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Index 1939 Chicago mayoral election

The Chicago mayoral election of 1939 was held on April 5, 1939.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: African Americans, Al Capone, Carter Harrison Jr., Cook County State's Attorney, Crime prevention, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party (United States), Dwight H. Green, Edward Joseph Kelly, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George E. Q. Johnson, Governor of Illinois, Harold L. Ickes, Henry Horner, James Farley, Mayor of Chicago, Mayoral elections in Chicago, New Deal, Patrick Nash, Political boss, Political machine, Primary election, Republican Party (United States), Thomas J. Courtney, Trade union, William Hale Thompson, 1935 Chicago mayoral election, 1940 Illinois gubernatorial elections, 1940 United States presidential election, 1943 Chicago mayoral election.

  2. 1930s in Chicago
  3. 1939 Illinois elections
  4. 1939 United States mayoral elections
  5. 20th century in Chicago
  6. William Hale Thompson

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.

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Carter Harrison Jr.

Carter Henry Harrison IV (April 23, 1860 – December 25, 1953) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician who served a total of five terms as mayor of Chicago (1897–1905 and 1911–1915) but failed in his attempt to become his party's presidential nominee in 1904.

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Cook County State's Attorney

The Cook County State's Attorney functions as the state of Illinois's district attorney for Cook County, Illinois, and heads the second-largest prosecutor's office in the United States.

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Crime prevention

Crime prevention is the attempt to reduce and deter crime and criminals.

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Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal committee of the United States Democratic Party.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Dwight H. Green

Dwight Herbert Green (January 9, 1897 – February 20, 1958) was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of the US state of Illinois, serving from 1941 to 1949.

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Edward Joseph Kelly

Edward Joseph Kelly (May 1, 1876October 20, 1950) was an American politician who served as the 46th Mayor of Chicago from April 17, 1933, until April 15, 1947.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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George E. Q. Johnson

George E. Q. Johnson (July 11, 1874 – September 19, 1949) was a United States Attorney in Chicago, Illinois who won tax evasion convictions of Al Capone and several of his associates.

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Governor of Illinois

The governor of Illinois is the head of state and head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.

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Harold L. Ickes

Harold LeClair Ickes (March 15, 1874 – February 3, 1952) was an American administrator, politician and lawyer.

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Henry Horner

Henry Horner (November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American politician.

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James Farley

James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was an American politician who simultaneously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Postmaster General under President Franklin Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential campaigns were run by Farley.

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Mayor of Chicago

The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States.

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Mayoral elections in Chicago

Chicago has held regularly-scheduled popular elections to select the city's mayor ever since it was incorporated as a city in 1837.

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New Deal

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression.

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Patrick Nash

Patrick A. Nash (March 2, 1863 – October 6, 1943) was a political boss in the early and mid-twentieth century in Chicago and Cook County.

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Political boss

In politics, a boss is a person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party.

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Political machine

In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives (such as money or political jobs) and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.

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Primary election

Party primaries or primary elections are elections in which a political party selects a candidate for an upcoming general election.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Thomas J. Courtney

Thomas J. Courtney (December 23, 1892 – December 3, 1971) was an influential Illinois Democratic politician and attorney for roughly 50 years in the mid-20th Century.

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Trade union

A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.

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William Hale Thompson

William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931.

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1935 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1935, incumbent Interim Mayor Edward J. Kelly (who had been appointed to office of mayor after the assassination of Anton Cermak) defeated Republican Emil C. Wetten and independent candidate Newton Jenkins by a landslide 60% margin of victory. 1939 Chicago mayoral election and 1935 Chicago mayoral election are 1930s in Chicago, 20th century in Chicago and mayoral elections in Chicago.

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1940 Illinois gubernatorial elections

Before the primary, incumbent governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, opted not to seek a third term.

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1940 United States presidential election

The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election.

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1943 Chicago mayoral election

The Chicago mayoral election of 1943 was held on April 6, 1943. 1939 Chicago mayoral election and 1943 Chicago mayoral election are 20th century in Chicago and mayoral elections in Chicago.

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See also

1930s in Chicago

1939 Illinois elections

  • 1939 Chicago mayoral election

1939 United States mayoral elections

20th century in Chicago

William Hale Thompson

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Chicago_mayoral_election