Charles H. Wacker | |
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| Chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission | |
| In office 1909–1926 | |
| Appointed by | Fred A. Busse |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | James Simpson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Henry Wacker August 29, 1856 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | October 31, 1929 (aged 73) Lake Geneva, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Stuttgart University of Geneva |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist |
Charles Henry Wacker (August 29, 1856 – October 31, 1929) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was vice chairman of the general committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and in 1909 was appointed chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission by Mayor Fred A. Busse. As commission chairman from 1909 to 1926, he championed the Burnham Plan for improving Chicago. His work to promote the plan included addresses, obtaining wide publicity from newspapers, and publishing Wacker's Manual of the Plan of Chicago (by Walter D. Moody) as a textbook for local schoolchildren.