Alexander Loyd

Alexander Loyd
4th Mayor of Chicago
In office
March 9, 1840 – March 4, 1841
Preceded byBenjamin Wright Raymond
Succeeded byFrancis Cornwall Sherman
Chief Engineer of the Chicago Fire Department[1]
In office
1839–1839
MayorBenjamin Wright Raymond
Preceded byJohn M. Turner
Succeeded byAlvin Calhoun
Chicago Alderman from the 2nd Ward[2][3]
In office
1850–1851
Preceded byGeorge W. Snow
Succeeded byHugh Maher
Chicago Village Trustee
In office
1835–1836
Personal details
Born(1805-08-19)August 19, 1805
Orange County, New York
DiedMay 7, 1872(1872-05-07) (aged 66)
West Lyons, IL
Resting placeRosehill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Chicago, Illinois
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Alexander Loyd (also Alexander Lloyd) (August 19, 1805 – May 7, 1872)[4] served one term as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.

  1. ^ "HISTORY OF THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT" (PDF). chicago.gov. City of Chicago. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference centennial was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Obituary". Chicago Tribune. May 8, 1872. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.