William E. Rodriguez
William Emilio Rodriguez (1879–1970) was an American socialist politician and lawyer. A founding member of the Chicago chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, Rodriguez is best remembered as the first Hispanic individual elected to the Chicago City Council. Biography Early years William (Infant baptism, christened Eldritus) Emilio Rodriguez was born in Naperville, Illinois on September 15, 1879. His father, Emilio, was a Spaniards, Spaniard who worked as a laborer and his mother, of ethnic Germans, German extraction, was born in Germany."Chicago's First Hispanic Alderman: How William E. Rodriguez broke ethnic — and political — barriers," ''Chicago'' magazine, vol. 30, no. 11 (November 1981), pp. 144–147. Rodriguez attended public schools and worked as a house painter following his graduation from high school. He later entered law school, graduating from John Marshall Law School (Chicago), John Marshall Law School in 1912 and joining a small firm in Chicago. He ...
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