DeWitt Clinton Cregier

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DeWitt Clinton Cregier (born: June 1, 1829; died: November 9, 1918; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1889-1891) for the Republican Party. Prior to this he was an engineer with the City of Chicago, and was awarded, in 1875, U.S. Patent 164,149  and in 1876, U.S. Patent 173,768 , both for fire hydrants. The latter was a combination drinking fountain, fire hydrant, and watering basin for animals. The Cregier hydrant is widely seen in old photographs of Chicago.

Cregier was also a Master Mason and a Masonic lodge in Wheeling, Illinois is named after him.

One of his great-granddaughters, Terry Emma, is the wife of the current mayor of Geneva, Illinois, Kevin Burns.

A plaque in honor of Cregier's services.

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