Anton C. Hesing

Anton C. Hesing
Cook County Sheriff
In office November 1860 – November 1862
Preceded by	John Gray
Succeeded by	David L. Hammond
Personal details
Born	Anton Caspar Hesing (1823-01-06)January 6, 1823 Vechta, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Died	March 31, 1895(1895-03-31) (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, US
Resting place	Saint Boniface Cemetery, Chicago
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig Republican People's Party
Spouse	Louisa Lamping Hesing
Children	Washington Hesing
Known for	Newspaper publisher and political boss

Anton Caspar Hesing (1823–1895), known as "Boss Hesing", was a German-American newspaper publisher and political boss who became a prominent figure in Chicago during the second half of the 19th Century.^[1] The long-time publisher of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung and political boss of the pro-liquor wing of the Republican Party, Hesing is remembered as one of the most influential figures of the 1870s in the emerging metropolis of Chicago, responsible, alongside his compatriot Hermann Raster, for the adoption of a national anti-temperance platform for the Republican Party in 1872, the creation of the People's Party in 1873, and the subsequent election of Harvey Doolittle Colvin as Mayor of Chicago. During his final years, the wealthy Hesing engaged in a number of philanthropic ventures, including a large role in financing of Chicago's Schiller Theater.