Eugene Sawyer | |
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![]() Sawyer in 1994 | |
53rd Mayor of Chicago | |
In office December 2, 1987 – April 24, 1989 | |
Deputy | David Orr Terry Gabinski |
Preceded by | David Orr (acting) |
Succeeded by | Richard M. Daley |
Member of the Chicago City Council from the 6th ward | |
In office February 28, 1971[1] – December 2, 1987 | |
Preceded by | A. A. Rayner Jr.[2] |
Succeeded by | Ronald Robinson (interim)[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Greensboro, Alabama, U.S. | September 3, 1934
Died | January 19, 2008[4] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Oak Woods Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Eleanor Taylor
(m. 1955; div. 1984)Veronica L. Smith (m. 1996) |
Children | 3, including Roderick |
Alma mater | Alabama State University |
Eugene Sawyer Jr. (September 3, 1934 – January 19, 2008) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Sawyer was selected by the Chicago City Council as the 53rd[5] Mayor of Chicago, Illinois after the sudden death of then–mayor Harold Washington. Sawyer served for the remainder of the term, from December 2, 1987 until April 24, 1989. A member of the Democratic Party, Sawyer was an alderman, and the second African-American to serve as mayor of Chicago.