In the 1859
Chicago mayoral election
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, incumbent Republican
John Charles Haines
John Charles Haines (May 26, 1818 – July 4, 1896) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1858–1860) for the Democratic Party.
Biography
John Charles Haines was born in Deerfield, New York on May 26, 1818. He arrived in Chicago on May 26, 1 ...
defeated Democratic challenger
Marcus D. Gilman
Marcus Davis Gilman (January 28, 1820 – January 5, 1889) was an American politician, businessman, and historian.
Born in Calais, Washington County, Vermont, Gilman went to the Calais public schools and to the Washington County Grammar Scho ...
.
The election was held on March 1.
Results
References
{{Illinois elections
1859
Events
January–March
* January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico.
* January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final u ...
Chicago
1859 Illinois elections
1850s in Chicago