▁also ▁served ▁as ▁ 3 8 th ▁Ward ▁al der man . ▁C ull erton ▁is ▁an ▁electric ian ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Elect rical ▁Commission . ▁ ▁C ull erton ▁is ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Edward ▁" F ox y ▁Ed " ▁C ull erton , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Council ▁first ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁( when ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Common ▁Council ), ▁and ▁who ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁( at ▁the ▁time , ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁al der man ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁history , ▁a ▁title ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁for ▁many ▁years ). ▁Edward ▁C ull erton ▁also ▁simultaneously ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Senator , ▁having ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁that ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Until ▁C ull erton ' s ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁for ▁ 1 4 4 ▁years , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C ull erton ▁family ▁had ▁always ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁C ull erton ' s ▁sister , ▁P atti ▁Jo ▁" P . J ." ▁C ull erton , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Ward ▁Democratic ▁Comm itte eman ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁C ull erton ▁family ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Ward ▁Reg ular ▁Democratic ▁Organ ization ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁the