Peter Reinberg

Peter Reinberg
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[1]
In office
1914–1921
Preceded byAlexander A. McCormick
Succeeded byDaniel Ryan Sr.
President of the Chicago Board of Education
In office
1912–1914
Preceded byJ. B. McFatrich[2]
Succeeded byMichael J. Collins[3]
Chicago Alderman from the 26th ward[4]
In office
1904–1912
Serving with Freeman K. Blake (1904-1905)
William F. Lipps (1905-1912)
Preceded byWilliam C. Kuester
Succeeded byGeorge Pretzel
Personal details
BornMarch 5, 1858
Chicago, Illinois
DiedFebruary 21, 1921 (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Chicago, Illinois
OccupationFlorist

Peter A. Reinberg (March 5, 1858 – February 21, 1921) was an American businessman and politician who was a very successful florist, and who served in the offices of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, president of the Chicago Board of Education, and Chicago alderman.

Early life

Reinberg was born on March 5, 1858, in Chicago, Illinois, where he was also raised.[5][6] He born to Henry and Katherine Reinberg, immigrants who hailed from, Préizerdaul, Luxembourg.[7][8] The family lived in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago,[7] living near Rosehill Cemetery.[9]

Reinberg was educated in Chicago Public Schools.[6]

Private sector career

Reinberg had a very successful career as a florist.[5][6] He had begun by growing turnips and potatoes, before experimenting with roses and flowers in 1890.[9] He was very successful at growing roses and carnations, and eventually owned greenhouses with 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 square meters) of glass.[7] He was among the most famous greenhouse owners in Chicago.[7] He was considered the "Rose King" of Chicago.[7] His business made him a millionaire, and he was among the largest rose growers in the world.[7] He was also considered to be the largest grower of carnations in the United States.[10]

Reinberg would serve on the board of directors of Ravenswood Bank.[6]

Chicago City Council

In 1904, Reinberg made his political debut by successfully running as the Democratic nominee for Chicago City Council in the 26th district.[10][4] In his campaign, he used the unique gimmick of providing each resident of his ward with carnations to wear.[9][10]

Reinberg was reelected in 1906,[11] 1908,[12] and 1910.[13] Reinberg was unseated in 1912 by Republican nominee George Pretzel.[14]

In years such as 1908 and 1910, he had received election endorsements from the Municipal Voters League.[12][15]

President of the Chicago Board of Education

In the fall of 1912, Reinberg became president of the Chicago Board of Education.[2] While Reinberg had originally indicated he would retire from the position, he made himself a candidate for another term in January 1914, as Mayor Carter Harrison Jr. had convinced him to stay aboard so that the board would continue to be led by an ally of superintendent Ella Flagg Young.[16] Reelected, he served until resigning in December of that year,[17] after becoming president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

In 1914, he was elected president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Having been nominated by the Democratic Party, he defeated Progressive Parry incumbent Alexander A. McCormick. There was no Republican nominee (Republicans had been blocked by the Illinois Supreme Court from an electoral fusion joint nomination of McCormick).[18] Reinberg led McCormick (the county's leading Progressive Party politician) by more than a 60,000 plurality in the November election. The Democratic Party swept the 1914 Cook County elections. However, unlike in Reinberg's race, for the other countywide offices, Democratic nominees had only won by mere hundreds of votes.[19]

Reinberg was sworn in as president on December 7, 1914.[20] He would hold the county board presidency until his death in office in 1921.[1][5] He was reelected in November 1918, defeating Republican Charles N. Goodlow by a much narrower margin than his victory four years prior.[21]

During Reinberg's tenure, the county was hit by the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. Amid this, he ordered the Cook County Hospital closed to all visitors, except those visiting individuals dying from diseases other than the flu.[22]

Reinberg was also, by virtue of this position as county board president, the first president of the newly created Forest Preserve District of Cook County.[5] He oversaw its acquisition of more than 18,000 acres of land.[5] He is sometimes considered the "father" of Cook County's forest preserve system.[7]

Death

Reinberg died on February 21, 1921, at his Chicago home of a cerebral hemorrhage.[23]

Legacy

After his death, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County would name a campground north of Palatine, Illinois "Camp Reinberg" after him.[5]

Chicago Public Schools named its Peter A. Reinberrg Elementary School after Reinberg.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cook County, Illinois - Secretary of the Board". legacy.cookcountyil.gov. Office of the Secretary to the Board of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. J. B. M'FATRICH DIES". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 27 Apr 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Young Wins with 15 votes; Collins Victor". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 10 Dec 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Peter Reinberg (1858-1921)". findingaids.library.uic.edu. University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "History". reinberg.cps.edu. Peter A. Reinberg Elementary School. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Wester, Kevin (20 September 2019). "Luxembourg's history: Luxembourgish immigration to Chicago". today.rtl.lu. RTL. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ Huckman, Andrew (19 October 2014). "Luxembourg in Portage Park: Peter Reinberg's progeny and prodigies - CSO Sounds & Stories". csosoundsandstories.org. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Seyfert, Wolf (6 Nov 1904). "Flowers Make Millionaire Farmer Boy's Rapid Rise". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "CARNATION USED IN CAMPAIGN". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 16 Mar 1904. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ^ "NEW COUNCIL IS AGAINST O?WNERSHIP". Newspapers.com. The Inter Ocean (Chicago). 4 Apr 1906. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ a b "CHICAGO IS SWEPT BY REPUBLICANS". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 8 Apr 1908. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Kronika Chicagoska". Newspapers.com (in Polish). Dziennik Chicagoski. 6 Apr 1910. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  14. ^ "WYBORY W CYFRACH". Newspapers.com (in Polish). Dziennik Chicagoski. 3 Apr 1912. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  15. ^ "CITY VOTES TODAY, COUNCIL IS PRIZE". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 5 Apr 1910. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  16. ^ "MAYOR HAS REINBERG RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD CHIEF AGAIN". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 5 Jan 1914. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Reinberg Urges More School Buildings". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 17 Dec 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  18. ^ "WORTHY COUNTY CANDIDATES GET "TRIBUNE'S" O.K.". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 1 Nov 1914. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  19. ^ "MOOSE ENABLE DEMOCRATS TO SWEEP COUNTY". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 4 Nov 1914. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  20. ^ "MORIARTY ROILS HARMONY DOVE OF COUNTY BOARD". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 8 Dec 1914. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  21. ^ "REINBERG HEADS COUNTY BOARD OF DEMOCERATS". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 6 Nov 1918. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  22. ^ "City Hospital Forces Swept By Influenza". core.ac.uk. 1918. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  23. ^ "PETER REINBERG". Newspapers.com. Kenosha News. The Associated Press. 21 Feb 1921. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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