List of Chicago aldermen since 1923

The Chicago City Council assumed its modern form on April 16,[dates 1] 1923, with fifty wards each electing one alderman. Here is a list of the people who have served as an alderman since that time.

Since its incorporation as a city in 1837 Chicago had been divided into wards whose number varied[lower-alpha 1] but which were almost[lower-alpha 2] always entitled to two aldermen. In the early 20th century it was decided that reducing the number of aldermen to a ward to one would be a cost-saving measure, and an ordinance to that effect was passed in 1920, taking effect in 1923.

Aldermanic elections in Chicago have been formally nonpartisan since 1920. Nevertheless, many aldermen have had,[parties 1] and continue to have, de facto partisan affiliations that are reflected in this list.

This list is organized by which side of the Chicago River the wards were on as of 1923. Numbering the wards such that those on the South Side received the first numbers, followed by in order the West and North sides was a tradition that had dated to the City's founding and division into wards in 1837.[1] Incumbent aldermen who started a new term in 1923 are reckoned as having started their term in 1923 regardless of whenever they actually started holding office, which is noted in the "Notes" column.

History

Chicago was incorporated in 1837 and initially comprised six wards.

South Side (Wards 1–19)

1st Ward

Originally covering the Loop, Near South Side, and the northern part of Armour Square, this ward was significantly moved to its current location in 1993 to help stymie corruption.

No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   John Coughlin April 16, 1923
–
November 11, 1938		 Democratic[parties 2] Had been serving since 1892
Died in office
2   Michael Kenna April 12, 1939
–
April 9, 1943		 Democratic[parties 2] Had previously served from 1897 to 1923
3   John Budinger April 9, 1943
–
1951		 Democratic Had previously served then-4th ward from 1910 to 1912
4   John D'Arco Sr. 1951
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1963		 Democratic
5   Michael Fiorito February 16
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May 6, 1963		 Democratic Resigned
6   Donald Parrillo 1963
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1968		 Democratic
7   Fred Roti 1968
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1993		 Democratic
8   Jesse Granato 1993
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May 19, 2003		 Democratic
9   Manuel Flores May 19, 2003
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January 4, 2010		 Democratic Appointed to be Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission
10   Proco Joe Moreno March 26, 2010
–
May 20, 2019		 Democratic
11   Daniel La Spata May 20, 2019
–
present		 Democratic

2nd Ward

Originally covering Douglas and its immediate surroundings, this ward has drastically moved northward to its current location across the Near North Side and West Town.

No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Louis B. Anderson April 16, 1923
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1933		 Republican Had been serving since 1917
2   William L. Dawson 1933
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April 12, 1939		 Republican[parties 1]
3   Earl B. Dickerson April 12, 1939
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April 9, 1943		 Democratic
4 William H. Harvey April 9, 1943
–
December 20, 1968		 Became a County Commissioner
5 Fred D. Hubbard March 11, 1969
–
March 16, 1972
6   William Barnett August 15, 1972
–
1983		 Democratic
7   Bobby Rush 1983
–
1993		 Democratic
8   Madeline Haithcock 1993
–
May 21, 2007		 Democratic
9   Robert Fioretti May 21, 2007
–
May 2015		 Democratic
10   Brian K. Hopkins May 2015
–
present		 Democratic

3rd Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Robert R. Jackson April 16, 1923
–
April 12, 1939		 Republican[parties 1] Had been serving then-2nd ward since 1918
2   Benjaim A. Grant April 12, 1939
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April 9, 1943
3   Oscar Stanton De Priest April 9, 1943
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1947		 Republican Had previously served then-2nd ward from 1915 to 1917
4   Archibald Carey Jr. 1947
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1955		 Republican
5   Ralph Metcalfe 1955
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December 1970		 Democratic Became a Congressman
6 Tyrone T. Kenner February 23, 1971
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February 11, 1985
7   Dorothy Tillman February 11, 1985
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April 27, 2007		 Democratic
8   Pat Dowell April 27, 2007
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Present		 Democratic

4th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Ulysses S. Schwartz April 16, 1923
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1925		 Had been serving then-3rd ward since 1916
2   Berthold A. Cronson 1925
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December 23, 1937		 Republican[parties 1] Died in office
3   Abraham H. Cohen April 12, 1939
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1955
4 Claude Holman 1955
–
June 1, 1973		 Died in office
5 Timothy C. Evans November 27, 1973
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1991
6   Toni Preckwinkle 1991
–
2010		 Democratic
7   Shirley Newsome 2010
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May 2011
8   William D. Burns May 2011
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February 2016		 Democratic
9   Sophia King April 16, 2016
–
present		 Democratic

