Charles C. P. Holden

Aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire and 1871 mayoral candidacy Holden was council president when the Great Chicago Fire occurred. He helped lead the city's reconstruction from the fire, and also was involved in an investigation to determine at what hours the fire had reached different parts of the city.

In 1872, Holden retired from the council.

From 1876 to 1877, Holden was the chairman of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. While he was again a Republican, many were untrusting at this time of Holden's loyalty to the Republican Party.

Death Holden died on February 9, 1905, in Matteson, Illinois, where he was spending the winter. He had been sick for several weeks with pneumonia and "weakness of the heart".