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1999
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02 December 1999
John Wentworth. Courtesy of the Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-51923).

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Wentworth, John (1815-1888), editor, congressman, and mayor of Chicago  

William G. Shade

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1999
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02 December 1999

Wentworth, John (05 March 1815–16 October 1888), editor, congressman, and mayor of Chicago, was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, the son of Paul Wentworth, a storekeeper, and Lydia Cogswell. His grandfather John Wentworth served in the Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation. Young Wentworth attended first local public schools and then a series of private academies before entering Dartmouth College. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1836 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he gained employment as an agent for the ...