Claim: Francis Cornwall Sherman, the 5th & 23rd Mayor of Chicago who ran under the Democratic party, married Electa Towbridge of Danbury, Connecticut.
Evidence: Francis Cornwall Sherman (September 18, 1805 – November 7, 1870; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, for three terms (1841–1842, 1862–1865) for the Democratic Party. 5th & 23rd Mayor of Chicago Francis Cornwall Sherman He married Electa Towbridge of Danbury, Connecticut.