1st ward, Chicago

Ward in Chicago December 2024 1st Ward - Chicago Ward 1 Ward City of Chicago wards map (2020s) with 1st ward highlighted in red.svg Current Chicago ward map, with 1st ward highlighted in red Established 1837 Ward Chicago City Council Democratic Party Alderperson Daniel La Spata Country United States State Illinois County Cook City Chicago Communities list The 1st Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. History 175px 1st ward, highlighted on 1895 Chicago ward map.jpeg Ward (outlined in red) on an 1895 ward map 1st ward, highlighted on 1929 Chicago ward map.jpg Ward (outlined in red) on a 1929 ward map 1st Ward 2015.svg Boundaries of the ward used for the 2015 and 2019 aldermanic elections By the mid-1890s, the ward's partisan lean had firmly become Democratic. The last Republican to represent the ward on the Chicago City Council was Francis P. Gleason, who left office in 1897. In the 1940s, the ward was referred to as being the "wealthiest ward in the world".Evans Ryan Kelly Wins, But G.O.P. Gains; Return Mayor to Office By 116,159 Margin; Machine Strength Slips Sharply https://www.newspapers.com/image/372045300 Newspapers.com subscription 2 Chicago Tribune 13 January 2025 en April 7, 1943 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 AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite J.C. Goodhue 1837–1838 1st Hiram Pearson 1837–1838 E.A. Haddock 1838–1839 2nd Eli B. Williams 1838–1839 James A. Smith 1839–1840 Fergus Robert Fergus' Directory of the City of Chicago 1839 https://digital.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/niu-lincoln%3A34907 Northern Illinois University Digital Library (Newberry Library at Northern Illinois University) Robert Fergus 2 December 2024 en 1876 3rd Oliver H. Thompson 1839–1840 50px Orsemus Morrison 1840–1841 4th Julius Wadsworth 1840–1841 John Davlin 1841–1842 5th Charles Follansbee 1841–1842 50px John Calhoun 1842–1843 6th 50px Norman B. Judd 1842–1843 Cyrenus Beers 1843–1844 7th Hugh T. Dickey 1843–1844   50px John P. Chapin 1844–1845 Whig 8th Asher Rossiter 1844–1845 Thomas Church 1845–1846 9th  J. Young Scammon 1845–1846 Whig 50px Levi Boone 1846–1847 Redistricted to 2nd ward in 1847 10th 50px George Manierre 1846–1847 Democratic "Valley of the Kings" Graceland Cemetery Tour https://www.ravenswoodhistorical.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/RLVHA-Kings-Gracleland-Tour-bro.pdf Ravenswood LAke View Historical Association 24 December 2024 50px James Hutchinson Woodworth 1847–1848 Previously served in 2nd ward 11th Peter L. Updike 1847–1849 Edward Manierre 1848–1849 Previously served in 2nd ward 12th James Carney 1849–1851 Previously served in 2nd ward 13th R.C. Bristol 1849 Moses John ... History of Chicago, Illinois: Pre-historic agencies; Rise and fall of French dominion; First permanent settlement; The massacre; Rudimentary 1895 Munsell & Company 115, 132, 133, 139, 226 https://books.google.com/books?id=aRq4z-Hgu4oC 16 July 2020 en Peter Page 1849–1852 Previously served in 2nd ward 14th John Sears Jr. 1851–1853 15th 16th Eli B. Williams 1852–1855 A.D. Taylor 1853–1855 17th 18th Sylvester Sexton 1855–1857 19th James Long 1855–1860 20th 50px William Bross 1857–1859 Republican 21st 22nd J.K. Botsford 1859–1863 23rd 24th William Colby 1860–1862 Previously served in 4th ward 25th 26th John T. Edwards 1862–1863 Redistricted to 4th ward in 1863 James Hahn 1863–1864 Redistricted from 3rd ward; later elected alderman again in 1867 in 3rd ward 27th Andrew Schall 1863–1864 Redistricted from 4th ward George W. Gage 1864–1866 Republican Gage, George W. https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/persons/GA42262 Papers Of Abraham Lincoln 29 November 2024 28th 50px Charles D. Peacock Sr. 1864–1865 29th Joshua C. Knickerbocker 1865–1869 Andreas Alfred Theodore History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871 2 1885 Higginson Book Company 49–50 1003763 https://books.google.com/books?id=iKE4AQAAMAAJ 12 July 2020 en William Cox 1866–1870 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th Richard Sommers 1869–1871 Joshua C. Knickerbocker 1870–1872 35th 36th Chauncey T. Bowen 1871–1873 William H. Richardson 1872–1876 37th 38th Thomas Foley 1873–1876 Ahern M. L. 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 1886 Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders 116–120 https://books.google.com/books?id=qxkVAAAAYAAJ en 39th 50px Daniel Kimball Pearsons 1876–1879 40th John T. McAuley 1876–1878 41st 42nd 50px Murray F. Tuley 1878–1879 Swayne Wickersham 1879–1884 Democratic Andreas Alfred Theodore History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885 1886 A. T. Andreas 101–102; 865–870 https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw1FAQAAMAAJ en 50px Arthur Dixon 1879–1891 Republican Previously served in 2nd ward Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=36889934 Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune 20 July 2020 en 7 April 1886 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th  50px William P. Whelan 1884–1890 Democratic 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 50px Nicholas A. Cremer 1890–1892 John R. Morris 1891–1893 55th 56th  50px John Coughlin 1892–1938 Democratic Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, later died in office Evans Arthur Coughlin to Get Kind of Funeral That He'd Wish Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL 12 Tribune Co. November 12, 1938Board of Alderman The Daily News Almanac and Political Recorder 1901 Chicago Daily News 310 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0003723970&seq=316 17 July 2020 Louis I. Epstean 1893–1895 57th 58th  50px Francis P. Gleason 1895–1897 Republican Public Officials of Chicago (1895–1896) The Municipal Herald of Chicago Containing a Portraiture of the City of Chicago Consisting of Portraits of the Mayor, City Treasurer, City Attorney, City Clerk, Members of the City Council, and Leading Officials of the George B. Swift Administration of 1895–96 and All Desirable Information Regarding the Same Chicago https://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/oca/Books2007-11/municipalheraldo00lawr/municipalheraldo00lawr.pdf John C. Sterchie 31 January 2025 15 1896 59th 60th  50px Michael Kenna 1897–1923 Democratic later represented ward again (1939–1943) http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm 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. December 24, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm September 4, 2018 dead 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th Since 1923 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. AldermanTerm in officeCouncils served inPartyNotesCite  50px John Coughlin 1892–1938 61st–93rd Democratic Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, died in office   50px Michael Kenna April 2, 1939 – April 9, 1943 94th Democratic Previously represented ward 1897–1923   John Budinger April 9, 1943 – 1951 95th, 96th Democratic   John D'Arco Sr. 1951–1963 97th–99th Democratic   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   50px Jesse Granato 1993–May 19, 2003 106th, 107th, 108th Democratic   50px Manuel Flores May 19, 2003 – January 4, 2010 109th, 110th Democratic Resigned to assume office as chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission  50px Proco Joe Moreno March 26, 2010 – May 20, 2019 111th, 112th, 113th Democratic   Daniel La Spata May 20, 2019–present 114th, 115th Democratic See also First Ward Ball References 01 Category:1837 establishments in Illinois Category:Constituencies established in 1837 collapsed