Woodworth arrived in Chicago in 1835 and applied for a wharfing privilege. When work on the Illinois-MIchigan Canal began, Woodworth and his brother-in-law, Theophilus Greenwood contracted to do work on the canal. With his brother, he opened a dry goods store. As mayor, he presided over the opening of the Illinois-Michigan Canal. on April 16, 1848. He returned to New York after his term as mayor and worked as a miller.
First Inaugural Address (http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/mayors/speeches/woodworth48.html)Second Inaugural Address (http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/mayors/speeches/woodworth49.html)
JamesHutchinsonWoodworth (born: December 4, 1804 in Greenwich, New York; died: March 26, 1869; buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1848-1850) for the Independent Democratic Party.
Woodworth arrived in Chicago in 1835 and applied for a wharfing privilege.
James I (James the Conqueror), 1208–76, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1213–76), son and successor of Peter II.
In 1589, against the wishes of Elizabeth, James married Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark, 1574–1619, queen consort of James I of England (James VI of Scotland), daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway.
Her marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by a treaty of "perpetual peace" between Scotland and England, a peace that was ended when James invaded England in 1513 and was killed at Flodden.
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