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    George Bell Swift (December 14, 1845 – July 2, 1912; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1893; 1895–1897) for the Republican...
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  • George Swift may refer to: George Bell Swift (1845–1912), mayor of Chicago, Illinois George Swift (footballer) (1870–1956), English footballer George...
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    (less than two weeks after the assassination of Carter Harrison Sr.), George Bell Swift was voted by the City Council to serve as Mayor pro tempore (acting...
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    mayors of the city of Chicago from 1837 to 1933 (1947). Schottenhamel, George. "How Big Bill Thompson Won Control of Chicago". Journal of the Illinois...
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    "Inferno at the Iroquois." Chicago History 2003 32(2): 4–31. ISSN 0272-8540 George Hilton, Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic (1997) David Cowan and John Kuenster...
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  • replaced with the new title of fire commissioner. ^A Hirman Hugunin and George E Snow's tenures predate the incorporation of Chicago as a city. While no...
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    1893 – October 28, 1893 Preceded by Hempstead Washburne Succeeded by George Bell Swift (acting) In office April 28, 1879 – April 18, 1887 Preceded by Monroe...
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    Serving with J. G. Briggs (1876–1877) Ansel B. Cooke (1877–1879) George Bell Swift (1879–1880) Preceded by S. F. Gunderson Succeeded by Thomas N. Bond...
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  • produced Lover with Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Louis Bell, and Frank Dukes. Described by Swift as a "love letter to love", the album explores wide-ranging...
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    secret initial secret ballot vote by the Chicago City Council to make George Bell Swift acting mayor of Chicago following Carter Harrison Sr.'s assassination...
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