Julian Sidney Rumsey

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Julian Rumsey
In office
1861 – 1862
Preceded by John Wentworth
Succeeded by Francis C. Sherman
Born April 3, 1823
Batavia, New York
Died April 20, 1889
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political party Republican
Residence Chicago, Illinois

Julian Sidney Rumsey (April 3, 1823 in Batavia, New York - April 20, 1886; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1861-1862) for the Republican Party.

Rumsey arrived in Chicago on July 28, 1835 to work in a shipping company owned by his uncles.

Rumsey Avenue, which runs NE/SW between the intersections of 87th St. & Pulaski and 85th St. & Hamlin, on Chicago's far Southwest Side, is named for him.

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