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Cermak</b></font><p><img src="anton-j-cermak-sm.jpg" height=304 width=230 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Anton J. Cermak"><b>AKA</b> Anton Joseph Cermak<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/647/000106329/" class=proflink>9-May</a>-<a href="/lists/872/000105557/" class=proflink>1873</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/949/000106631/" class=proflink>6-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/443/000106125/" class=proflink>1933</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/602/000069395/" class=proflink>Miami, FL</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN2">[2]</a></font><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/289/000069082/" class=proflink>Assassination</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> Protestant <font size=-1><a href="#FN3">[3]</a></font><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Politician<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Mayor of Chicago, assassinated in office<p>Assassinated by <a href="/people/988/000055823/">Giuseppe Zangara</a>, who may have been aiming for <a href="/people/115/000024043/">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>.<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Emigrated to the United States with his family when he was one year old. </font><p><a name="FN2"><font size=-1>[2] Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida. </font><p><a name="FN3"><font size=-1>[3] Hussite. Cermak's wife was Roman Catholic. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Anton Cermak, Sr. (coal miner)<br><b>Wife:</b> Mary Horejs (d. 1928)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Helen Kenlay<br><b>Daughter:</b> Lillian Graham<br><b>Daughter:</b> Ella Jirka<br><p> <a href="/gov/084/000051928/">Mayor of Chicago</a> (9-Apr-1931 to 6-Mar-1933)<br> <a href="/gov/555/000121192/">Illinois State Official</a> President, Cook County Board of Commissioners (1922-31)<br> <a href="/gov/272/000146831/">Chicago City Council</a> (1912-18)<br> <a href="/gov/102/000121736/">Illinois State House of Representatives</a> (1902-09)<br> <a href="/event/502/000108178/">Shot</a> (15-Feb-1933)<br> <a href="/lists/924/000082678/">Czech Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <b>Is the subject of books:</b><br> <i>Anton the Martyr</i>, <tt>1933</tt>, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>BY:</font> H. K. Barnard <br><i>Boss Cermak of Chicago: A Study of Political Leadership</i>, <tt>1962</tt>, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>BY:</font> Alex Gottfried<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=132214"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=132214">Anton J. 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