Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois

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Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois
SeatChicago, Illinois
AppointerPresident of the United States
Formation1862
First holderGeorge Schneider
Final holderJohn T. Jarecki
Abolished1953

The Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois was an office created by the Revenue Act of 1862, the holder of which was responsible for the collection of income tax in the First District of Illinois, headquartered in Chicago. The First District was the largest tax collection district in the State of Illinois, and numerous important political figures received a patronage appointment to the office. By 1920, the First District had grown to encompass the counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Warren, Whiteside, Will, and Winnebago. The office was abolished in 1953, following the reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue into the Internal Revenue Service.[1]

Map of the First District of Illinois
George Schneider, the first appointed Collector

Officeholders[edit]

Collector of Internal Revenue, 1st District of Illinois, 1862–1953[edit]

# Name Political Party Term
1 George Schneider Republican August 28, 1862 - June 26, 1866[2]
2 Orrin L. Mann Republican June 26, 1866 – June 18, 1868[2]
3 John M. Corse Democratic June 18, 1868 – April 19, 1869[2]
4 Edmund Jüssen Republican April 19, 1869 – December 1869[2]
5 Hermann Raster Republican December 1869 – March 30, 1872[3][2]
6 Samuel A. Irvin Republican April 8, 1872 - 1874[2]
7 Philip Wadsworth Republican 1874–1875[2]
8 Joseph Dana Webster Republican 1875 - April 12, 1876[2]
9 F.H. Battershall Republican March 12, 1876–March 31, 1876[2]
10 Joel D. Harvey Republican March 1876–1885[4]
11 Rensselaer Stone Democratic 1885–1890[5]
12 Christopher Mamer Republican 1890–1893[6]
13 William J. Mize Democratic 1893–1897[7]
14 Frederick E. Coyne Republican 1897–1901[7][8]
15 Henry L. Hertz Republican 1901–1910[8][9]
16 Samuel M. Fitch Republican 1910–1917[9]
17 Julius Smietanka Democratic 1917–1920[10]
18 Harry W. Mager Republican 1920–1921[11]
19 John C. Cannon Republican 1921–1923[12][11]
20 Mabel G. Reinecke Republican 1923–1931[12]
21 Gregory T. Van Meter Democratic 1931–1934[13]
22 Carter H. Harrison Democratic 1934–December 31, 1944[13][14]
23 Nigel D. Campbell Democratic January 1, 1945–July 31, 1947[15]
24 John T. Jarecki Democratic 1947–1953[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Archives at Chicago - Internal Revenue Service". archives.gov. National Archives. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas. 1884. p. 565.
  3. ^ Grant, Ulysses S. The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: 1873. N.p.: SIU, 1967. Print
  4. ^ Bateman, Newton (1904). Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2. Bell & Howell. p. 805.
  5. ^ Ahern, M.L. (1886). Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous. Donohue & Henneberry. p. 278.
  6. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Senate of the United States. 1909. p. 272.
  7. ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Senate of the United States. 1909. p. 240.
  8. ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 33. Senate of the United States. 1931. p. 105.
  9. ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 41. Senate of the United States. 1931. p. 451.
  10. ^ Pacyga, Dominic (2003). Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922. University of Chicago Press. p. 201. ISBN 0226644243.
  11. ^ a b Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress, Volume 61, Part 2. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1921. p. 1260.
  12. ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate, Volume 68, Issue 1, Part 1. M. Glazier. 1959. p. 146.
  13. ^ a b Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 75. Senate of the United States. 1939. p. 33.
  14. ^ Selected American Shares, Inc. V. United States of America (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1952), Text.
  15. ^ Northern Trust Co. V. Campbell (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1953), Text.
  16. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume 89, Part 3. Senate of the United States. 1947. p. 3127.