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==History== ==History==
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The ward was created on February 16, 1847, when the number of wards in the city increased from six to nine.<ref name="centennial">{{Cite web |url=http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |title=Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The ward was created on February 16, 1847, when the number of wards in the city increased from six to nine.<ref name=centennial/>


==Past alders== ==Past alders==
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| rowspan=3| <ref name=history1857until>{{cite book |last1=Andreas |first1=Alfred Theodore |title=History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871 |date=1885 |publisher=Higginson Book Company |pages=49–50 |isbn=9780832857249 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iKE4AQAAMAAJ |accessdate=12 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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| style= "background-color:#FFFFFF"| 32nd | style= "background-color:#FFFFFF"| 32nd
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| Redistricted from 8th ward | Redistricted from ]
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| rowspan=3| Later elected alderman again in 1890 in 18th ward | rowspan=3| Later elected alderman again in 1890 in 18th ward
| rowspan=3| <ref name=centennial/><ref name="tribunecouncil1886">{{cite web |title=Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=36889934 |via=Newspapers.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=20 July 2020 |language=en |date=7 April 1886}}</ref>
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| style= "background-color:#C0C0C0"| 49th | style= "background-color:#C0C0C0"| 49th
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| rowspan=4| <ref name=centennial/><ref name="Chronicle27jan1896"/> | rowspan=4| <ref name=centennial/><ref name="Chronicle27jan1896">{{cite web |title=All Fond of the Council |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/668107697 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Chicago Chronicle |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=27 Jan 1896}}</ref>
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! rowspan=4 scope="row"| Rudolph Hurt ! rowspan=4 scope="row"| ]
| rowspan=4| 1897–1901 | rowspan=4| 1897–1901
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| rowspan=4| Later elected alderman again in 1904 in 10th ward | rowspan=4| Later elected alderman again in 1904 in ]
| rowspan=4| <ref name=centennial/> | rowspan=4| <ref name=centennial/>
| style= "background-color:#C0C0C0"| 61st | style= "background-color:#C0C0C0"| 61st
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! rowspan=2 scope="row"| Nathan T. Brenner ! rowspan=2 scope="row"| ]
| rowspan=2| 1901–1903 | rowspan=2| 1901–1903
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| rowspan=2| Redistricted from 7th ward | rowspan=2| Redistricted from ]
| rowspan=2| <ref name=centennial/> | rowspan=2| <ref name=centennial/>
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{{see also|List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923}} {{see also|List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923}}
Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties. Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.

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!scope="col" colspan="2"|Alderperson
!scope="col"|Term in office
!scope="col" colspan="2" |Party
!scope="col"|Notes
!scope="col"|Cite
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| 1923–1933
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| 1933-1946
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|]
| Resigned
| <ref name=centennial/><ref name="Parties '33">{{cite news |title=The New City Council |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/355103714/ |url-access=subscription |accessdate=April 4, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=April 5, 1933 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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| 1946–1959
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|
|
| <ref name=centennial/>
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| 1959–1971
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| <ref name=centennial/>
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| 1971–1979
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| <ref name=centennial/>
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| 1979–1983
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|]
|
| <ref name="Byrnefirstchallenger">{{cite web |last1=Byrne |first1=John |title=Emanuel gets First Challenger: Old-School Pol Shaw |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/chi-emanuel-gets-first-challenger-oldschool-pol-shaw-20140313-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |date=March 13, 2014 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=November 18, 2020}}</ref>
|- style="height:2em;"
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!scope="row"|Perry H. Hutchinson
| 1983–1987
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|]
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| 1987–1998
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|]
| Resigned in order to assume a seat on the ]
| <ref name="Byrnefirstchallenger"/><ref name="Eater1"/>
|- style="height:2em;"
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!scope="row"|Melvin Powell Sr.
| 1999
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| Appointed by Mayor ]
| <ref name="Eater1">{{cite web |last1=Washburn |first1=Gary |title=Eatery Measure Approved On Council Menu |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/168858431 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=6 January 2025 |language=en |date=February 11, 1999}}</ref>
|- style="height:2em;"
| ]
!scope="row"|]
| 1999–present
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|]
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Joravsky |first1=Ben |title=By Any Means Necessary |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/by-any-means-necessary/Content?oid=910204 |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=18 November 2020 |language=en |date=31 October 2002}}</ref>
|}


==Demographics== ==Demographics==

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Ward in Chicago

Ward in Illinois, United States
9th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 9
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Established1847
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyChicago City Council
 • AlderpersonAnthony Beale (Democratic Party)
Website

The 9th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

History

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The ward was created on February 16, 1847, when the number of wards in the city increased from six to nine.

