James H. Woodworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd district
In office 1855 – 1857
Preceded by	John Wentworth
Succeeded by	John F. Farnsworth
12th Mayor of Chicago
In office 1848 – 1850
Preceded by	James Curtiss
Succeeded by	James Curtiss
Born	December 4, 1804 Greenwich, New York
Died	March 26, 1869 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political party	Independent Democrat
Residence	Chicago, Illinois

James Hutchinson Woodworth (December 4, 1804 in Greenwich, New York - March 26, 1869; buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago) twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1848-1850) as an Independent Democrat.

Woodworth arrived in Chicago in 1835 and applied for a wharfing privilege. When work on the Illinois and Michigan Canal began, Woodworth and his brother-in-law, Theophilus Greenwood, contracted to do work on the canal. With his brother, he opened a dry goods store. As mayor, he presided over the opening of the Canal on April 16, 1848. He returned to New York after his term as mayor and worked as a miller.

External links

• James Hutchinson Woodworth at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• First Inaugural Address
• Second Inaugural Address

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