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Richard J. Daley: Richard J. Daley was Chicago's longest-serving mayor and held office from 1955 to his death in 1976
 
 
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Biography

Name: Richard J. Daley
Birth Date: May 15, 1902
Death Date: December 20, 1976
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: mayor, politician

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Biography of Richard J. Daley
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Richard J. Daley (1902-1976) was the Democratic mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976 and the last of the nation's big city bosses. The most powerful mayor in Chicago's history, Richard J. Daley, was born in a working class neighborhood on May 15, 1902,...


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Richard J. Daley , (May 15, 1902 - December 20, 1976) mayor of Chicago , Illinois from 1955 to 1976. "The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder." [1] Attributed "If a father can't do a favor for son, what...


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Richard J. Daley Information
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Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) He served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago and is considered by historians to be the "last of the big city bosses." He played a major role in the history of the...


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Crain's Chicago Business
Daley; clout, chicago.(Richard J. Daley family and siblings)
10/17/2005: 481 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: Eric Ferkenhoff Back story: The boss, Richard J. Daley, reigned over Chicago as mayor for more than 20 years until his death in 1976. Wife Eleanor "Sis'' Daley died in 2003 at 95. The couple had seven children, raising them in...
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
RICHARD J. DALEY: KINGMAKER BOOK CHRONICLES DALEY'S IRON GRIP ON CHICAGO.(Showcase)(Review)
07/02/2000: 632 words, approx. 2 pages
When Vice President Al Gore appointed Chicago businessman William Daley to be his new campaign chief a few weeks ago, no one had to ask who Daley was. Nor is it hard to remember the name of Chicago's current mayor. Mayor Richard...
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AP News
Chicago voters weigh another Daley term
2/27/2007: 374 words, approx. 1 pages
Mayor Richard M. Daley will be on course to eclipse his legendary father and become the city's longest-serving mayor if voters Tuesday give him a sixth term despite a City Hall corruption scandal.Daley, first elected in 1989, needs more than 50 percent of the vote...
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Graft is issue No. 1 in Chicago election
2/14/2007: 597 words, approx. 2 pages
A mayor whose administration is under federal investigation. An alderman who just got hit with a federal bribery charge. Four politicians who served time for corruption and want their old jobs back.All are candidates in this month's municipal elections in Chicago, a city legendary for...
 


 

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