4th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 4
Coordinates: 41°48′58″N 87°36′18″W / 41.816°N 87.605°W / 41.816; -87.605
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Communities
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Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyCity of Chicago
 • AldermanLamont Robinson (D)
Websitewww.cityofchicago.org

The 4th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. It is divided into 52 election precincts.[2] Lake Michigan is the ward's eastern boundary for much of its area.[2] Its northwesternmost point, as of 2002, was located at the intersection of East 26th Street and South Prairie Avenue and its southeasternmost point at the intersection of East 55th Street and Lake Park Avenue.[2]

David K. Fremon wrote in 1988 that "No other ward has wealth and poverty in such proximity."[3]

History

The 4th ward was one six created upon Chicago's incorporation as a city in 1837. At the time its boundaries were the city limits at North Avenue and Wood Street to its respective north and west, Randolph Street to its south, and the Chicago River to its east. In 1847 it was moved to the Loop and Near South Side, being bounded by the Chicago River to its north and west, 22nd street (modern Cermak) to its south, and Wells Street to its east. In 1857 the southern boundary was extended to 31st street and in 1863 the ward was significantly moved eastward, bounded by 16th street, Lake Michigan, 31st street, and Clark Street. In 1869 its southern boundary was retracted to 26th street.[4]

In 1876 it was moved southward, between 26th street and Egan Street (modern-day Pershing) and Lake Michigan and Clark Street. In 1887 it was moved south yet again, to the area bounded by the Lake, 33rd and 39th streets, and Stewart Avenue. In 1901 it was extended west to once again touch the River, which it would do until 1923. In 1923, coincident with the City being divided into its modern 50 wards, it covered Kenwood and northern Washington Park.[4]

List of aldermen

1837 – 1923

Before 1923, Wards were represented by two aldermen

Aldermen # Council Aldermen
Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite
John S.C. Hogan 1837–1838 Redistricted to the 2nd ward in 1838 [4] 1st Asahel Pierce 1837–1840 [4]
Francis C. Taylor 1838–1839 [4] 2nd
John Murphy Jr. 1839–1840 [4] 3rd
Seth Johnson 1840–1841 [4] 4th William Otis Snell 1840–1842 [4]
G.W. Rogers 1841–1842 [4] 5th
Eben C. Chalonder 1842–1843 [4] 6th Daniel Elston 1842–1843 Later elected alderman again in 1851 in the 6th ward [4]
John Murphy Jr. 1843–1845 [4] 7th William S. Warner 1843–1844 [4]
8th James Poussard 1844 [4]
Asahel Pierce 1844–1846 [4]
Thomas McDonough 1845–1846 [4] 9th
Henry Magee 1846–1847 [4] 10th Joseph Wilson 1846–1847 [4]
Robert H. Foss 1847–1852 [4] 11th Charles McDonnelll 1847–1849 Previously served in 4th ward [4]
12th
13th Amos G. Throop 1849–1853 Later elected alderman again in 1976 in 11th ward [4][5][6]
14th
15th
Charles McDonnelll 1852–1854 [4] 16th
17th William Kennedy 1853–1855 [4]
Robert H. Foss 1854–1855 Later elected alderman again in 1860 in 5th ward [4] 18th
— 19th William Colby 1855–1857 Later elected alderman again in 1860 in 1st ward [4]
Samuel Myers 1856–1862 [4] 20th
21st J.M. Kennedy 1857–1861 [4]
22nd
23rd
24th
25th William Baragwanath 1861–1863 [4]
Andrew Schall 1862–1863 Redistricted in 1863 to 1st ward [4] 26th
John T. Edwards 1863–1864 Redistricted from 1st ward [4] 27th Benjamin E. Gallup 1863–1865 [7]
Samuel McRoy 1864–1866 [4] 28th
29th H.M. Willmarth 1865–1867 [4]
Alan C. Calkins 1866–1870 [4][7] 30th
31st Samuel McRoy 1867–1869 [7]
32nd
33rd John H. McAvoy 1869–1873 [4][7]
34th
Harvey M. Thompson 1870–1872 [4] 35th
36th
George H. Sidwell 1872–1874 [4] 37th
38th Jesse Spaulding 1873–1876 [4][8]
Rensselaer Stone 1874–1876 [4] 39th
John W. Stewart 1876–1878 [4] 40th James H. Gilbert 1876–1879 [4]
41st
Herbert E. Mallory 1878–1880 [4] 42nd
43rd Amos Grannis 1879–1881   Republican [4][9]
William W. Watson 1880–1882   Republican [4][9] 44th
45th Oscar D. Wetherell 1881–1888   Republican Previously served in 3rd ward [4][10]
S.D. Foss 1882–1884 [4] 46th
47th
Thomas C. Clarke 1884–1888   Republican Previously served in the 5th ward [4][10] 48th
49th
50th
51st
John W. Hepburn 1888–1896   Republican [4][11] 52nd Harry D. Hammer 1888–1889 [4]
53rd Martin B. Madden 1889–1897   Republican [4]
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
William S. Jackson 1896–1901   Republican Redistricted to the 3rd ward in 1901 [4][12] 60th
61st Abraham A. Ballenberg 1897–1899   Democratic [4][12]
62nd
63rd Milton J. Foreman 1899–1901   Republican Redistricted to the 3rd ward in 1901 [4][13]
64th
William E. Kent 1901–1902 Redistricted from 5th ward; died in office [4] 65th Frank Doubek 1901–1903 [4]
Henry Stuckart 1902–1904 [4] 66th
67th James M. Dailey 1903–1907 [4]
John A. Richert 1904–1923 [4] 68th
69th
70th
71st John W. McNeal 1907–1909 [4]
72nd
73rd James M. Dailey 1909–1911 [4]
74th
75th Joseph F. Ryan 1911–1915 [4]
76th
77th
78th
79th David R. Hickey 1915–1918 Died in office [4]
80th
81st
82nd —
83rd Timothy A. Hogan 1919–1923 Continued as alderman after 1923, but redistricted to the 11th ward [4]
84th
85th
86th

