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Carter Harrison, Sr.
1825Feb, 15

Carter Harrison, Sr.

Carter Harrison, Sr., American lawyer and politician, 29th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1893)
Carter Henry Harrison Sr. (February 15, 1825 – October 28, 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth term in 1893 but was assassinated before completing the term. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. Harrison was the first cousin twice removed of President William Henry Harrison, whose grandson, Benjamin Harrison, had also been president until just months prior to the assassination.

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Events on 1825

  • 27Jan

    Indian Territory

    The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
  • 9Feb

    United States presidential election, 1824

    After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
  • 2Mar

    Capture of the El Mosquito

    Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
  • 4Jun

    Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States

    General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
  • 22Jun

    Seigneurial system of New France

    The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.