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Wilson Frost (Wilson Lee Frost) was born on 27 December, 1925 in Cairo, Illinois, U.S., is an American lawyer. Discover Wilson Frost's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

Popular As Wilson Lee Frost
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Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 27 December, 1925
Birthday 27 December
Birthplace Cairo, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death 5 May, 2018
Died Place Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1919

Freddie met General at church and the two married in 1919.

General worked for the railroad and Freddie worked as a homemaker.

After a flooding in Cairo, Frost family relocated to Chicago, Illinois when he was six months old.

Frost family moved to the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side.

Once moving to Bronzeville, Frost enrolled at Doolittle Elementary School where he played all the school's sport teams.

1925

Wilson Lee Frost (December 27, 1925 – May 5, 2018) was an American politician and former Chicago, Illinois alderman, Frost served as alderman of the city's 21st (1967–1971) and 34th wards (1971–1987), totaling twenty years in Chicago's City Hall.

Wilson Lee Frost was born the middle of four children on December 27, 1925 in Cairo, Illinois to Freddie (nee Bond; 1901–1970) and General Frost (1900–1935).

1939

After graduating from Doolittle in June 1939, Frost began attending Wendell Phillips High School, a predominately black public high school that following September.

At Phillips, Frost played junior varsity basketball and ran track.

In addition to school sports, Frost played with the Chicago Junior Cardinals, a local junior league football team sponsored by the Chicago Sun-times.

1943

Frost graduated from Phillips in June 1943.

In September 1943, Frost enrolled in Wilson Junior College (now known as Kennedy-King College) to study Accounting.

1944

While attending Wilson, Frost was drafted into World War II in April 1944.

After being discharged, Frost begin work as a clerical worker in the public debt bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury.

1946

Frost began attending Fisk University in January 1946 where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

After college, Frost returned to Chicago and went on to attend Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he received his law degree.

Frost was admitted to the Illinois bar, and practiced law in Chicago.

1951

Frost was married once, to Gloria Frost from 1951 to his death.

Together, they had four children.

1967

Frost was first elected as an alderman in April 1967, beating alderman Samuel Yaksic, a white Republican, representing the 21st Ward which was 80% African-American.

Frost was a Regular Democrat, and as a reward for his loyal service to the Daley machine, was selected for the position of president pro tempore of the Chicago City Council.

1970

However, the majority of Chicagoans in the mid-1970s were highly resistant to the notion of a black mayor, and the power brokers were even more so.

Wilson found himself literally locked out of the mayor's office; he was told that the keys could not be found.

In a power struggle that lasted several days, the entirely-Democratic city council determined that Frost was incorrect in his claim, and it appointed Alderman Michael Bilandic as acting mayor instead.

To appease African-American voters, the city council replaced Finance Committee chairman Edward Vrdolyak with Frost; the chairmanship carried some real power, as opposed to the titular position of council president pro tempore.

To clarify the mayoral succession process, a new position of "Vice-Mayor" was created.

1971

In February 1971, Frost was replaced as alderman of the 21st Ward by Bennett M. Stewart.

After losing re-election in the 21st Ward, Frost was appointed 34th Ward alderman in 1971 by Mayor Daley after it was merged with the 33rd Ward and Rex Sande, who served as alderman since 1959 decided to retire.

1976

In December 1976, Frost served as interim mayor after the death of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and was briefly claimed to be Daley's successor.

Had Frost successfully established that claim, he would have been the city's first African-American mayor.

In December 1976, upon the death of longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, Frost declared that he was now acting mayor based upon his interpretation of the city charter and the fact that he was serving as president pro tempore of the City Council.

1987

Wilson continued to serve on the city council, representing the 34th Ward until 1987.

1998

The last public office that he held was Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Appeals from which he retired in 1998.

2018

Frost died on May 5, 2018, in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 92.