Isaac Lawrence Milliken
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Isaac Lawrence Milliken served as mayor of Chicago
, Illinois
from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party
. In the election of 1854, Milliken, a blacksmith, defeated Amos Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket.
Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
from 1854 to 1855. He was a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. In the election of 1854, Milliken, a blacksmith, defeated Amos Throop, who ran on the Temperance Party ticket.
Following his term as mayor, Milliken stayed in public service, becoming a police magistrate.