Sophia King was appointed to the Chicago City Counsel by the 44th and current mayor of Chicago, who was born on what day?
Sophia King Sophia King is the Alderman for Chicago’s 4th ward which includes Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Kenwood and Oakland. King was sworn in on April 13, 2016 to succeed Will Burns, who resigned to become Vice President of Governmental Affairs with AirBnB. Prior to her appointment to the Chicago City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, she was President of Harriet’s Daughters, a non-profit organization dedicated to employment and wealth creation opportunities for African-American neighborhoods.
Bernard Epton Bernard Edward Epton (August 25, 1921 – December 13, 1987) was an American politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983, when he lost a close and contentious election for mayor of Chicago. He would have become the city's first Jewish mayor (an accomplishment that eventually was claimed by Rahm Emanuel when he was elected in 2011) and its first Republican mayor since William "Big Bill" Thompson was defeated in 1931. Epton died of a heart attack on December 13, 1987 at age 66.