New Hampshire-born George W. Gage , with his brother David Allen Gage , was a prominent Chicago businessmen in the mid-1800s . The brothers owned the Tremont Hotel , and invested heavily in real estate . George started out as a machinist in Lowell , Massachusetts . He began his hotel life at Metheun , Massachusetts , and went on to own or operate a series of hotels in Massachusetts . He came to Chicago in 1853 , and made the Tremont House the most popular hotel in the city . He then operated the equally famous Sherman House , until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 . An active Republican , he lost the 1869 Chicago mayoral election a race , but was subsequently was appointed a city park commissioner . Gage Park , on the city 's southwest side , is named for him
Great Chicago Fire
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