John Summerfield

1835 - 1905  (70 years)

• Name	John Summerfield  [1]
  Birth	10 Jan 1835	Le Roy, Genesee, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 May 1905	Chicago, Cook, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I72383	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	James Summerfield,   b. 21 Jan 1807, ..., Glocestershire, England d. 11 Apr 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catherine L. Hascall,   b. 1810, Le Roy, Genesee, New York d. Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Family ID	F33651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Sweeney,   b. May 1859, Vermont d. 3 Aug 1926, Rockford township, Winnebago, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1877	..., Cook, Illinois   [1, 5]
  	Chicago Daily Tribune May 27, 1877 Marriage - SUMMERFIELD - SWEENEY - May 19, at the residence of James Summerfield, Esq., No. 405 West Monroe st., by the Rev. Robert Collyer, John Summerfield, Esq., and Miss Henrietta Sweeny
  Family ID	F33700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2019

  
  

• Notes

  The Handbook of Chicago Biography Edited by John J. Flinn Chicago : The Standard Guide Company 358 Dearborn Street Summerfield, John, - Born in Le Roy, Genesee county, New York, January 10, 1835. Son of James and Catherine L. Summerfield. His father was born in Glostershire, England, and came to this country when a young man. He was a lawyer and a public speaker of some prominence in western New York. His mother's grandfather was an officer in the Revolutionary war. The subject of this sketch was educated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary of Lima, N. Y., and came to Chicago August 29, 1856, since which time this city has been his home. He adopted the profession of a lawyer, and subsequently held various important positions under the city and county government. He has served as justice of the peace, police magistrate, judge of police court, alderman from the second ward, and for several terms as a member of the county board of education, of which he was president three terms. He was also supervisor of the town of South Chicago, and just prior to the great fire served four terms as a member of the board of supervisors. In 1881 he bought an interest in the McAvoy Brewing Company and superintended the business of that concern for nine years, when it was sold to an English syndicate. Mr. Summerfield has long been a constant republican, but has repeatedly declined to be a candidate for office. He was nominated for the legislature in a district where the nomination was equivalent to an election, but he refused to run. He has been importuned by reputable citizens and political organizations on several occasions to become a candidate for various offices of trust, among them mayor, judge, treasurer, etc., with fair prospect of success, but on every occasion he declined. He is a member of Oriental Consistory, 32nd degree, the Mystic Shrine, Home Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Knights of Pythias, Sons of New York, Policemen's Benevolent Association and several minor societies and clubs. ____ Chicago Daily Tribune August 5, 1905 SUMMERFIELD - John, May 20, 11:20 p.m. Burial at Oakwoods

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S9666] 1900 census, Illinois, Cook county. [S17031] Death index, Illinois, John Summerfield. [S11967] Death announcement, Chicago Daily Tribune, John Summerfield, (May 22, 1905). [S30714] Marriage index, Illinois, John Summerfield and Henrietta Sweeny.