Person:William Ogden (13)

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William Butler Ogden
b.15 Jun 1805 Walton, Delaware, New York, United States
d.3 Aug 1877 Bronx, New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Eliza A OgdenAbt 1803 -
  2. William Butler Ogden1805 - 1877
  3. Mahlon D Ogden
  4. Caroline Ogden
  5. Frances Ogden
  6. Emily Ogden
Spouse and Children
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Facts and Events
Name[1] William Butler Ogden
Gender Male
Birth[2] 15 Jun 1805 Walton, Delaware, New York, United States
Marriage to Marianna Tuttle Arnot
Residence? Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death[2] 3 Aug 1877 Bronx, New York, United Statesat his home Villa Boscobel ; died without issue
Burial[2] Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States
Reference Number Q295380 (Wikidata)
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Working notes

  • 1837 - first mayor of Chicago
  • made miles of street, planted shade trees, advocated public parks
  • leading contractor on the Illinois and Michigan Canal
  • pioneer in constructing railways
  • spent last 10 years of life in NYC
  • no children
  • left an estate valued at $10 million, some went to fund a graduate school of science at the Old University of Chicago, and a large portion went to his niece Eleanor Wheeler who married Alexander C. McClurg
References
  1. ↑ Stoddard, Francis Hovey. Life and letters of Charles Butler. (New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1903).

    [spent last 10 years of his life in NYC]

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 William B. Ogden, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Nov 2022.

    William Butler Ogden (June 15, 1805 – August 3, 1877) was an American politician and railroad executive who served as the first Mayor of Chicago. He was referred to as "the Astor of Chicago." He was, at one time, the city's richest citizen. ...

  3.   Biographical sketches of the leading men of Chicago. (Chicago: Wilson & St. Clair, 1868)
    11-24.

    [Mr. Ogden has never married.]

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