About Carter Harrison III
Carter Henry Harrison III (February 15, 1825 – October 28, 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1879 until 1887 and from 1893 until his assassination. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, and one term on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Harrison was a working-class aligned populist, and attained much political support among the labor unionists and Catholic white-ethnic immigrants of the city. While wealthy himself, Harrison fell into political disfavor among many of the city's business elites in his late political career. He was the father of Carter Harrison IV, who himself served five terms as the mayor of Chicago. A 1994 survey of experts on Chicago politics assessed Harrison as one of the ten best mayors in the city's history (up to that time). Harrison, (a lieutenant general to Oliver Cromwell during the First English Civil War who had been involved in carrying out the execution of Charles I). The first property that Harrison bought in Chicago was the Adams house located at the corners of Clark and Harrison Street After the Great Chicago Fire, Harrison became involved in politics. Harrison won 42.14% of the vote to Ward's 57.86%.
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