5th Ward

6th Ward

7th Ward

8th Ward

9th Ward

10th Ward

11th Ward

12th Ward

13th Ward
  • Joseph B. McDonough
  • Thomas A. Doyle
  • John E. Egan (Democratic[parties 1])
  • Michael P. Hogan
  • John E. Egan
  • David W. Healy
  • Casamir J. Staszcuk
  • John S. Madrzyk
  • Frank Olivo
  • Marty Quinn

14th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   William R. O'Toole April 16, 1923
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1931		 Democratic Had been serving then-30th ward since 1914
2 Thomas J. O'Grady 1931
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1933
3   James J. McDermott 1933
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December 3, 1942		 Democratic[parties 1] Elected to Cook County Board of Appeals
4 Clarence P. Wagner April 9, 1943
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July 10, 1953		 Died in office
5   Joseph P. Burke November 3, 1953
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May 11, 1968		 Democratic Died in office
6   Edward M. Burke March 14, 1969
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Present		 Democratic

15th Ward

16th Ward

17th Ward

18th Ward
  • Patrick F. Ryan
  • Walter W. Morris
  • Harry E. Perry (Democratic[parties 1])
  • Bernard J. O'Hallaren
  • Thomas J. Corcoran
  • Frank J. McGrath
  • James C. Murray
  • Edward J. Hines
  • Robert T. Kellam
  • Thomas W. Murphy
  • Lona Lane
  • Derrick Curtis

19th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Donald S. McKinlay April 16, 1923
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1928		 Democratic[parties 3] Resigned
2   O.E. Northrup 1929
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1935		 Republican[parties 1]
3 Brian J. Ducey 1935
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December 1, 1950		 Resigned
4 David T. McKiernan 1951
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May 25, 1957		 Died in office
5 Thomas F. Fitzpatrick September 17, 1957
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April 1, 1975
6   Jeremiah E. Joyce April 1, 1975
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February 1, 1979		 Democratic Elected to the Illinois General Assembly for the 28th district
7   Michael F. Sheahan April 16, 1979
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1991		 Democratic
8   Virginia Rugai 1991
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2011		 Democratic
9   Matthew O'Shea 2011
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present		 Democratic

West Side (Wards 20–41)

20th Ward

21st Ward

22nd Ward

23rd Ward

24th Ward

25th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   John Powers April 16, 1923
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1927		 Democratic Had been serving then-19th ward since 1905 and previously from 1888 to 1904
2   James Bowler 1927
–
June 7, 1934
February 26, 1935
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July 11, 1953		 Democratic[parties 1] Had previously served then-19th ward between 1906 and 1923
Briefly vacated office to become a Public Vehicle License Commissioner
Became a Congressman representing IL-7
3   Vito Marzullo November 3, 1953
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1985		 Democratic
4 Juan Soliz 1985
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1991
5 Ambrosio Medrano 1991
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1996
6   Daniel Solis 1996
–
2019		 Democratic
7 Byron Sigcho-Lopez 2019
–
present

26th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Joseph A. Mendel April 16, 1923
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1927
2   Frank A. Sloan 1927
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1933
3   Frank E. Konkowski 1933
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1939		 Republican[parties 1] Redistricted from the 31st ward
Died in office
4 Alexander J. Sobota 1939
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June 23, 1944		 Died in office
5 Mathew William Bieszczat February 5, 1945
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November 8, 1960		 Elected Bailiff of Municipal Court of Chicago
6   Stanley M. Zydlo February 26, 1963
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April 16, 1979
7 Michael Nardulli 1979
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1986
8 Luis Gutiérrez May 2, 1986
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December 12, 1992		 Democratic
9 Billy Ocasio 1994
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2009		 Democratic
10 Roberto Maldonado 2009
–
present		 Democratic

27th Ward
27th ward in
  1923[maps 1]
  2019[maps 2]
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   John J. Touhy April 16, 1923
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December 1, 1926[dates 2]		 Democratic[dates 2] Had been serving then-18th ward since 1917
Resigned to take office as a Sanitary District Trustee[dates 2]
2   Harry C. Van Norman 1927
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October 11, 1929[dates 3]		 Democratic Died in office[dates 3]
3   Jeremiah P. Leahy April 25, 1930[dates 4]
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1933		 Democratic[parties 4]
4   Harry L. Sain 1933
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February 23, 1971		 Democratic[parties 5]
5   Eugene Ray February 23, 1971
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1983		 Democratic[parties 5]
6   Wallace Davis Jr., Sheneather Y. Butler 1983 - 1987,
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1987 - 1991		 Democratic
7   Rickey R. Hendon 1991
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January 13, 1993		 Democratic Elected to the Illinois Senate for the 5th district
8   Dexter G. Watson 1993
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May 1995		 Democratic
9   Walter Burnett Jr. May 1995
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present		 Democratic

