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Ward in Chicago

Ward in Illinois, United States

9th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 9
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Established	1847
Communities	list
Government
• Type	Ward
• Body	Chicago City Council
• Alderperson	Anthony 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	# Council	Alderman		Term in office	Party	Notes	Cite
	Michael McDonald	1847–1849				11th		William B. Ogden	1847–1848	Democratic	Previously served in 6th ward
	Michael McDonald	1847–1849				12th		Samuel McKay	1848–1850
	F.C. Hageman	1849–1852				13th		Samuel McKay	1848–1850
						14th	—
						15th		Walter L. Newberry	1851-1853
	John H. Kinzie	1852–1854		Previously served in the 6th ward		16th		Walter L. Newberry	1851-1853
	John H. Kinzie	1852–1854		Previously served in the 6th ward		17th		Henry A. Mitchell	1853–1855
	Morgan L. Keith	1854–1856				18th		Henry A. Mitchell	1853–1855
	Morgan L. Keith	1854–1856				19th		Samuel McKay	1855–1857
	Michael Diversey	1856–1858		Previously served in 6th ward		20th		Samuel McKay	1855–1857
	Michael Diversey	1856–1858		Previously served in 6th ward		21st		Philip Conley	1857–1859
	Benjamin Carpenter	1858–1860				22nd		Philip Conley	1857–1859
	Benjamin Carpenter	1858–1860				23rd		J.A. Huck	1859–1861
	Gurden Perkins	1860–1862				24th		J.A. Huck	1859–1861
	Gurden Perkins	1860–1862				25th		Robert Law	1861-1863
	William T. Shufeldt	1862–1863		Redistricted to 16th ward in 1864		26th		Robert Law	1861-1863
	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
	William B. Bateham	1870–1872				36th
	James O'Brien	1872–1875		Later elected alderman again in 1876 in 8th ward		37th
						38th		Thomas H. Bailey	1873–1875
						39th		Thomas H. Bailey	1873–1875
	Jacob Beidler	1876–1879				40th		John M. Van Osdel	1876–1878	Republican
						41st		John M. Van Osdel	1876–1878	Republican
						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		Michael Gaynor	1882–1884	Democratic
	John Gaynor	1884–1886				46th		William F. Mahoney	1884–1887	Democratic	Later elected alderman again in 1890 in 18th ward
	John Gaynor	1884–1886				49th
	John R. Wheeler	1886–1888	Republican			50th
	John R. Wheeler	1886–1888	Republican			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		Vaclar Klinka	1896–1898
						62nd		Edward Cullerton	1898–1900	Democratic	Later elected alderman again in 1901 in 11th ward
						63rd		Edward Cullerton	1898–1900	Democratic	Later elected alderman again in 1901 in 11th ward
						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
	Nathan T. Brenner	1901–1903		Redistricted from 7th ward		66th
	Michael J. Preib	1903–1905				67th
	Michael J. Preib	1903–1905				68th
	Abraham J. Harris	1905–1907				69th
	Abraham J. Harris	1905–1907				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	—
	Charles V. Johnson	1917–1919	Socialist			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

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

	Term in office		Notes
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

^ "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.
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.
Directory of the city of Chicago, Illinois for 1843.
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.
Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men of Chicago. Chicago, IL: Wilson & St. Clair. 1868. pp. 90–95.
^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
^ "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.
^ Schmidt, John R. (January 28, 2014). On This Day in Chicago History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625847317. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
"All Fond of the Council". Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
"Council Makeup Vital Problem M. V. L. Warning". Chicago Tribune. March 31, 1915. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
"The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Byrne, John (March 13, 2014). "Emanuel gets First Challenger: Old-School Pol Shaw". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ Washburn, Gary (February 11, 1999). "Eatery Measure Approved On Council Menu". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Joravsky, Ben (October 31, 2002). "By Any Means Necessary". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

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