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| Name | Fred A. Busse |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 03, 1866
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| Died | July 09, 1914
(48 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Info | Mayor of Chicago, 1907-1911
Republican Party
Elected 39th mayor of Chicago April 2, 1907; defeated William A. Brubaker (Prohibition), Edward F. Dunne (Democrat) and George Koop (Socialist)
Inauguration: April 15, 1907
Inaugural address
First mayor to serve four-year term, second Chicago-born mayor
Personal
Born March 3, 1866 in Chicago
His father, Gustave Busse, was a captain for the Union in the Civil War.
President of Busse Coal Co.
Elected to Illinois State House in 1894; re-elected 1896
Elected to Illinois State Senate in 1898
Elected State Treasurer in 1902
President Roosevelt named him postmaster of Chicago in 1905.
Secretly married Miss Josephine Lee in 1908; they had no children.
Died July 9, 1914 in Chicago
Buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
Sources
"Death Closes Varied Career of Fred Busse." Chicago Daily Tribune, July 10, 1914, p. 5.
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.
"Roosevelt Glad for Busse." Chicago Daily Tribune, April 3, 1907, p. 5.
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