- Alson Sherman
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name = Alson Sherman
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birth_date =April 21 ,1811
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death_date =September 27 ,1903
death_place =Chicago ,Illinois
residence =Chicago ,Illinois
office = Mayor of Chicago
order = 8th
term_start = 1844
term_end = 1845
predecessor =Augustus Garrett
successor =Augustus Garrett
party = Independent Democratic Party
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website =Alson Sherman (
April 21 1811 -September 27 1903 ; buried inOakwood Cemetery ,Waukegan, IL ) served as Mayor ofChicago ,Illinois (1844-1845) for the Independent Democrat Party.Sherman established the first sawmill in Chicago. In the three years before he was elected mayor, Sherman served as chief of Chicago's fire department. As mayor, he oversaw the city's purchase of its first piece of fire-fighting equipment. In 1850, he became one of the original trustees of
Northwestern University . In the 1870s, when a canal being dug inLemont, Illinois revealedAthens marble , Sherman was instrumental in developing the marble quarry there.
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