Frederick Lundin

Frederick Lundin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byPhilip Knopf
Succeeded byFrank Buchanan
Member of the Illinois Senate
In office
1894–1898
Personal details
Born
Fredrik Lundin Larsson

(1868-05-18)May 18, 1868
Hästholmen, Ödeshög Municipality, Sweden
DiedAugust 20, 1947(1947-08-20) (aged 79)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Political partyRepublican

Frederick Lundin (born Fredrik Lundin Larsson; May 18, 1868 – August 20, 1947) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and a Republican Party ward boss in Chicago. He played an instrumental role in the successful mayoral elections of William Hale Thompson and the creation of Thompson's patronage system. He also built up the organized syndicate later taken over by Al Capone in 1922.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Immigrant Frederick Lundin (1868–1947)". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Swedish Candidate, Frederick Lundin to Congress". Svenska Amerikanaren. October 22, 1908. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Gustav Skogens (2011). "Svensk styrde Chicago före Al Capone". Allt om Historia (1/2011): 46–49.
  4. ^ "Chicagoboss från Västra Tollstad blev miljonär på enbärsdricka" (PDF). hembygdsbok. Retrieved October 1, 2020.