George L. Dunlap
George L. Dunlap (1830-1904) served as president of the Chicago & North Western Railway and as City Marshall of Chicago. Biography Dunlap was born in 1830 in Maine. In his career, Dunlap served in various corporate leadership roles at the Chicago & North Western Railway, including general superintendent and president. As the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad continued to build roads west through Iowa in the early 1860s, progress was hampered by the war. It wasn't until 1864 that a newly reorganized Chicago & Northwestern railroad was able to put together The Great Consolidation, making it one organization with multiple divisions. George L Dunlap, formerly Asst. Supt. of the Chicago, St Anthony & Fon du Lac RR, was now the Gen. Supt. for the entire consolidated railroad. IB Howe's Iowa Division included everything from Clinton to the town of Nevada at that time. The Galena Road on the Chicago side of the river became the Galena Division with Dr. EH Williams as Supt. and ...
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City Marshall Of Chicago
The following is a list of heads of the Chicago Police Department. Currently the executive of the Chicago Police Department is referred to as a "Superintendent of Police". Preceding titles included High Constable, City Marshall, General Superintendent of Police, and Commissioner of Police. The current head, holding the position of "Superintendent of Police", is David Brown (police officer), David Brown, appointed by mayor Lori Lightfoot. History The original head of police position, existent from 1835 through 1842, was referred to as "High Constables in the United States, Constable". The position was an elected one. The second title used for the head of police was "City Marshal, Marshall", which was used from 1842 through 1861. The position was an elected one. For a single year during (1855-56) this time, Chicago briefly had an appointed Chief of Police position that co-headed the department alongside the City Marshall. The title used for the head of police from 1861 to 1927 w ...
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