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Home where Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison was Assassinated.
On October 28, 1893 at 8:07 p.m., Carter Henry Harrison was shot at
his residence, 231 Ashland Boulevard.
He died at 8:47 p.m.
The victim
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Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. was an American politician who served as
mayor of Chicago, Illinois
from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth term in
1893 but was
assassinated before completing his term.
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Carter Henry Harrison, Sr.