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| Name | Bailey Davenport |
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September 25, 1823
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| Died | January 09, 1890
(66 years)
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| Info | Bailey Davenport
b. 15 September 1823, Cincinnati, Ohio
d. January 1890, Rock Island, Illinois
m. Mary Grace Lynde, 10 July 1856
div. 25 March 1861, with no children from this union. Bailey Davenport had two sons: Harry Davenport, also called Wakimawita, whose mother was Hianope, and Joseph Hilbring.
At an early age, Bailey Davenport became interested in horse trading and horse breeding and was placed in charge of the Davenport farms. He was a prominent property owner and raised some of the finest horses in the Rock Island area. He owned and operated stone quarries, sandbanks, and coal mines. He established the Rock Island & Milan steam motor railway, which ran to Black Hawk Watch Tower, which he developed into an amusement park. On some of his city property, he laid out three additions to the town of Rock Island and one to Moline. Other property was rented and developed for the manufacturing of lumber and other businesses. He was elected mayor of Rock Island for seven continuous terms during the Civil War (1861 – 1866) as a Democrat. He was one of the organizers of the Merchants' State Bank in Davenport and the Peoples' National Bank in Rock Island, of which he was a board member and president at the time of his death. His death from pneumonia at the age of 67 was sudden and unexpected.
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04/05/1881 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Lost 28.94% (-23.55%)
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03/07/1876 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Lost 45.34% (-9.33%)
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03/02/1875 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 59.66% (+19.32%)
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03/03/1874 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Lost 43.67% (-12.66%)
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03/04/1873 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 51.27% (+2.54%)
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03/05/1872 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Lost 48.11% (-3.79%)
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03/06/1866 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Lost 37.83% (-13.27%)
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03/07/1865 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 62.02% (+24.04%)
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03/01/1864 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 62.45% (+24.89%)
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03/03/1863 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 57.39% (+27.43%)
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03/04/1862 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 99.41% (+98.82%)
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03/05/1861 |
Rock Island, IL Mayor |
Won 62.25% (+24.50%)
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