Walter S. Gurnee

Walter S. Gurnee

Infobox_Politician
name = Walter S. Gurnee


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height = 200px
birth_date = March 9, 1813
birth_place =
death_date = April 18, 1903
death_place = New York, United States
residence = Chicago, Illinois
office = Mayor of Chicago
order = 14th
term_start = 1851
term_end = 1853
predecessor = James Hutchinson Woodworth
successor = Charles McNeill Gray
party = Democratic
religion =
spouse =
children =
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Walter S. Gurnee (March 9 1813–April 18 1903; buried in Sleepy Hollow, New York) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1851-1853) for the Democratic Party. Gurnee, Illinois is named for him.

External links

* [http://www.gurnee.il.us/history/history_namesake.html Village of Gurnee, IL history page]


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