Economic impact
Elected Chicago's first mayor in 1837. Financed the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, the city's first railway, and built early swing bridges, harbor works, and sewage systems.
Xcelerator · Person
William B. Ogden
First Mayor of Chicago; Railroad Promoter
Civic Administration & Railroad Infrastructure
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- Region
- Chicago
- Industry
- Civic Administration & Railroad Infrastructure
- Source file
- profiles/chicago_profiles.md:498
- Status
- published