Walter Smith Gurnee (1813-1903) - Find a Grave Memorial

Walter Smith Gurnee

Birth

9 Mar 1813

Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, USA

Death

18 Apr 1903 (aged 90)

New York County, New York, USA

Burial

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA Show Map

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Served as the 11th Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, for two terms, 1851-1853, for the Democratic Party. Gurnee, Illinois is named for him.

Contributed by Vickie Gurnee Calvin:
Son of Halstead & Hannah (Coe) Gurnee and husband of Mary M. Coe, daughter of Matthew D. & Jennett (De La Montagne) Coe. She was born 14 Nov 1820 in Romulus, Seneca Co., New York. She died 16 Sep 1893. They were married 12 Dec 1815.

Family Members

Spouse

Mary Matilda Coe Gurnee

1820–1893

Children

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Walter Smith Gurnee

Family Members

Mary Matilda Coe Gurnee

Delia E Gurnee

Evelyn Gurnee Scott

Frances M Gurnee Watson