William Aldrich

Republican Representative of Illinois's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 19, 1820 (65 years old)

Birthday

December 3, 1885

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1877 to 1883.
Born in Greenfield Center, New York, and later moved to Michigan and Wisconsin before settling in Chicago, Illinois.
Worked as a shopkeeper and manufacturer before entering politics.
Held positions as superintendent of schools (1855-1856) and chairman of the county board of supervisors (1857-1858) in Wisconsin.
Elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1859.
Served in the Chicago City Council in 1876 before his tenure in Congress.
Died in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
His son, James Franklin Aldrich, also served as a Congressman from Illinois.
Was a member of the Republican Party.