The 2nd ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
Past alders The current alderperson for the 2nd ward is Brian K. Hopkins.
Before 1923 Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.
Aldermen# Council AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite Peter Bolles 1837–1838 1st Francis C. Sherman 1837–1838 James Curtiss 1838–1839 Democratic Later elected alderman again in 1846 in 3rd ward 2nd John S.C. Hogan 1838–1839 Redistricted from 4th ward (where he served 1837–1838) Eli S. Prescott 1839–1840 3rd Clement C. Stose 1839–1840 James Carney 1840–1841 Later elected alderman again in 1849 in the 1st ward 4th Augustus Garrett 1840–1841 Democratic Jason McCord 1841–1842 5th Peter Page 1841–1842 Later elected alderman again in 1849 in 1st ward Charles McDonnell 1842–1843 Later elected alderman again in 1847 in 4th ward 6th Caleb Morgan 1842–1843 Jason McCord 1843–1844 7th Charles Sauter 1843–1844 Samuel W. Tallmadge 1844–1845 8th William Wheeler 1844–1845 Robert P. Hamilton 1845–1846 9th James H Woodworth 1845–1846 Later elected alderman again in 1847 in 1st ward N.H. Bolles 1846–1847 10th Andrew Smith 1846–1847 Levi Boone 1847–1848 Redistricted from 2nd ward 11th Isaac Speer1847–1849 Edward Manierre 1848–1849 12th George W. Snow 1849–1850 13th Henry L. Rucker 1849–1850 14th Isaac Lawrence Milliken 1850–1854 Democratic Alexander Loyd 1850–1851 Hugh Maher 1851–1853 15th 16th John Evans 1853–1855 17th 18th Levi Boone 1854–1855 19th Thomas Allen 1855–1856 Owen Kendall 1856–1858 R.M. Hough 1855–1856 20th Lucius A. Willard 1856–1857 Jacob Harris 1857–1858 21st Smith McClevey 1858–1859 22nd Charles H. Abbott 1858–1860 Jacob Harris 1859–1861 23rd 24th James M. Marshall 1860–1861 J.Q. Hoyt 1861–1863 25th Patrick Sanders 1861–1862 26th Peter Shimp 1862–1866 Democratic Party A.D. Titsworth 1863–1865 Redistricted from 3rd ward 27th 28th William H. Carter 1865–1867 29th 30th Calvin DeWolf 1866–1868 Previously served in 3rd ward Arthur Dixon 1867–1875 Republican later elected alderman again in 1879 in 1st ward 31st 32nd P.M. Donnellan 1868–1870 33rd 34th 35th Joseph E. Otis 1870–1872 36th 37thFrancis W. Warren 1872–1876 38th colspan= 8 39th Addison Ballard 1876–1881 Republican 40th Jacob Rosenberg 1876–1878 41st 42nd Patrick Sanders 1978–1886 Democratic 43rd 44th James T. Appleton 1881–1889 Democratic redistricted into 1st ward ahead for 1889 election and lost the election in that ward 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th George H. Mueller 1886–1888 Republican 51st 52nd John H. Hamline 1888–1889 Redistricted from 3rd ward John Summerfield 1889–1891 53rd Frank C. Vierling 1889–1892 54th John W. Woodard 1891–1893 55th 56th Daniel J. Horan 1892–1894 Martin Best 1893–1897 Republican 57th 58th Addison Ballard 1894–1896 Republican 59th 60th Charles F. Gunther 1896–1900 Democratic Patrick J. Cook 1897–1899 61st 62nd Eugene R. Pike 1899–1901 Republican 63rd 64th William Hale Thompson 1900–1902 Republican Charles Alling 1901–1905 Republican Redistricted from 3rd ward 65th Multiple sources: 1901 redistricting resulted in two "holdover" council members (Dixon and Thompson) being drawn into the ward. Ward was temporary represented by three aldermen Thomas J. Dixon 1901–1910 Republican Redistricted from 3rd ward 66th 67th 68th George F. Harding Jr. 1905–1915 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th Wilson Shufelt1910–1912 75th 76th Norris Hugh 1912–1918 Later elected alderman again in 1943 in 3rd ward 77th 78th Oscar Stanton De Priest 1915–1917 Republican 79th 80th Louis B. Anderson 1917–1933 Republican 81st 82nd Robert R. Jackson 1918–1923 Republican Redistricted to the 3rd ward in 1923 83rd 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.
Originally covering Douglas and its immediate surroundings, this ward has drastically moved northward to its current location across the Near North Side and West Town. AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotesCite1 Louis B. Anderson–1933RepublicanHad been serving since 19172 William L. Dawson–April 12, 1939Republican3 Earl B. Dickerson–April 9, 1943Democratic4William H. Harvey–December 20, 1968Became a County Commissioner5Fred D. Hubbard–March 16, 1972 Elected in 1969 special election; seat declared vacant after disappearance 6 William Barnett–1983Democratic7 Bobby Rush–1993Democratic8 Madeline Haithcock–May 21, 2007Democratic9 Robert Fioretti–May 2015Democratic10 Brian K. Hopkins–presentDemocratic
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