In what year did Daley first become mayor of Chicago?
1987
1985
1989
1991
Answer
In 1989, Richard M. Daley was elected mayor of Chicago, beginning his 22-year tenure. Daley's father, Richard J. Daley, had been mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976.
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