Anton Cermak
Anton Cermak | |
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Portrait by Harris & Ewing c. 1931–1933 | |
| 44th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office April 9, 1931 – March 6, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | William Hale Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Frank J. Corr (acting) |
| President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office December 4, 1922 – March 23, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Ryan Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Emmett Whealan |
| Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party | |
| In office 1928–1931 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Nash |
| Member of the Chicago City Council from the 12th ward | |
| In office April 1919 – December 1922 Serving with Joseph I. Novak, Joseph Cepak | |
| Preceded by | Otto Kerner Sr. |
| In office April 1909 – December 1912 Serving with Michael Zimmer, William F. Schulz | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Z. Uhlir |
| Succeeded by | Joseph I. Novak |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1902–1909 Serving with Various (Multi-member district) | |
| Preceded by | David E. Shanahan, James J. O'Meara, John J. Morley |
| Succeeded by | David E. Shanahan, Edward J. Murphy, Rudolph Stoklasa |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonín Josef Čermák May 9, 1873 |
| Died | March 6, 1933 (aged 59) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Manner of death | Assassination by shooting |
| Resting place | Bohemian National Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Horejs (m. 1894–1928) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives |
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Anton Joseph Cermak (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 44th Mayor of Chicago from 1931 until he was fatally wounded in 1933 by Giuseppe Zangara, who was trying to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A 1994 survey of experts on Chicago politics assessed Cermak as one of the ten best mayors in the city's history.