Richard J. Daley
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Richard J. Daley was the mayor of Chicago from 1955 to his death in 1976. He was a Democrat, and the leader of the Democratic political machine. He was very influential among Democrats at the time, including presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. He was also a huge supporter of Adlai Stevenson. His Democratic political machine was widely known to be corrupt, a legacy that Chicago and all of Illinois still carries today. Daley also led the catastrophic 1968 Democratic political convention, which was marked by riots, violence, brutality and anger.