James Hutchinson Woodworth (December 4, 1804 – March 26, 1869; interred in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago), was a member of the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois State House of Representatives, served as a Chicago Alderman, was elected to consecutive terms as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1848–1850) as an Independent Democrat, and served one term in the US House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. Woodworth completed his career in Chicago as one of the city's most noteworthy bankers. He is a member of the Woodworth political family.
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4 December 1804 Greenwich, Washington County New York
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Died |
26 March 1869 (aged 64) Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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