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Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (died 1899)

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Joseph Medill

American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician (1823–1899)

Joseph Medill was a Canadian-American newspaper editor, publisher, and Republican Party politician. He was co-owner and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and he was Mayor of Chicago from after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 until 1873.
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Mayor of Chicago

Elected chief executive of city government

The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City…
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