biography
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Harrison, Carter Henry
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| male
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| lived:
| (1825–93)
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| biography:
| Businessman and mayor, born near Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Having made a fortune in Chicago real estate, he turned to public service, becoming a US representative (Democrat, Illinois, 1875–9). A gifted speaker, the author of several books, a man of personal integrity, and a popular campaigner, he won the support of business people, moderate Socialists, and immigrants alike as mayor of Chicago (1880–8, 1893). He was assassinated by a young man whom he had turned down for a job. His son, Carter Henry Harrison Jr, became a five-term mayor of Chicago (1898–1906, 1912–14). |
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