Eleanor "Sis" Daley

Eleanor "Sis" Daley
Daley (right) with her husband and President John F. Kennedy in 1961
First Lady of Chicago
In office
April 20, 1955 – December 20, 1976
Preceded byMargaret E. Kirk (1947)
Succeeded byHeather Morgan
Personal details
Born
Eleanor Guilfoyle

(1907-03-04)March 4, 1907
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 2003(2003-02-16) (aged 95)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Sepulchre Cemetery (Worth, Illinois)
Spouse
(m. 1936; died 1976)
Children7, including Richard, John, and William[2][3]
RelativesPatrick R. Daley (grandson)
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Eleanor Daley (née Guilfoyle; March 4, 1907 – February 16, 2003), better known as Sis Daley, was the wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley[4] and the mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley served as first lady of the City of Chicago from her husband's appointing in April 1955 until his death in December 1976, and first mother from April 1989 until her death in February 2003.