Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1903 — FIRST WHITE MALE BORN IN CHICAGO. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FIRST WHITE MALE BORN IN CHICAGO.

Alexander Beaubien of Chicago, believed to be the oldest policeman in the world, has been retired from active duty, ending a service extending over a period of fifty yean. Beaubien i* 81 yean old and is the fint white male child born on the site of Chicago. He participated in almost every “first" event in the city’s history. When he was a boy he hunted deer in the woods along the lake front where now stands the city’s most imposing mansion*. Beaubien is tall, athletic and robust and object* to hi* retirement.