Walter S. Gurnee

Walter Smith Gurnee
14th Mayor of Chicago
In office
March 11, 1851[1] – March 7, 1853[2]
Preceded byJames Curtiss
Succeeded byCharles McNeill Gray
City Treasurer of Chicago[3]
In office
1843–1845
Preceded byFrancis Cornwall Sherman
Succeeded byWilliam L. Church
In office
1840–1840
Preceded byN.H. Bolles
Succeeded byN.H. Bolles
Personal details
Born(1813-03-09)March 9, 1813
Haverstraw, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 17, 1903(1903-04-17) (aged 90)[4]
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeSleepy Hollow, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenAugustus C. Gurnee
RelativesDescendants of Robert Coe
ResidenceChicago, Illinois
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Walter Smith Gurnee (March 9, 1813 – April 17, 1903) served as Mayor of Chicago (1851–53) for the Democratic Party. The Village of Gurnee, Illinois is named for him.

  1. ^ "Mayor Walter S. Gurnee Inaugural Address, 1851". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mayor Charles McNeill Gray Inaugural Address, 1853". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Death record from the City of New York, Department of Health, 125 Worth Street, Manhattan; certificate number 12138