Elbridge Hanecy

Elbridge Hanecy (March 15, 1852 – 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a judge of both the Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County and the Superior Court of Cook County. He was the Republican nominee for mayor of Chicago in 1901, losing to incumbent Carter Harrison IV, and also unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of Illinois in 1900.

Early life, family, and education Hanecy was born March 15, 1852, the son of William Hanecy and Mary Hanecy . His parents had both moved to Wisconsin from their native state of Massachusetts two years before his birth. he accepted a position with Field, Leiter & Company, working as a dry goods clerk for them from 1869 until the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Hanecy was politically allied with William Lorimer, being Lorimer's candidate the gubernatorial election.

He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in the 1901 Chicago mayoral election, losing to incumbent Carter Harrison Jr. In his bid for the Republican nomination, and the general election, he was again supported by William Lorimer.

Personal life and death Hanecy was an Episcopalian.