Thomas F. Withrow

Biography

Thomas F. Withrow (1833-1893) witnessed Chicago’s transformation from a frontier town to a bustling city, and he carried himself with the steady resolve common to those who built the mid-19th-century Midwest.

He is remembered through the quiet dignity of his gravesite at Graceland Cemetery, where family and friends can still reflect on a life spent in service to neighbors and the community he called home.