Anton Cermak
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| 34th Mayor of Chicago | |
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In office April 7, 1931 – March 6, 1933 (died in office) |
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| Preceded by | William Hale Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Frank J. Corr |
| President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners | |
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In office January, 1923 – March 23, 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Ryan, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Emmett Whealan |
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Antonín Josef Čermák May 9, 1873 Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | March 6, 1933 (aged 59) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Bohemian National Cemetery (Chicago, Illinois) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Horejs (m. 1894–1921) (her death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Religion | Protestant |
Anton Joseph "Tony" Cermak (Czech: Antonín Josef Čermák, pronounced [ˈantɔɲiːn ˈjɔzɛf ˈtʃɛrmaːk]; May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 34th mayor of Chicago, Illinois from April 7, 1931 until his assassination on March 6, 1933.
Cermak was born to a mining family in Kladno, Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic). He emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1874. Cermak grew up in the town of Braidwood, Illinois, southwest of Chicago, and later moved to Chicago. He began his political career as a precinct captain and in 1902 was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. Seven years later, he would take his place as alderman of the 12th Ward. Cermak was elected president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1922, chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party in 1928, and mayor of Chicago in 1931. In 1928 he ran for the United States Senate and was defeated by Republican Otis F. Glenn, receiving 46% of the vote.
His mayoral victory came in the wake of the Great Depression and the deep resentment many Chicagoans had of Prohibition and the increasing violence resulting from organized crime's control of Chicago, typified by the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
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