Back چوزيف ميديل ARZ جوزف مدیل AZB Joseph Medill German Joseph Medill Estonian Joseph Medill French Медилл, Джозеф Russian Joseph Medill SIMPLE
Joseph Medill | |
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| 26th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Roswell B. Mason |
| Succeeded by | (Lester L. Bond), Harvey Doolittle Colvin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1823 Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America |
| Died | March 16, 1899 (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
| Political party | Free Soil, Whig, Republican |
| Spouse |
Katherine "Kitty" Patrick
(m. 1852) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Wheaton, Illinois |
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Joseph Medill (April 6, 1823 – March 16, 1899) was a Canadian-American newspaper editor, publisher, and Republican Party politician. He was co-owner and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and he was Mayor of Chicago from after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 until 1873.