What is Wilson Frost?
'''Wilson Frost''' (December 27, 1925 – May 5, 2018) was an American politician. He served as [[Chicago]] [[alderman]] of the 34th Ward. In 1976, upon the death of longtime mayor [[Richard J. Daley]], Frost declared that he was acting mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-3797789.html|title=Wilson Frost bows out - with a decisive vote - Chicago Sun-Times - Encyclopedia.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref> In a power struggle that lasted several days, the entirely [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Chicago City Council]] determined that Frost was incorrect in his claim, and appointed Alderman [[Michael Anthony Bilandic]]<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,712340,00.html?promoid=googlep|title=The Nation: Slicing Daley's Pie|date=10 January 1977|publisher=|via=content.time.com}}</ref> as acting mayor instead. If he had been elected mayor, Wilson Frost would have been Chicago's first African American mayor. He was born in [[Cairo, Illinois]]. Frost died on May 5, 2018 in [[Palm Desert, California]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wilson-frost-trailblazing-black-alderman-dies-at-92/|title=Wilson Frost, trailblazing black alderman, dies at 92|publisher=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Wilson}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Lawyers from Chicago]] [[Category:Chicago City Council members]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}