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In the 1853 Chicago mayoral election, Charles McNeill Gray defeated Josiah L. James in a landslide, winning by a 54-point margin.
Incumbent mayor Walter S. Gurnee did not run for reelection.
The election was held on March 14.[1]
Josiah L. James was a businessman in the lumber industry.[2][3][4]