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Alexander Loyd
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4th Mayor of Chicago
In office
March 9, 1840 – March 4, 1841
Preceded by Benjamin Wright Raymond
Succeeded by Francis Cornwall Sherman
Chief Engineer of the Chicago Fire Department
In office
1839–1839
Mayor Benjamin Wright Raymond
Preceded by John M. Turner
Succeeded by Alvin Calhoun
Chicago Alderman from the 2nd Ward
In office
1850–1851
Preceded by George W. Snow
Succeeded by Hugh Maher
Chicago Village Trustee
In office
1835–1836
Personal details
Born (1805-08-19)August 19, 1805
Orange County, New York
Died May 7, 1872(1872-05-07) (aged 66)
West Lyons, IL
Resting place Rosehill Cemetery
Political party Democratic
Residences Chicago, Illinois
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Alexander Loyd (also Alexander Lloyd) (August 19, 1805 – May 7, 1872) served one term as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.

Early life and career

Loyd was born in Orange County, New York. He arrived in Chicago in 1833, and opened a shop. Within four years, he was considered a principal contractor, carpenter and builder in Chicago.

He was elected to the Chicago Board of Trustees in 1835. By then, he was a member of the volunteer Fire Department, and became Chief Engineer in 1838, serving for one year.

Mayoralty

Loyd became the 4th Mayor of Chicago in 1840, defeating incumbent Whig Benjamin Wright Raymond.

Lloyd was sworn in as mayor on March 9, 1840.

His mayoralty ended on March 4, 1841, when he was succeeded in office by fellow Democrat Francis Cornwall Sherman.

Post-mayoralty

He served as a Trustee of the 2nd district of the Chicago Schools in 1842. When G. W. Snow, alderman of the 2nd ward, resigned in 1850. Loyd was elected to finish Snow's term, serving for one year.

He died in 1872, of "rheumatism of the heart" and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery.

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