Richard J. Daley

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human mayor political boss politician

Richard J. Daley was the powerful mid-20th-century mayor of Chicago and a dominant Democratic political boss known for his control of the city’s political machine and resistance to civil rights activism.

Aliases (2)

Mayor Richard J. Daley ×1
Richard Joseph Daley ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → mayor → political boss → politician →
birthDate	1902-05-15 →
birthPlace	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
burialPlace	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
child	Richard M. Daley → William M. Daley →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1976-12-20 →
deathPlace	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
education	DePaul University → DePaul University College of Law →
electedIn	1955 Chicago mayoral election →
endTime	1976-12-20 (as Mayor of Chicago) →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Daley →
fullName	Richard Joseph Daley →
givenName	Richard NERFINISHED →
hasSignature	signature of Richard J. Daley →
knownFor	leadership of the Chicago Democratic political machine → opposition to certain civil rights and antiwar protests → strong control over Chicago city government →
memberOf	Cook County Democratic Party organization →
middleName	Joseph →
notableAlias	Boss Daley →
notableEvent	1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago →
notableWork	development of the modern Chicago political machine →
numberOfChildren	7 →
occupation	lawyer → politician →
politicalParty	Democratic Party →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party → Clerk of Cook County → Illinois Director of Revenue → Illinois state representative → Illinois state senator → Mayor of Chicago →
reElectedIn	1959 Chicago mayoral election → 1963 Chicago mayoral election → 1967 Chicago mayoral election → 1971 Chicago mayoral election → 1975 Chicago mayoral election →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, United States →
spouse	Eleanor Guilfoyle Daley →
startTime	1955-04-20 (as Mayor of Chicago) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daley Plaza → Richard J. Daley Center →	namedAfter
Richard M. Daley →	father
Richard J. Daley ("Richard Joseph Daley") →	fullName
Chicago Freedom Movement →	opposedBy
Summit Agreement of 1966 ("Mayor Richard J. Daley") →	participant