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William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago.
Former Mayor William Hale Thompson and his boat, the “Big Bill,” at the Wrigley Building in 1924. Thompson said he was going to sail from Chicago to the South Seas to find tree-climbing fish in...
Elected 43rd mayor of Chicago (third term) April 5, 1927; defeated William E. Dever (Democrat) and J.D. Robertson (People’s Ownership Smash Crime Rings) in general election. Inauguration to first term: April 26, 1915
In 1915, William Hale Thompson was elected mayor of Chicago. His father was a successful real estate developer who had left his son a substantial fortune.
Over three terms as Chicago mayor between 1915 and 1931, William Hale “Big Bill” Thompson maintained a swagger that secured his spot in history as possibly the city’s most colorful mayor....
William Hale Thompson allied himself with GOP boss William Lorimer who had won election to the United States Senate, only to have that body vote to expel him. Thompson narrowly won a seat on the Chicago City Council in 1901 and served as an alderman.
Mayor William Hale Thompson — nicknamed “Big Bill” — lived up to his nickname in everything he did as head of Chicago in the 1910s and 20s. His big rhetoric ensured his was the only voice in the room, and his big campaign stunts demanded voters’ attention.
This rollicking history traces the rise of William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, Chicago's famous reform mayor, from his upper class roots to his years as a teenaged cowboy, from his fame as a star athlete to the years as a master politician in a world where the ward boss ruled and whiskey for the voters cost a quarter a shot.
William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as Big Bill, he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago.
William Hale Thompson, 1869–1944, American politician, b. Boston. His family moved to Chicago when he was nine years old, and there he later entered politics as an alderman (1900–1902). He became commissioner of Cook co. (1902–4) and served (1915–23, 1927–31) three terms as mayor of Chicago.