Anton C. Hesing | |
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| Cook County Sheriff | |
| In office November 1860 – November 1862 | |
| Preceded by | John Gray |
| Succeeded by | David L. Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anton Caspar Hesing January 6, 1823 Vechta, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
| Died | March 31, 1895 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Resting place | Saint Boniface Cemetery, Chicago |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Whig Republican People's Party |
| Spouse | Louisa Lamping Hesing |
| Children | Washington Hesing |
| Known for | Newspaper publisher and political boss |
Anton Caspar Hesing (1823–1895), known as "Boss Hesing", was a German-American newspaper publisher and political boss who became a prominent figure in Chicago during the second half of the 19th Century.[1] The long-time publisher of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung and political boss of the pro-liquor wing of the Republican Party, Hesing is remembered as one of the most influential figures of the 1870s in the emerging metropolis of Chicago, responsible, alongside his compatriot Hermann Raster, for the adoption of a national anti-temperance platform for the Republican Party in 1872, the creation of the People's Party in 1873, and the subsequent election of Harvey Doolittle Colvin as Mayor of Chicago. During his final years, the wealthy Hesing engaged in a number of philanthropic ventures, including a large role in financing of Chicago's Schiller Theater.
- ^ Garsten Smith, Edward (1904). The Life and Reminiscences of Robert G. Ingersoll. National Weekly Publishing Company. p. 43.