Monday, October 11, 2010

Chicago's Mayor Levi Boone-- Part 1

On an earlier post, I mentioned that a former Chicago Mayor by the name of Levi Boone had been held at the Confederate prison in Chicago, Camp Douglas, because of his supposed Southern leanings.

I decided to use good old Wikipedia and find out some more about him. And, an interesting read it was. Chicago politics at its best, even as far back as the 1850s.

Levi Boone was born in Kentucky in 1808 and died Jan. 24, 1882. He was the great-nephew of one Daniel Boone. After graduating from medical school, he moved to Illinois and set up a medical practice in Hillsboro. In 1832, he served in the Black Hawk War.

He arrived in Chicago in 1835 and helped to establish the Cook County Medical Board.

he was a longtime temperance advocate and claimed that the scriptures provided a basis for slavery.

More to Come. --DaCoot

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