The 9th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
History The ward was created on February 16, 1847, when the number of wards in the city increased from six to nine.
Before 1923 Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.
Aldermen# Council AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite Michael McDonald 1847–1849 11th William B. Ogden 1847–1848 Democratic Previously served in 6th ward 12th Samuel McKay 1848–1850 F.C. Hageman 1849–1852 13th 14th R. J. Hamilton 1849-1851 Democratic 15th Walter L. Newberry 1851-1853 John H. Kinzie 1852–1854 Previously served in the 6th ward 16th 17th Henry A. Mitchell 1853–1855 Morgan L. Keith 1854–1856 18th 19th Samuel McKay 1855–1857 Michael Diversey 1856–1858 Previously served in 6th ward 20th 21st Philip Conley 1857–1859 Benjamin Carpenter 1858–1860 22nd 23rd J.A. Huck 1859–1861 Gurden Perkins 1860–1862 24th 25th Robert Law 1861-1863 William T. Shufeldt 1862–1863 Redistricted to 16th ward in 1864 26th Francis C. Brown 1863–1864 Redistricted from 6th ward 27th Mancel Talcott 1863–1867 Redistricted from 6th ward Willard Woodard 1864–1869 Republican Redistricted to 12th ward in 1869 28th 29th 30th 31st John H. Carpenter 1867–1869 32nd 33rd John Comiskey 1869–1870 Democratic Redistricted from 8th ward 34th George Powell 1869–1873 William B. Bateham 1870–1872 35th 36th James O'Brien 1872–1875 Later elected alderman again in 1876 in 8th ward 37th 38th Thomas H. Bailey 1873–1875 39th Jacob Beidler 1876–1879 40th John M. Van Osdel 1876–1878 Republican 41st 42nd John M. Smyth 1878–1882 Republican James Peevey 1879–1883 Democratic 43rd 44th 45th 46th Michael Gaynor 1882–1884 Democratic John Foley 1883–1884 Democratic 47th William F. Mahoney 1884–1887 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1890 in 18th ward 46th John Gaynor 1884–1886 49th 50th John R. Wheeler 1886–1888 Republican Madison R. Harris 1887–1888 Redistricted to 18th ward in 1888 51st Edward Cullerton 1888–1892 Democratic Redistricted from 6th ward 52nd Henry C. Bartels 1888–1889 53rd Joseph E. Bidwill 1889–1897 54th 55th Frederick Rohde 1892–1896 Democratic 56th 57th 58th 59th Vaclar Klinka 1896–1898 60th 61st Rudolph Hurt 1897–1901 Later elected alderman again in 1904 in 10th ward Edward Cullerton 1898–1900 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1901 in 11th ward 62nd 63rd Charles J. Byrne 1900–1901 Redistricted to 11th ward in 1901 64th Henry L. Fick 1901–1912 Redistricted from 7th ward; later elected alderman again in 1914 in the 20th ward 65th Nathan T. Brenner 1901–1903 Redistricted from 7th ward 66th 67th Michael J. Preib 1903–1905 68th 69th Abraham J. Harris 1905–1907 70th 71st Dennis J. Egan 1907–1912 Redistricted to 20th ward in 1912 72nd 73rd 74th 75th Charles E. Reading 1912 Redistricted from 33rd ward 76th Eugene Block 1912–1917Redistricted from 33rd ward Hiram Vanderbilt 1913–1917 Democratic 77th 78th 79th 80th colspan=7 81st Charles V. Johnson 1917–1919 Socialist Sheldon M. Govier 1918–1933 Democratic Continued to serve as alderman of this ward after 1923, serving until 1933 82nd 83rd Guy Madderom 1919–1923 84th 85th 86th
Since 1923
Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.
AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotesCite Sheldon M. Govier 1923–1933 Democratic Arthur G. Lindell 1933-1946 Republican Resigned Reginald DuBois 1946–1959 Republican Dominic J. Lupo 1959–1971 Alexander A. Adduci 1971–1979 Robert Shaw 1979–1983 Democratic Perry H. Hutchinson 1983–1987 Democratic Robert Shaw 1987–1998 Democratic Resigned in order to assume a seat on the Cook County Board of Review Melvin Powell Sr. 1999 Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley Anthony Beale 1999–present Democratic
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