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Levi Boone
17th Mayor of Chicago
In office March 13, 1855[1] – March 11, 1856[2]
Preceded by
Isaac Lawrence Milliken
Succeeded by
Thomas Dyer
Chicago Alderman[3]
In office 1854–1855
Serving with John Evans
Preceded by
Isaac L. Milliken
Succeeded by
Thomas Allen[4]
Constituency
2nd ward
In office 1847–1848
Serving with Isaac Speer
Preceded by
N.H. Bolles/ Andrew Smith
Succeeded by
Edward Manierre
Constituency
2nd ward
In office 1846–1847
Serving with George Manierre
Preceded by
Thomas Church/ J. Young Scammon
Succeeded by
James H. Woodworth/ Peter L. Updike
Constituency
1st ward
Personal details
Born
(1808-12-06)December 6, 1808 Kentucky, US
Died
January 24, 1882(1882-01-24) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois, US
Resting place
Rosehill Cemetery
Political party
American Party (Know-Nothings)
Spouse
Louise M. Smith
Children
11
Alma mater
Transylvania University
Profession
Medical Doctor
Signature
Levi Day Boone (December 6, 1808 – January 24, 1882) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1855–1856) for the American Party (Know-Nothings).
^"Mayor Levi Day Boone Inaugural Address, 1855". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"Mayor Thomas Dyer Inaugural Address, 1856". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"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". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^Moses, John (1895). ... History of Chicago, Illinois: Pre-historic agencies ; Rise and fall of French dominion ; First permanent settlement ; The massacre ; Rudimentary. Munsell & Company. pp. 115, 132, 133, 139, 226. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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oldest medical societies in the United States. The first president was LeviBoone who also served as the mayor of Chicago. It began to publish the Chicago...
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