George L. Dunlap

George L. Dunlap served as president of the Chicago & North Western Railway and as City Marshall of Chicago.

George L. Dunlap
City Marshall of Chicago
In office
July 30, 1875 (July 30, 1875) – November 22, 1875 (November 22, 1875)
MayorHarvey D. Colvin
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRoswell Eaton Goodell[1]
Personal details
Born1830
Maine, United States
DiedMay 12, 1904
Paris, France

Biography

Dunlap was born in 1830 in Maine.[1]

In his career, Dunlap served in various corporate leadership roles at the Chicago & North Western Railway, including general superintendent and president.[2][3] In late 1869, as president, Dunlap took strong interest in George Westinghouse's railway air brake, inviting him to Chicago to demonstrate the brake to other railroad officials and members of the press. Westinghouse thereafter ran a demonstration trip to Chicago, which helped to advance the adoption of the new technology.[3]

Dunlap was a sailing enthusiast.[4]

From July 30 until November 22, 1875, Dunlap served as City Marshall of Chicago, a newly reconstituted position which served as co-head of the Chicago Police Department alongside the General Superintendent (which was held, coinciding with Dunlap's tenure as Marshall, first by Jacob Rehm until October 4 and thereafter by Michael C. Hickey beginning on October 7).[1] Dunlap had been appointed by mayor Harvey D. Colvin.[1]

Dunlap's wife circa 1893

Dunlap married a daughter of John Blake Rice.[5] Dunlap's wife was principally involved in creating the Children's Building annex of The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.[6]

Dunlap served as president of the Chicago Belt Company, which in the 1890s had unsuccessfully planned to build a belt rail line around Chicago.[7]

Legacy

Dunlap is the namesake of Dunlap, Iowa.[8]

References
  1. "HEADS OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT". ChicagoCop.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Search". railroads.unl.edu. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. Olsen, Ronald (November 2019). "Mission: Stop a Train | Trains Magazine". trn.trains.com. Trains Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. Love, Michelle Bie Love (18 May 2020). "Chicago mayor in 19th century was summer resident of Lake Geneva". Lake Geneva News. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. "Rice Theatres I and II". chicagology.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "Woman's Part at the World's Fair, Part III". worldsfair1883.com. Chicago's 1893 World's Fair. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. "Belt Railways and Clearing Yards in Chicago". chicagology.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 66.
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