28th Ward

29th Ward

30th Ward
  • John S. Clark Jr. (Democratic[parties 1])
  • Edward J. Upton
  • Edmund J. Hughes
  • Daniel J. Ronan
  • Edwin H. McMahon
  • Elmer R. Filippini
  • George A. Hagopian
  • George J. Hagopian
  • Carole Bialczak
  • Michael Wojcik
  • Ariel Reboyras

31st Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Stanley Adamkiewicz April 16, 1923
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1929		 Democratic[parties 3] Had previously served then-17th ward from 1917 to 1921
2   Frank E. Konkowski 1929
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1933		 Republican[parties 1] Redistricted to the 26th ward
3   Thomas Patrick Keane 1933
–
July 13, 1945		 Democratic[parties 1] Redistricted from the 34th ward
Died in office
4 Thomas E. Keane September 4, 1945
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October 9, 1974		 Convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy
5 Adeline Keane February 25, 1975
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1979
6 Chester Kuta April 16, 1979
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November 30, 1981		 Resigned
7 Joseph A. Martinez December 11, 1981
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1983
8 Miguel Santiago 1983

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1987
9 Raymond Figueroa 1987

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1991
10 Ray Suarez 1991
–
May 2015
11 Milly Santiago May 2015
–
May 20, 2019
12 Felix Cardona, Jr. May 20, 2019
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Present

32nd Ward
32nd ward in
  1923[maps 1]
  2019[maps 3]
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Joseph H. Smith April 16, 1923
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1933		 Democratic[parties 3] Had been serving then-14th ward since 1914
2   Joseph P. Rostenkowski 1933
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1955		 Democratic[parties 1] Redistricted from 33rd ward
3 Bernard C. Prusinski 1955
–
1959
4 Robert J. Sulski 1959
–
November 28, 1968		 Became a Circuit Court Judge
5   Terry Gabinski March 12, 1969
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May 21, 1998		 Democratic
6   Theodore Matlak May 21, 1998
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May 20, 2007		 Democratic
7   Scott Waguespack May 20, 2007
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present		 Democratic

33rd Ward

34th Ward

35th Ward

36th Ward

37th Ward
  • Wiley W. Mills (Democratic[parties 3])
  • James H. Taylor
  • Wiley W. Mills
  • Roger J. Kiley (Democratic[parties 1])
  • Francis E. Callahan
  • William J. Lancaster
  • Paul T. Corcoran
  • Thomas J. Casey
  • Frank A. Damato
  • Percy Z. Giles
  • Emma Mitts

38th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Max Adamowski April 16, 1923
–
July 16, 1929[dates 5]		 Democratic Had been serving then-22nd ward since 1916
Died in office[dates 5]
2   Frank H. Landmesser 1929
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1933		 Democratic
3   Henry J. Wieland 1933
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1935		 Democratic[parties 1]
4 Patrick J. Cullerton 1935
–
April 17, 1958		 Elected Cook County Assessor
5 William J. Cullerton 1959
–
April 14, 1973		 Died in office
6 Thomas W. Cullerton November 27, 1973
–
1993		 Died in office
7 Thomas R. Allen 1993
–
2010		 Became a judge of the Cook County Illinois Circuit Court
8 Timothy Cullerton 2011
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2013
9 Nicholas Sposato 2013
–
present		 Independent (since 2017)
Democratic (before 2017)		 Redistricted from 36th ward

39th Ward

40th Ward

41st Ward

North Side (Wards 42–50)

42nd Ward
42nd ward in
  1923[maps 1]
  2019[maps 4]

This ward, historically covering most of the Near North Side, has recently moved slightly south to also encompass the northern part of the Loop.

No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Dorsey Crowe April 16, 1923
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July 1, 1962		 Democratic[parties 1] Had been serving then-21st ward since 1919
Died in office
2   Mayer Goldberg February 26, 1963
–
November 29, 1968		 Democratic Became a Circuit Court Judge
3   Raymond K. Fried March 11, 1969
–
January 26, 1970		 Democratic Died in office
4   Burton Natarus 1971
–
2007		 Democratic
5   Brendan Reilly 2007
–
Present		 Democratic

43rd Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Arthur F. Albert April 16, 1923
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October 31, 1927		 Republican Had been serving then-22nd ward since 1921
Albert lost the first round of the 1927 election to Haffa, but had been granted a runoff that he would win. However, the runoff was disputed and the Council unseated him in favor of Haffa, claiming that the judge who had granted the runoff had erred in counting spoiled ballots to determine the majority Haffa needed to avoid a runoff.
2   Titus Haffa 1927
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1929		 Republican Disputed with Albert until October 31, 1927, see above.
1   Arthur F. Albert 1929
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1931		 Republican
3   James B. Waller 1931
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1933		 Republican
4   Paddy Bauler 1933
–
April 9, 1943		 Democratic[parties 1]
3   James B. Waller April 9, 1943
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1947		 Republican
4   Paddy Bauler 1947
–
1967		 Democratic[parties 1]
5   George B. McCutcheon April 4, 1967
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1971		 Republican
6 William Singer 1971
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1975
7   Martin J. Oberman 1975
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1987		 Democratic
8   Edwin Eisendrath 1987
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1993		 Democratic
9 Charles Bernardini 1993
–
1999
10 Vi Daley 1999
–
May 16, 2011
11 Michele Smith May 16, 2011
–
present

