Frank J. Corr (January 12, 1877 – June 3, 1934) was an American politician. Corr served as the 45th mayor of

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. Corr's term was as acting mayor from March 15, 1933, following the

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until April 8, 1933. Corr was a member of the

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Biography

Corr was born in

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, and his family moved to Chicago in 1890 when he was thirteen years old. Corr attended

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, graduating in 1895 and then

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, from which he graduated in 1899. Corr was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Chicago. In 1902, Corr was appointed assistant corporation counsel for Chicago. Although he briefly left that position to become a law partner to Judge Walter T. Stanton, he returned to the counsel's office during the administration of Mayor William Dever. During this time, he became active in ward politics and, in 1931, was elected

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of Chicago's 17th Ward. Corr was in his second term as alderman when Cermak was assassinated in March 1933. Though he was not interested in the position, probably because of ill health and the limits placed on the interim mayor's powers, Corr yielded to the entreaties of Democratic Party leader

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, who wanted an interim appointee to serve until a permanent replacement could be selected. Nash promised Corr that he would not have to serve an extended term and the city council then elected Corr to serve as acting mayor until the

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authorized the council to appoint a permanent replacement. The city council vote was won by Edward Kelly. During Corr's brief administration, his bodyguards killed a nineteen-year-old burglar when they heard a commotion at a hotel near Corr's house. As Acting Mayor, Corr lacked the ability to sign tax warrants, limiting salary payments for city and school employees. When five aldermen traveled to

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, Corr followed them to bring them back to Chicago to ensure that his replacement could be elected quickly. At the time of his death, Corr was serving as alderman and running uncontested for election as judge of the circuit court. With his death the night before the election, he was replaced on the ballot by Cornelius J. Harrington. He was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Corr's father, Frank V. Corr, died four weeks before Corr.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corr, Frank 1877 births 1934 deaths Catholics from Illinois Chicago City Council members De La Salle Institute alumni Illinois Democrats Mayors of Chicago Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Alsip, Illinois)