Willie Wilson

CTL-E-4861 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Candidate for Mayor of Chicago. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Willie Wilson — Candidate, Mayor of Chicago' (2015-02-05).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Candidate for Mayor of Chicago. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 04 Business & Economic Power. Programs: Willie Wilson — Candidate, Mayor of Chicago (2015-02-05); Willie Wilson (Monday, November 5, 2018); Dr. Willie Wilson (2023-02-14). Identity verification: "this African-American product of the cotton and sugar cane fields of Louisiana" — City Club of Chicago (event biography page). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Dr. Willie Wilson — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Dr. Willie Wilson" (2023-02-14). Role at time: Chicago mayoral candidate; philanthropist and entrepreneur.
City Club of Chicago: Willie Wilson — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Willie Wilson" (Monday, November 5, 2018). Role at time: Candidate for Mayor of Chicago.
City Club of Chicago: Willie Wilson — Candidate, Mayor of Chicago — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Willie Wilson — Candidate, Mayor of Chicago" (2015-02-05). Role at time: Candidate for Mayor of Chicago.

Sources

Identity evidence: "this African-American product of the cotton and sugar cane fields of Louisiana" — City Club of Chicago (event biography page) (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Willie Wilson — Candidate, Mayor of Chicago (2015-02-05) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/986/willie-wilson (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Willie Wilson (Monday, November 5, 2018) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/2348/willie-wilson (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Dr. Willie Wilson (2023-02-14) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/3560/dr-willie-wilson (primary source)

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