ward [1]
George W. Gage 1864–1866 Republican [1][4] 28th Charles D. Peacock Sr. 1864–1865 [1]
29th Joshua C. Knickerbocker 1865–1869 [5]
William Cox 1866–1870 [5] 30th
31st
32nd
33rd
34th Richard Sommers 1869–1871 [1][5]
Joshua C. Knickerbocker 1870–1872 [5] 35th
36th Chauncey T. Bowen 1871–1873 [1]
William H. Richardson 1872–1876 [1][6] 37th
38th Thomas Foley 1873–1876 [1][6]
39th
Daniel Kimball Pearsons 1876–1879 [1][3] 40th John T. McAuley 1876–1878 [1]
41st
42nd Murray F. Tuley 1878–1879 [1]
Swayne Wickersham 1879–1884 Democratic [1][7]
Arthur Dixon 1879-1891 Republican Previously served in 2nd ward [1][8] 43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th
48th   William P. Whelan 1884–1890 Democratic [1][8]
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th Nicholas A. Cremer 1890–1892 [1]
John R. Morris 1891–1893 [1] 55th
56th   John Coughlin 1892–1938 Democratic Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, later died in office [1][9][10]
Louis I. Epstean 1893–1895 [1] 57th
58th
Francis P. Gleason 1895–1897 [1] 59th
60th
  Michael Kenna 1897–1923 Democratic later represented ward again (1939–1943) [1][10] 61st
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Since 1923

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.

Alderman Term in office Councils served in Party Notes Cite
  John Coughlin 1892–1938 61st–93rd Democratic Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, died in office [1][9]
  Michael Kenna April 2, 1939 – April 9, 1943 94th Democratic Previously represented ward 1897–1923 [1][10]
  John Budinger April 9, 1943 – 1951 95th, 96th Democratic [1]
  John D'Arco Sr. 1951–1963 97th–99th Democratic [1]
  Michael Fiorito February 16, 1963 – May 6, 1963 99th Democratic
  Donald Parrillo 1963–1968 100th, 101st Democratic Resigned
  Fred Roti 1968–1993 101st–106th Democratic
  Jesse Granato 1993–May 19, 2003 106th, 107th, 108th Democratic
  Manuel Flores May 19, 2003 – January 4, 2010 109th, 110th Democratic Resigned to assume office as chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission
  Proco Joe Moreno March 26, 2010 – May 20, 2019 111th, 112th, 113th Democratic
  Daniel La Spata May 20, 2019–present 114th, 115th Democratic

Demographics

Electoral history

See further

References

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