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8th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 8
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Established1847
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyChicago City Council
 • AlderpersonMichelle A. Harris (Democratic Party)
Website[1]

The 8th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

History

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The ward was created on February 16, 1847, when the number of wards in the city increased from six to nine.[1]

Past alders

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The current alderperson for the 8th ward is Michelle A. Harris, who has represented the ward since 2006.

Before 1923

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Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen # Council Aldermen
Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite
James Lane 1847–1849 [1] 11th William B. Snowhook 1847–1848 [1]
12th William B. Herrick 1848–1850 [1]
Henry R. Payson 1849–1850 [1] 13th
John C. Dodge 1850–1852 [1] 14th George F. Foster 1850–1851 Previously served in 6th ward [1]
15th Robert Malcolm 1851–1853 [2]
Andrew J. Brown 1852–1854 [1] 16th
17th   Francis Hoffmann 1853–1854 Democratic [1]
William H. Stickney 1854–1855 [3] 18th
B.W. Thomas 1854–1855 [1][3]
Samuel Ashton 1855–1856 [1][3] 19th Stephen D. LaRue 1855–1858 [1]
Conrad L. Niehoff 1856–1857 [1] 20th
Christian Wahl 1857–1861 [1] 21st
22nd Andrew Wright 1858–1860 [1]
23rd
24th Redmond Prindiville 1860–1862 [1]
W.G. White 1861–1862 [4] 25th
Charles L. Woodman 1862–1863 Redistricted to 16th ward in 1863 [1] 26th Redmond Sheridan 1863 Redistricted from 10th ward [1]
Francis J. Ullbrich 1863–1864 Redistricted from 10th ward [1]
Richard Clark 1863–1865 [1] 27th
28th Patrick Rafferty 1864–1869 [4]
M.L. Frisbee 1865–1867 [1] 29th
30th
  John Comiskey 1867–1869 Democratic Previously served in 10th and 7th wards; redistricted to 9th ward in 1869 [1] 31st
32nd
33rd
  James H. Hildreth 1869–1870 Democratic Redistricted from 7th ward [1][5] 34th William S. Powell 1869–1871 [1]
Michael B. Bailey 1870–1874 [1] 35th
36th Jeremiah Clowry 1871–1873 [1]
37th
38th   James H. Hildreth 1873–1876 Democratic Redistricted to 7th ward in 1876 [1][5]
Patrick C. McDonald 1874–1875 [1] 39th
  Frank Lawler 1876–1886 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1895 in 19th ward [1][6] 40th James O'Brien 1876–1877 Previously served in 9th ward [1]
41st Richard M. Oliver 1877–1879 [1]
42nd
43rd   Thomas Purcell 1879–1885 Democratic [1][6]
44th
45th
46th
47th
48th
49th   Redmond F. Sheridan 1885–1888 Democratic Redistricted to 19th ward in 1888 [1][5]
  Lawrence A. Yore 1886–1888 Republican [1][5] 50th
51st
  Charles A. Monear 1888–1889 Independent Democrat Redistricted from 6th ward [1][7] 52nd Joseph M. Weber 1888–1889 Redistricted from 7th ward [1]
George F. Bunker 1889–1891 [1] 53rd Frank J. Dvorak 1889–1892 [1]
54th
Martin Morrison 1891–1895 [1] 55th
56th William Loeffler 1892–1894 [1]
57th
58th   Frank Slepicka 1894–1896 Democratic [1][8]
John Bennett 1895–1899 [1] 59th
60th Frank Meek 1896–1898 [1]
61st
62nd   Edward J. Novak 1898–1901 Democratic Redistricted to 10th ward in 1901 [1][9]
Michael S. Garry 1899–1901 [1] 63rd
64th
  John Hugh Jones 1901–1906 Republican Redistricted from 33rd ward [1][9] 65th P. H. Moynihan 1901–1909 [1]
66th
67rd
68th
69th
John S. Derpa 1906–1908 [1] 70th
71st
  John Hugh Jones 1908–1910 Republican [1][9] 72nd
73rd   John R. Emerson 1909–1915 Democratic [1][10]
John S. Derpa 1910–1912 [1] 74th
75th
Ernest M. Cross 1912–1917 Later elected alderman again in 1923 in 10th ward [1] 76th
77th
78th
79th   John E. Tyden 1915–1917 Republican [1][10]
80th
  Ross A. Woodhull 1917–1923 Democratic [1][11] 81st —
82nd   Martin S. Furman 1918–1923 Democratic [1][11]
83rd
84th
85th
86th

Since 1923

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See also: List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923

Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.

Alderperson Term in office Party Notes Cite
William D. Meyering 1923–1930   Democratic [1][12]
David L. Sutton   Democratic [1][12]
Michael F. Mulcahy
Roy E. Olin
Einar Johnson
James A. Condon
William Cousins 1967–1976   Democratic
Marian Humes
Keith Caldwell
Lorraine Dixon Died in office
Todd Stroger 2001–2006   Democratic Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley. Subsequently won election. Resigned in order to assume office as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Michelle A. Harris 2006–present   Democratic Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, subsequently has won election to several terms

Demographics

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Electoral history

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be "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.
  2. ^ Moses, John (1895). History of Chicago, Illinois, Volume 1. Munsell & Company. p. 133. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1884). History of Chicago Volume 1. Arno Press. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-0-405-06845-4. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871. Higginson Book Company. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780832857249. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
  7. ^ Politics and Politicians of Chicago: Cook County, and Illinois. Memorial Volume, 1787-1887. A Comlete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. And an Account of the Haymarket Massacre of May 4, 1886, and the Anarchist Trials. Blakely Printing Company. 1886. p. 515. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "All Fond of the Council". The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Board of Aldermen in Chicago Played a Role in Iroquois Theater Fire". www.iroquoistheater.com. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Council Makeup Vital Problem M. V. L. Warning". Chicago Tribune. March 31, 1915. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b "The Common Council Full List of Aldermen Composing the Governing Body of the City of Chicago". Chicago Eagle at Newspapers.com. March 1, 1919. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "Final Results on Aldermen". Chicago Tribune. Vol. 82, no. 81C. April 4, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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