Medill, Joseph
Street Address:
639 North Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL
Submitted by nwhite on Wed, 2014-11-12 11:55
1823–1899
Journalist and mayor of Chicago
Purchased the Chicago Tribune in 1855, thereafter guiding it to prominence as a major force in American journalism. After the Great Fire in 1871, he was elected mayor of Chicago.
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Dates
1855 - 1899