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Title: Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. A.N. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Waterman, Arba N. (Arba Nelson), 1836-1917
Subjects: Chicago (Ill.) -- History Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography Cook County (Ill.) -- History Cook County (Ill.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, New York, The Lewis publishing company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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his election to the Illinois state senate in1882, being a representative from the Fifth district. As he had been elected to the upper legislative house on an Independent ticket, his vote was much sought in the famous contest for the United States senatorship in 1885. But he remained faithful to his old comrade,John A. Logan, and to him is given the credit of sending the latter to Washington. It is a noteworthy political fact that the district which elected Mr. Ruger to the state senate had a normal Democratic majority of about three thousand, which he not only overcame, but passed by 931. While a member of the senate and of the Republican State convention of 1884, he was also chosen a delegate to the National convention which nominated James G. Blaine for president and John A. Logan for vice-president. Mr. Rugers father was a well known Chicago pioneer, and as early as 1849 was chosen Captain of the Watch, or the first chief of police, being placed in command of a force of fourteen men. This ^JOA
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GEORGE M. SHIPPY CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 847 circumstance gave him the title of Captain H. B. Ruger, and later-day citizens and lawyers remember him as a popular justice of the peace, on the west side, for sixteen years, and as bailiff of the United States court, in which latter position he served for forty-six years,or until his death in February, 1896. He was also for some time president of the Veteran Relief Association, incorporated in July,1889. Mr. Rugers wife was formerly Miss Elizabeth Boden, to whom he was married at Chicago in 1867, .nd their family consisted of five children, of whom two, Harmon and Earl, are living. The latter is a well known athlete, a pitcher for the White Sox. George M. Shippy, general superintendent of police of the city of Chicago, has won promotion to the head of his department, both because of his fearlessness as an officer and his c. * executive talents, and his courteous and pleasing Shippy. ,. ^^ , . , . . , f personality. He was born m this city, on th

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