William Butler Ogden (June 15, 1805 – August 3, 1877) was an American politician and railroad executive who served as the first Mayor of Chicago. He was...
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"William Butler Ogden," p. 284. Downard, p. 51. Downard, p. 51. Downard, p. 53. McLear, "William Butler Ogden," p. 286. McLear, "William Butler Ogden,"...
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the Manhattan Company William Butler Ogden (1805–1877), 1st Mayor of Chicago, was one of the richest men in Chicago Robert N. Ogden Jr. (1839–1905), lieutenant...
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events related to rail transport that occurred in 1805. June 15 – William Butler Ogden, president of the Chicago and North Western Railway (d. 1877). August...
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few buildings and ashes with all personal items being destroyed. William Butler Ogden, a politician and lumber company owner, went to Peshtigo with the...
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Through much of the Chicago area, the highway is known as "Ogden Avenue", after William Butler Ogden, Chicago's first mayor. The entire highway in Illinois...
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Nichols Hideyo Noguchi James W. Nye Blanche Oelrichs Hermann Oelrichs William Butler Ogden Chauncey Olcott Joe "King" Oliver Dave Orr Marcus Otterbourg Augustus...
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patron of Healy's art. Healy also partnered with Bryan, as well as William Butler Ogden, Sidney Sawyer, and Edwin H Sheldon, in founding Graceland Cemetery...
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Franklin Cossitt) and Ogden Avenue School (named after the local name for U.S. Route 34, which in turn is named after William Butler Ogden, first mayor of Chicago)...
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through 7/31/15. National Park Service. August 7, 2015. Downard, William L. "William Butler Ogden and the Growth of Chicago," Journal of the Illinois State Historical...
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