What is William B. Ogden?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = William Butler Ogden | image = William B Ogden by GPA Healy, 1855.jpg | imagesize = 151 | birth_date = {{birth date|1805|6|15}} | birth_place = [[Walton]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1877|8|3|1805|6|15}} | death_place = [[Fordham Heights]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | residence = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] | office = Mayor of Chicago | order = 1st | term_start = 1837 | term_end = 1838 | predecessor = None - position created | successor = [[Buckner Stith Morris]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | religion = | spouse = {{marriage|Mariana Arnot|1875|1877}} (his death) | children = | website = | occupation = Real Estate Developer }} '''William Butler Ogden''' (June 15, 1805 &ndash; August 3, 1877) was the first Mayor of [[Chicago]]. Ogden was born on June 15, 1805 in [[Walton, New York|Walton]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web | title = William Butler Ogden | work = American Experience | publisher = PBS | year = 2003 | url = https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/p_ogden.html | accessdate = 2009-01-07}}</ref> He was married to Mariana Arnot from 1875 until his death in 1877. They had no children. Butler lost almost everything he had in the [[Great Chicago Fire]]. Butler died on August 3, 1877 in [[Fordham Heights]], [[New York (state)|New York]], aged 72. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Chicago Mayors}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogden, William Butler}} [[Category:1805 births]] [[Category:1877 deaths]] [[Category:Mayors of Chicago]] [[Category:Politicians from New York (state)]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]