Carter Harrison IV

Carter Harrison
Harrison in 1911
37th & 40th Mayor of Chicago
In office
April 17, 1911 – April 26, 1915
Preceded byFred A. Busse
Succeeded byWilliam Hale Thompson
In office
April 15, 1897 – April 10, 1905
Preceded byGeorge Bell Swift
Succeeded byEdward Fitzsimmons Dunne
Personal details
Born
Carter Henry Harrison

(1860-04-23)April 23, 1860
Chicago, Illinois
DiedDecember 25, 1953(1953-12-25) (aged 93)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Edith Ogden
ChildrenCarter Harrison V
Edith Ogden Harrison II
FatherCarter Harrison III

Carter Henry Harrison IV (April 23, 1860 – December 25, 1953) served as Mayor of Chicago (1897–1905 and 1911–1915). As the City's 30th mayor, he was the first mayor actually born in Chicago. His father was Mayor of Chicago, Carter Harrison, Sr..

Carter was born on April 23, 1860 in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Carter Harrison, Sr. was already the mayor but was assassinated while in office. He was married to Edith Ogden. He had two children. Harrison died on December 25, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois from natural causes, aged 93.

References

  1. ↑ "Chicago Mayors". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Abbot, Willis John (1895). "The Harrison Family". Carter Henry Harrison: A Memoir. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. pp. 1–23. ISBN 9780795020988. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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