- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Joseph Daley
- Nickname
- The Boss
- Richard J. Daley was born on May 15, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Eleanor Daley. He died on December 20, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseEleanor Daley(June 17, 1936 - December 20, 1976) (his death, 7 children)
- Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1955-1976).
- Portrayed onstage brilliantly by actor Neil Giuntoli in Giuntoli's play "Hizzoner: Daley the First" in a long run starting in 2006 and produced by Chicago's Prop Theater.
- Father of Richard M. Daley and William Daley.
- [responding to criticism of Chicago police clubbing hundreds of demonstrators during the 1968 Democratic convention] The police are not here to create disorder. They are here to preserve disorder.
- A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.
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