Richard J. Daley

Mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976

Born
1902
Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of the big city bosses" who controlled and mobilized American cities. He was the patriarch of a powerful Chicago political family. His son Richard M. Daley went on to serve as mayor of Chicago, and another son, William M. Daley, served as United States Secretary of Commerce and White House Chief of Staff.

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Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (died 1976)

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