Isaac Lawrence Milliken
Isaac Lawrence Milliken (August 29, 1813 – December 2, 1889; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Isaac Milliken | |
---|---|
16th Mayor of Chicago | |
In office March 15, 1854[1] – March 13, 1855[2] | |
Preceded by | Charles Gray |
Succeeded by | Levi Boone |
Personal details | |
Born | Saco, Maine | August 29, 1813
Died | December 2, 1889 74) Chicago, Illinois, United States | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
Born in Saco, Maine, Milliken moved to Chicago in 1837 and set up a blacksmith shop on Randolph Street.[3][4] Here, Milliken taught himself law and was twice elected alderman and appointed an assistant county judge.[4]
In the election of 1854, Milliken defeated Amos Gaylord Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket, with nearly 60% of the vote.[5][6] Although Throop was the temperance candidate, after winning the election, Milliken declared himself in favor of temperance as well.[7] He ran for re-election the following year against Levi Boone, of the American Party and lost with 47% of the vote.[8]
Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate.[9]
References
- "Mayor Isaac Lawrence Milliken Inaugural Address, 1854". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Mayor Levi Day Boone Inaugural Address, 1855". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Pierce, Bessie Louise (1940). A History of Chicago, Vol. II: From Town to City 1848-1871. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 305.
- The Chicago City Manual. Chicago: Bureau of Statistics and Municipal library. 1911. pp. 35.
- Walker, Thomas (2008-11-04). "Chicago Mayor 1854". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- Pierce, Bessie Louise (1940). A History of Chicago, Vol. II: From Town to City 1848-1871. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 202.
- Miller, Richard Lawrence (2012). Lincoln and His World: The Path to the Presidency, 1854-1860. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press. p. 64. ISBN 0786459298.
- Walker, Thomas (2008-11-04). "Chicago Mayor 1855". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 386.