Past alders

The current alderperson for the 9th ward is Michelle A. Harris, who has represented the ward since 2006.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen # Council Aldermen
Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite
Michael McDonald 1847–1849 11th   William B. Ogden 1847–1848 Democratic Previously served in 6th ward
12th Samuel McKay 1848–1850
F.C. Hageman 1849–1852 13th
14th —
15th Walter L. Newberry 1851-1853
John H. Kinzie 1852–1854 Previously served in the 6th ward 16th
17th Henry A. Mitchell 1853–1855
Morgan L. Keith 1854–1856 18th
19th Samuel McKay 1855–1857
Michael Diversey 1856–1858 Previously served in 6th ward 20th
21st Philip Conley 1857–1859
Benjamin Carpenter 1858–1860 22nd
23rd J.A. Huck 1859–1861
Gurden Perkins 1860–1862 24th
25th Robert Law 1861-1863
William T. Shufeldt 1862–1863 Redistricted to 16th ward in 1864 26th
Francis C. Brown 1863–1864 Redistricted from 6th ward 27th Mancel Talcott 1863–1867 Redistricted from 6th ward
  Willard Woodard 1864–1869 Republican Redistricted to 12th ward in 1869 28th
29th
30th
31st John H. Carpenter 1867–1869
32nd
33rd
  John Comiskey 1869–1870 Democratic Redistricted from 8th ward 34th George Powell 1869–1873
William B. Bateham 1870–1872 35th
36th
James O'Brien 1872–1875 Later elected alderman again in 1876 in 8th ward 37th
38th Thomas H. Bailey 1873–1875
39th
Jacob Beidler 1876–1879 40th   John M. Van Osdel 1876–1878 Republican
41st
42nd   John M. Smyth 1878–1882 Republican
  James Peevey 1879–1883 Democratic 43rd
44th
45th
46th   Michael Gaynor 1882–1884 Democratic
  John Foley 1883–1884 Democratic 47th
John Gaynor 1884–1886 46th   William F. Mahoney 1884–1887 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1890 in 18th ward
49th
  John R. Wheeler 1886–1888 Republican 50th
51st Madison R. Harris 1887–1888 Redistricted to 18th ward in 1888
Henry C. Bartels 1888–1889 52nd   Edward Cullerton 1888–1892 Democratic Redistricted from 6th ward
Joseph E. Bidwill 1889–1897 53rd
54th
55th
56th   Frederick Rohde 1892–1896 Democratic
57th
58th
59th
60th Vaclar Klinka 1896–1898
Rudolph Hurt 1897–1901 Later elected alderman again in 1904 in 10th ward 61st
62nd   Edward Cullerton 1898–1900 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1901 in 11th ward
63rd
64th Charles J. Byrne 1900–1901 Redistricted to 11th ward in 1901
Nathan T. Brenner 1901–1903 Redistricted from 7th ward 65th Henry L. Fick 1901–1912 Redistricted from 7th ward; later elected alderman again in 1914 in the 20th ward
66th
Michael J. Preib 1903–1905 67th
68th
Abraham J. Harris 1905–1907 69th
70th
Dennis J. Egan 1907–1912 Redistricted to 20th ward in 1912 71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
Eugene Block 1912–1917 Redistricted from 33rd ward 76th Charles E. Reading 1912 Redistricted from 33rd ward
77th   Hiram Vanderbilt 1913–1917 Democratic
78th
79th
80th
  Charles V. Johnson 1917–1919 Socialist 81st —
82nd   Sheldon M. Govier 1918–1933 Democratic Continued to serve as alderman of this ward after 1923, serving until 1933
Guy Madderom 1919–1923 83rd
84th
85th
86th

Since 1923

See also: List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923

Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.

Alderperson Term in office Party Notes Cite
Sheldon M. Govier 1923–1933   Democratic
Arthur G. Lindell 1933-1946   Republican Resigned
Reginald DuBois 1946–1959
Dominic J. Lupo 1959–1971
Alexander A. Adduci 1971–1979
Robert Shaw 1979–1983   Democratic
Perry H. Hutchinson 1983–1987   Democratic
Robert Shaw 1987–1998   Democratic Resigned in order to assume a seat on the Cook County Board of Review
Melvin Powell Sr. 1999 Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley
Anthony Beale 1999–present   Democratic

Demographics

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Electoral history

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References

  1. ^ "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. Ahern, M. L. (1886). Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous. Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders. pp. 116–120.
  3. Directory of the city of Chicago, Illinois for 1843.
  4. Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871. Higginson Book Company. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780832857249. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men of Chicago. Chicago, IL: Wilson & St. Clair. 1868. pp. 90–95.
  6. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
  7. ^ "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Schmidt, John R. (January 28, 2014). On This Day in Chicago History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625847317. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. "All Fond of the Council". Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  10. "Council Makeup Vital Problem M. V. L. Warning". Chicago Tribune. March 31, 1915. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Common Council Full List of Aldermen Composing the Governing Body of the City of Chicago". Chicago Eagle at Newspapers.com. March 1, 1919. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Byrne, John (March 13, 2014). "Emanuel gets First Challenger: Old-School Pol Shaw". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  14. ^ Washburn, Gary (February 11, 1999). "Eatery Measure Approved On Council Menu". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Joravsky, Ben (October 31, 2002). "By Any Means Necessary". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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