Deaths on May 7

Alexander Loyd

Died on May 7, 1872

Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)

Alexander Loyd (also Alexander Lloyd) (August 19, 1805 – May 7, 1872) served one term as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.

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Alexander Loyd
Mayor of Chicago

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Events on 1872

5 Mar

Railway air brake
George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
22 Mar

Gender equality
Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
22 May

Amnesty Act
Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
18 Nov

United States presidential election, 1872
Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for illegal voting in the United States presidential election of 1872.
9 Dec

P. B. S. Pinchback
In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

Deaths on May 7

Alexander Loyd

Died on May 7, 1872

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Events on 1872

Railway air brake

Gender equality

Amnesty Act

United States presidential election, 1872

P. B. S. Pinchback