1923 – present

Main article: List of Chicago aldermen since 1923
List of Chicago Alderman from the 4th Ward since 1923
Image Alderman Party Term start Term end Ref.
Ulysses S. Schwartz 1923 1925 [4]
Berthold A. Cronson Republican 1925 December 23, 1937 (died in office) [4]
Abraham H. Cohen 1939 1955 [4]
Claude Holman Democratic 1955 June 1, 1973 (died in office) [4]
Timothy C. Evans November 27, 1973 1991 [4]
Toni Preckwinkle April 2, 1991 December 6, 2010
Shirley Newsome 2010 2011
William D. Burns Democratic May 2011 April 2016 (resigned) [14]
Sophia King April 13, 2016 May 15, 2023 [15]
Lamont Robinson May 15, 2023 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ward 4". City of Chicago. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "4th Ward - 52 election precincts" (PDF). Chicagoelections.com. January 4, 2002. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  3. ^ David K. Fremon (October 1988). Chicago politics, ward by ward. Indiana University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-253-20490-5. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Chicago Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Council, Chicago (Ill ) City (1892). Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council. pp. IX–XI. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Rogues, Rebels, And Rubber Stamps: The Politics Of The Chicago City Council, 1863 To The Present by Dick Simpson, Routledge, Mar 8, 2018 (page 30)
  7. ^ a b c d Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871. Higginson Book Company. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780832857249. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Ahern, M. L. (1886). Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous. Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders. pp. 116–120.
  9. ^ a b Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102.
  10. ^ a b "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "All Fond of the Council". Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  12. ^ a b The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Political Register for 1899. Chicago Daily News. 1899. p. 285. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Plumbe, George Edward; Langland, James; Pike, Claude Othello (1900). Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1900. Chicago Daily News, Incorporated. p. 383. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Ald. Will Burns Resigns, Leaves 4th Ward Seat Vacant, Will Go To Airbnb". dnainfo.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "City of Chicago :: Ward 4". www.cityofchicago.org. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
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