44th Ward

45th Ward

46th ward

47th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Harry W. Klinke April 16, 1923
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1925		 Republican[parties 3]
2   John J. Hoellen Sr. 1925
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1933		 Republican
3   Albert F. Schultz 1933
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1939		 Democratic[parties 1]
4 Frank O. Hilburn 1939
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1947
5   John J. Hoellen Jr. 1947
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1975		 Republican
6   Eugene Schulter February 25, 1975
–
May 16, 2011		 Democratic
7   Ameya Pawar May 16, 2011
–
May 20, 2019		 Democratic
8 Matt Martin May 20, 2019
–
Present

48th Ward

49th Ward
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   Eli I. Frankhauser April 16, 1923
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November 1929[dates 6]		 Republican[dates 6] Had been serving then-25th ward since 1921
Elected Superior Court Judge[dates 6]
2   George A. Williston May 1930[dates 7]
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1935		 Republican[parties 1]
3 Frank Keenan 1935
–
December 1, 1950		 Elected to Cook County Board of Tax Appeals
4 Thomas C. Keegan 1951
–
November 1, 1951		 Died in office
5 Brian J. Ducey 1951
–
1955		 Resigned
6 David J. Hartigan 1955
–
April 28, 1959		 Died in office
7 Paul T. Wigoda November 3, 1959
–
October 10, 1974		 Convicted of Income Tax evasion
8 Esther Saperstein February 25, 1975
–
April 16, 1979
9   David Orr 1979
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1990		 Democratic
10 Robert Clarke 1990
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1991
11   Joe Moore 1991
–
May 20, 2019		 Democratic
12 Maria Hadden May 20, 2019
–
present

50th Ward
50th ward in
  1923[maps 1]
  2019[maps 5]
No. Alderman Term in office Party Notes
1   William H. Pontow April 16, 1923
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1927		 Democratic[parties 3]
2   Aron K. Mose 1927
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1929		 Republican
3   Curtis F. Mellin 1929
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1931		 Republican
4   James R. Quinn 1931
–
June 21, 1945		 Democratic[parties 1] Resigned
5 Jerome Huppert September 4, 1945
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1947
6 Alban Weber 1947
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1951
7 Robert S. Bremer 1951
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1955
8 Jack I. Sperling 1955
–
February 1, 1973		 Became a Circuit Court Judge
9   Bernard Stone 1973
–
2011		 Democratic (1973–1987; 1990–2011)
Republican (1987–1990)
10 Debra Silverstein 2011
–
present

Notes
  1. They were six in 1837 and 35 immediately prior to 1923.
  2. The 3rd and 5th wards were entitled to one alderman each until 1839.

References
  1. "Ward Map – 11 February 1837". Chicagology. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

Dates

  1. "Englewood Happenings". Suburbanite Economist. April 13, 1923. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Resign Council seats to take other offices". Chicago Tribune. December 2, 1926. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. "City Hall will close in homage to Van Norman". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 13, 1929. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. "Jeremiah P. Leahy Takes Oath as Council Member". Chicago Tribune. April 26, 1930. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  5. "Ald. Adamowski will be buried next Saturday". Chicago Tribune. July 18, 1929. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  6. Evans, Arthur (November 6, 1929). "22 Candidates on Democratic slate swept in". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. "Williston Wins Council Seat by 2,419 over Dever". Chicago Tribune. May 7, 1930. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

Partisan affiliations

  1. "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Fremon p. 25
  3. "Final Results on Aldermen". Chicago Tribune. 82 (81C). April 4, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Democracy's leaders urge the nomination of Judge Henry Horner". Chicago Tribune. April 10, 1932. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fremon p. 180

Ward maps

  1. "1930 Census Chicago, Illinois Ward Boundaries". A look at Cook. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. "Ward 27" (PDF). CityOfChicago.org. City of Chicago. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. "Ward 32" (PDF). CityOfChicago.org. City of Chicago. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. "Ward 42" (PDF). CityOfChicago.org. City of Chicago. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. "Ward 50" (PDF). CityOfChicago.org. City of Chicago. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

Bibliography
  • Fremon, David K. (1988). Chicago Politics Ward by Ward. Bloomington, Indiana and Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-31344-9.
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