Amos G. Throop
Amos Gager Throop | |
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Throop in 1840 | |
| 3rd Mayor of Pasadena | |
| In office 1888–1890 | |
| Preceded by | M. M. Parker |
| Succeeded by | T. P. Lukens |
| City Treasurer of Chicago | |
| In office 1865–1867 | |
| Preceded by | David Allen Gage |
| Succeeded by | William F. Wentworth |
| Chicago Alderman | |
| In office 1876–1880 | |
| Preceded by | George E. White |
| Succeeded by | Thomas N. Bond |
| Constituency | 11th ward |
| In office 1849–1853 Serving with Robert H. Foss (1849–1852) Charles McDonnell (1852–1853) | |
| Preceded by | Charles McDonnell |
| Succeeded by | William Kennedy |
| Constituency | 4th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amos Gager Throop July 22, 1811 DeRuyter, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1894 (aged 82) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Party | Temperance |
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Amos Gager Throop (/ˈtruːp/ TROOP; July 22, 1811 – March 22, 1894) was an American businessman and politician in Chicago, Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s. Most famously he was known for being a staunch abolitionist prior to the Civil War.