Hoard married Sophronia Conant , the sister of Thomas Jefferson Conant , in 1827 . He co-founded the ( Old ) University of Chicago in 1857 and served on its first board of trustees . Hoard also served on the Chicago Board of Education and served as its president for four years . Hoard lost most of his holdings in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 . He died on November 25 , 1889
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Samuel Hoard (politician)