Edward Hanrahan
Edward Hanrahan | |
|---|---|
| Cook County State's Attorney | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Stamos |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Carey |
| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| In office 1964–1968 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Frank E. McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Tom Foran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Vincent Hanrahan March 11, 1921 Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2009 (aged 88) River Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BS) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Edward Vincent Hanrahan (March 11, 1921 – June 9, 2009) was an American attorney and politician who served as Cook County State's Attorney from 1968 to 1972. Hanrahan had been a prospective successor to Mayor of Chicago Richard J. Daley. His career was effectively ended after Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton and member Mark Clark were assassinated in a raid by police coordinated by his office in 1969.