Lester L. Bond

Lester Legrant Bond (October 27, 1829 – April 15, 1903) was a member of the Illinois state House of Representatives from 1866–1870 and served as acting Mayor of Chicago, appointed by Joseph Medill in 1873 when Medill left for Europe.[1]

Lester Bond
Acting Mayor of Chicago
In office
August 22, 1873 – December 1, 1873
Preceded byJoseph Medill
Succeeded byHarvey Doolittle Colvin
Personal details
BornOctober 27, 1829
Ravenna, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 1903(1903-04-15) (aged 73)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Aspenwall
ChildrenLaura Bond Jackson
ResidenceChicago, Illinois

Bond was born to Jonas and Elizabeth Bond.[1] and grew up on his father's farm in Ravenna, Ohio. He received his law degree in 1853 and traveled to Chicago the following year.[1] In 1854, he formed a legal partnership with A.S. Seaton. By 1858, he had partnered with E.A. West, a law firm which remained until 1891 when it became Bond & West.

Bond was one of the founders of the Republican party in Chicago. In 1862 and 1864, he was elected a Chicago alderman, representing t the 11th Ward.[2][3] In 1867, he was elected to the Illinois General Assembly, and served until 1871.[2] When Chicago Mayor and newspaper publisher Joseph Medill traveled to Europe in 1873, Medill named Bond acting mayor of Chicago on August 18, 1873[4]. Bond assumed the office on August 22.[4] When Medill's term expired that same year, Bond ran as an independent on a law and order platform, supporting laws which would ban the sale of liquor on Sundays. He was defeated by Harvey Colvin, who won with 60% of the voted despite Bond receiving the endorsements of all Chicago newspapers except the Times.[5]

Bond married Mary Aspenwall and they had one daughter, Laura, who was born in 1867.

References
  1. "Death Comes to L.L. Bond". Chicago Tribune. 1903-04-16. p. 7.
  2. "Lester L. Bond Seriously Ill". Chicago Tribune. 1903-04-13. p. 3.
  3. "Acting Mayor Lester Legrand Bond Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. Moses, John (1895). ... History of Chicago, Illinois: Pre-historic agencies ; Rise and fall of French dominion ; First permanent settlement ; The massacre ; Rudimentary. Munsell & Company. p. 218.
  5. Pierce, Bessie Louise (2007) [1957]. A History of Chicago: Volume III: The Rise of a Modern City, 1871-1893. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 343–344. ISBN 978-0-226-66842-0.


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