in Chicago on November 9, 1898, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery. Legacy In October 2011, a biography of Cregier entitled: The New York Orphan Who Built Chicago subtitled: The Story of DeWitt Clinton Cregier A 19th-Century American Engineering Genius was published, written Gloria Cregier Emma, one of Cregier's last surviving two grandchildren. References External links 1829 births 1898 deaths Burials at Rosehill Cemetery Mayors of Chicago 19th-century American politicians