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William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (died 1877)
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William B. Ogden
American politician (1805–1877)
William Butler Ogden was an American politician and railroad executive who served as the first Mayor of Chicago. He was referred to as "the Astor of Chicago." He was, at one time, the city's richest citizen. He brought the Galena & Chicago Union RR out of insolvency and was its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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