Anton Cermak

Antonín Josef Čermák (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician of Czech origin. He was best known as the mayor of Chicago. He was mayor from 1931 until his death in 1933.

Biography
Antonín Josef Čermák was born on May 9, 1873 in Kladno, Austria-Hungary. He was married to Mary Horejas until his death in 1933. They have one daughter, Helena.

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.

Death
Cermak was mortally shot while being at a Democratic Party convention for Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 15, 1933 that was supposed attempt to assassinate Roosevelt. He died 19 days later from injury he sustained. He was 59 years old. 4 other people were also shot but received their minor injuries. Later doctors said Cermak would have lived if he had never had colitis.Reveals Colitis Fatal to Cermak", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 31, 1933, p1

Aftermath
One of his three daughters, Helena, is married to Governor of Illinois Otto Kerner, Jr..

References

Other websites

Cermak's tomb at Bohemian National Cemetery

Category:1873 births
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Category:Assassinated American politicians
Category:Mayors of Chicago
Category:Murders by firearm in Florida
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:Presidents of the Cook County Board of Commissioners