Eugene Sawyer mayoral records

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Eugene Sawyer mayoral records

1987-1989

https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/bmrc/view.php?eadid=BMRC.HWLC.SAWYER

Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) served as Acting Mayor of Chicago from December 2, 1987 to April 24, 1989. He became active in local government in 1968, serving as 6th Ward Committeeman until his election as 6th Ward Alderman in 1971. After Mayor Harold Washington’s death on November 25, 1987, the Chicago City Council elected Sawyer to serve as Acting Mayor. Though Sawyer ran for a full term as mayor in 1989, he was defeated by Richard M. Daley. The Eugene Sawyer Mayoral Records contain files created by city departments that document Sawyer’s term as Mayor of Chicago.

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Sawyer, Eugene, 1934-2008

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Eugene Sawyer Jr. (September 3, 1934 – January 19, 2008) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Sawyer was selected as the 53rd Mayor of Chicago, Illinois after the sudden death of then–mayor Harold Washington, serving from December 2, 1987 until April 24, 1989. A member of the Democratic Party, Sawyer was previously an alderman representing Chicago's 6th Ward. Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Sawyer spent summer vacations in Chicago with his aunt during his childhood. Sawyer enro...