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Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1838–1839) for the Whig Party. Morris married Evelina Barker in Kentucky in 1832 and the couple moved to Chicago in 1834 where Morris established a law practice with J. Young Scammon.
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- Male
- August 19, 1800
- Mary Prudence (Blackburn) Morris
- December 16, 1879
24 de may. de 2018 · Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1838–1839) for the Whig Party.
Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1838–1839) for the Whig Party. Morris married Evelina Barker in Kentucky in 1832 and the couple moved to Chicago in 1834 where Morris established a law practice with J. Young Scammon.
- Mayor of Chicago, 1838-1839
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Whig PartyElected second mayor of Chicago March 6, 1838; defeated William Jones (Democrat)Born August 19, 1800 in Augusta, Ky.Admitted to the bar in 1827Married Miss Evilina Barker of Mason County, Ky. in 1832Elected alderman of Sixth Ward in 1839Andreas, A.T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas, 1884–86.Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.Visitors Guide to Historic Rosehill. Rosehill Cemetery & Mausoleum, 1987.Chicago Mayor. He was elected as a Whig to serve as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, serving from 1838 to 1839. During the Civil War he opposed prosecuting the war against the South, and was arrested in 1864 for attempting to free Confederate prisoners who were being held at Chicago's Camp Douglas.
Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1838–1839) for the Whig Party. Morris married Evelina Barker in Kentucky in 1832 and the couple moved to Chicago in 1834 where Morris established a law practice with J. Young Scammon.
