The 1838
Chicago mayoral election saw
Whig nominee
Buckner Stith Morris
Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1838–1839) for the Whig Party.
Morris married Evelina Barker in Kentucky in 1832 and the couple moved to Chicago in 1834 where Morris establis ...
defeat
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
William Jones by an 8.5 point margin.
The election was held on March 6.
Results
References
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1830s in Chicago