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Buckner Stith Morris

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Buckner Stith Morris

Birth
Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Dec 1879 (aged 79)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Chicago Mayor. He was elected as a Whig to serve as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, serving from 1838 to 1839. During the Civil War he opposed prosecuting the war against the South, and was arrested in 1864 for attempting to free Confederate prisoners who were being held at Chicago's Camp Douglas. However, the Military Tribunal (held in Cincinnati, Ohio) examined the evidence and had to acquit him. His wife, Mary, also arrested, was held as a witness, but never prosecuted.
Chicago Mayor. He was elected as a Whig to serve as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, serving from 1838 to 1839. During the Civil War he opposed prosecuting the war against the South, and was arrested in 1864 for attempting to free Confederate prisoners who were being held at Chicago's Camp Douglas. However, the Military Tribunal (held in Cincinnati, Ohio) examined the evidence and had to acquit him. His wife, Mary, also arrested, was held as a witness, but never prosecuted.

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10737/buckner_stith-morris: accessed ), memorial page for Buckner Stith Morris (19 Aug 1800–16 Dec 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10737, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.