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Richard J. Daley was born in Bridgeport, a working-class neighborhood of Chicago. [3] He was the only child of Michael and Lillian (Dunne) Daley, whose families had both arrived from the Old Parish area, near Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland, during the Great Famine. [4]
Richard M. Daley is the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley, who later became Mayor and First Lady of Chicago in 1955.Born on April 24, 1942, [2] he grew up in Bridgeport, a historically Irish-American neighborhood located on Chicago's South Side.
The Daley family is an American political family from Chicago. The family rose to prominence with its patriarch, Richard J. Daley , "the last of the big city bosses ." [ 1 ] Richard J. Daley and his son, Richard M. Daley, both held the office of the Mayor of Chicago .
CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has been released from the hospital and is now at a rehabilitation center after experiencing what his doctor called a “neurological event.”
The 1955 Chicago mayoral election saw Democrat Richard J. Daley win election to his first term as mayor by a ten-point margin over Republican Robert E. Merriam. This was the narrowest margin of victory of any of Daley's mayoral races.
The Chicago mayoral election of 1971, held on April 6, 1971, was a contest between incumbent Democrat Richard J. Daley and Republican Richard E. Friedman. [2] Daley won by a landslide 40% margin, and it was his fifth consecutive mayoral win, the longest serving mayor of Chicago until that time.
Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley remained at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Thursday.
Daley experienced a "neurological event" and is expected to fully recover, his physician said. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...