Valentine's Day Massacre. The many ethnic groups such as Czechs, Poles, Ukrainians, Jews, Italians, and African Americans that began to settle in Chicago in the early 1900s were mostly detached from the political system, due in part to lack of organization which led to underrepresentation in the City Council.
As his political fortunes began to rise, Cermak was able to avail himself of other business opportunities, including interests in real estate, insurance, and banking. He began his political career as a Democratic Party precinct captain, and in 1902 he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives.
Cermak had also, in the 1910s, been elected, and served, as bailiff for the Municipal Court of Chicago. In 1928, he ran for the United States Senate and was defeated by Republican Otis F.
Cermak was elected President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1922, chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party in 1928, and mayor of Chicago in 1931.
Cermak was elected President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1922, chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party in 1928, and mayor of Chicago in 1931.
Cermak had also, in the 1910s, been elected, and served, as bailiff for the Municipal Court of Chicago. In 1928, he ran for the United States Senate and was defeated by Republican Otis F.
Cermak was elected President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1922, chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party in 1928, and mayor of Chicago in 1931.
it's true I didn't come over on the Mayflower, but I came over as soon as I could." It was a sentiment to which ethnic Chicagoans could relate, and Thompson's slur largely backfired. Thompson's reputation as a buffoon, many voters' disgust with the corruption of his machine, and his inability or unwillingness to clean up organized crime in Chicago were cited as major factors in Cermak capturing 58% of the vote in the mayoral election on April 6, 1931.
Cermak's victory finished Thompson as a political power and largely ended the Republican Party's power in Chicago; indeed, all the mayors of Chicago since 1931 have been members of the Democratic Party.
From 1931 to 1933, the Association of Real Estate Taxpayers mounted a "tax strike." At its height, the association, which was headed by John M.
From 1931 to 1933, the Association of Real Estate Taxpayers mounted a "tax strike." At its height, the association, which was headed by John M.
Roosevelt at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida on February 15, 1933, Cermak was shot in the lung and mortally wounded by Giuseppe Zangara, who was attempting to assassinate Roosevelt.
the other complications were not directly due to the bullet wound." Zangara was convicted of murder after Cermak's death, and executed in Florida's electric chair on March 20, 1933. Cermak was interred in a mausoleum at Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago.
In 1943, a Liberty ship, the SS A.
It was scrapped in 1964. ==Descendants== Cermak's son-in-law, Otto Kerner Jr., served as the 33rd Governor of Illinois, and as a federal circuit judge. His grandson, Frank J.
After World War II, he became a physician, and in 1983 was elected president of the American Medical Association.
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