William+B.+Ogden

By Steele



William was born June 15, 1805 in New York. He lived most of his life in Chicago. William was the first mayor in Chicago and was mayor for only one year from 1837-1838. He invented the first swing bridge and worked in a company that built railroads. He had __FOUR__ things named after him. Ogden Elementary in Chicago, Ogden Ave., Ogden Slip and Ogden Ave. in the Bronx.

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