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    Frank J. Corr

    American politician ; Mayor of Chicago March–April 1933

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  1. Frank J. Corr (January 12, 1877 – June 3, 1934) was an American politician. Corr served as the 45th mayor of Chicago, Illinois. Corr's term was as acting mayor from March 15, 1933, following the assassination of Anton Cermak until April 8, 1933. Corr was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography

    • Acting Mayor of Chicago, 1933
    • Biographical
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    Democratic Party
    Elected acting mayor (45th mayor) by City Council March 14, 1933 following the death of Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak
    Served 29 days as mayor before resigning April 13, 1933
    Inauguration: March 15, 1933
    Born January 12, 1877 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
    Graduated from Kent College of Law in 1899
    Took a job as assistant corporation counsel in 1902
    Married Mary Burke; they had no children.
    "Ald. F. J. Corr, Former Acting Mayor, is Dead." Chicago Daily Tribune, June 4, 1934, p. 1.
    Chicago City Council. Journal of the Proceedings, April 13, 1933, p. 2.
    Evans, Arthur. "Ald. Corr is Acting Mayor." Chicago Daily Tribune, March 15, 1933, p. 1.
    Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors.Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.
  2. J. D. Robertson (People's Ownership Smash Crime Rings) 1931–1933: Anton J. Cermak (Died in office) (May 9, 1873– Mar. 6, 1933) Kladno, Bohemia: 671,189: Anton J. Cermak (Dem.) 476,922: William Hale Thompson (Rep.) 1933: Frank J. Corr (Acting mayor pending election) (Jan. 12, 1877– June 3, 1934) Brooklyn, NY

    • Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007
  3. Mar 17, 2003 · Notorious Chicago. Chicago Tribune, February 16, 1933. BY JOHN BOETTIGER. [Chicago Tribune Press Service.] Miami, Fla., Feb. 15.- [Special.]-Mayor Cermak of Chicago was severely wounded tonight by Giuseppi Zangara, an anarchistic gunman, who was attempting to assassinate President Elect Roosevelt.

  4. Feb 6, 2024 · Mayor Frank J. Corr Inaugural Address, 1933. Frank J. Corr Biography. Inauguration date: March 15, 1933. This speech is recorded as it first appeared in print.

  5. Frank J. Corr (January 12, 1877 – June 3, 1934) was an American politician. He was the acting mayor of Chicago, Illinois in 1933 after the assassination of Anton Cermak. Corr was a Democrat. Corr was born on January 12, 1877 in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved to Chicago in 1890. Corr was married to Mary Corr. They had no children.

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