What is Roswell B. Mason?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Roswell B. Mason |image = Rosewellmason.jpeg |birth_date = {{birth date|1805|9|19}} |birth_place = [[New Hartford]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1892|1|1|1805|9|19}} |death_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] |residence = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |office = Mayor of Chicago |order = 25th |term_start = 1869 |term_end = 1871 |predecessor = [[John Blake Rice|John B. Rice]] |successor = [[Joseph Medill]] |party = Citizens Party |religion = |spouse = |children = |website = }} '''Roswell B. Mason''' (September 19, 1805 &ndash; January 1, 1892) served as [[Mayor of Chicago|mayor]] of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (1869–1871) for the Citizens Party. Roswell was born on September 19, 1805 in [[New Hartford, New York|Hartford]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He was never married and had no children. Roswell held a high position with the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] until he decided to run to be Mayor of Chicago on a reform ticket.<ref>{{cite book | last = Gale | first = Edwin O. | title = Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity | url = https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesear00gale | publisher = Revell | year = 1902 | location = Chicago | pages = [https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesear00gale/page/389 389]}}</ref> During Mason's administration, the [[Great Chicago Fire]] occurred. Mason responded by directing General [[Philip Sheridan]] to place the city under [[martial law]]. Mason died on January 1, 1892 from natural causes in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], aged 86. ==Related pages== * [[Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Chicago Mayors}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Roswell B.}} [[Category:1805 births]] [[Category:1892 deaths]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Chicago]] [[Category:Burials at Rosehill Cemetery]] [[Category:Mayors of Chicago]] [[Category:Politicians from New York (state)]]