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  2. William Hale Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Signature. William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as " Big Bill ", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago. Historians rank him among the most unethical mayors in American history ...

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    Once he returned to City Hall in the spring of 1927, Thompson turned the city's resources away from fighting the bootleggers, and toward fighting those who advocated reforming the city government. The competing factions. Chicago Mayor "Big Bill" Thompson was the leader of one faction of the state Republican Party.

  4. The Making of the Mob: Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Making of the Mob: New York. The Making of the Mob: Chicago is an American television miniseries, and the second season of The Making of the Mob, based on the iconic Chicago gangster Al Capone and his rise and fall in the Chicago Mafia. It is produced by Stephen David and premiered on July 11, 2016, on AMC in eight parts.

  5. Bill Thompson (voice actor) - Wikipedia

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    William H. Thompson (July 8, 1913 – July 15, 1971) was an American radio personality and voice actor, whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death. He was a featured comedian playing multiple roles on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio series, and was the voice of Droopy in most of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio theatrical cartoons from 1943 to 1958.

  6. 1927 Chicago mayoral election - Wikipedia

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    The 1927 Chicago mayoral election was held on April 5, 1927. Democratic incumbent William Emmett Dever was defeated by Republican candidate William Hale Thompson, who had served as mayor from 1915 to 1923. John Dill Robertson (the president West Parks Board, as well as former health commissioner and school board president), who had been ...

  7. William Hale Thompson 1927 mayoral campaign - Wikipedia

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    The William Hale Thompson 1927 mayoral campaign was the successful campaign of Republican William Hale Thompson for a third nonconsecutive term as mayor of Chicago in the 1927 Chicago mayoral election. The campaign saw him defeat incumbent Democrat William Emmett Dever, as well as a third-party effort by John Dill Robertson .

  8. Louis B. Anderson - Wikipedia

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    Republican. Louis Bernard [1] Anderson (April 17, 1870 – May 28, 1946) was an American politician who served as alderman of Chicago 's 2nd ward from 1917 to 1933. A Republican, he served most of the Douglas community area, including much of the African-American neighborhood of Bronzeville. He was a prominent ally of mayor William Hale ...

  9. Bill Thompson - Wikipedia

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    William Hale Thompson (1868–1944), known as Big Bill Thompson, Mayor of Chicago; Bill Thompson (Wyoming politician) (1937–2018), member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives; Bill Thompson (South Dakota politician) (born 1949), South Dakota State House of Representatives

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