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Gurnee defeated incumbent Democrat James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers. [2] Owing to a large number of the city's residents not being in compliance with new election laws, an unprecedented number of prospective voters were refused tickets. [1] Gurnee received a plurality of votes from all major political parties. [1]
Gurnee was born on March 11, 1855, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Mary (née Coe) Gurnee (1820–1893) and capitalist Walter Smith Gurnee (1813–1903), who served as Mayor Chicago from 1851 to 1853 and was the namesake of Gurnee, Illinois. [2] Gurnee attended Harvard University and graduated with the class of 1878. [3]
Prior to becoming the mayor of Chicago, Gurnee was the primary partner of Gurnee & Matteson, a saddlery and leather firm. Gurnee did well enough in this business, and in his tannery, that he amassed a large fortune before moving to New York City. [7] Gurnee campaigned for the mayoralty on the issue of public ownership of the city's water supply.
Fatman Scoop died at age 53 after collapsing on stage during a concert. Here's everything to know about the rapper's music and legacy. Fatman Scoop is being mourned by the rap community.
Fatman the Human Flying Saucer is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by artist C. C. Beck and writer Otto Binder in the 1960s. [1] [2] Beck and Binder created Fatman long after Beck's popular creation Captain Marvel was canceled partly due to a copyright infringement suit with DC Comics. [3]
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department charged with fighting money laundering and other ...
In Malawi, clinics could soon be running out of critical HIV medication, unable to replenish their supply since the Trump administration ordered a freeze to U.S. foreign aid. The pause has halted ...
Isaac Freeman III (August 6, 1968 [a] – August 31, 2024), better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop, was an American hip-hop recording artist and radio personality. Noted for his booming, raw vocal presence on various hip-hop songs, he was best known for his guest performances on the 2005 singles "Lose Control" by Missy Elliott and "It's Like That" by Mariah Carey, as well as his 1999 ...