Wilson Frost

Wilson Lee Frost (December 27, 1925 – May 5, 2018) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois. For 20 years (1967–1987), Frost was a member of the Chicago City Council, and for twelve years (1986–1998) he was a member on the Cook County Board of Appeals (which was subsequently restructured into the modern Cook County Board of Review). On the city council, Frost initially represented the city's 21st ward for four years (1967–1971), representing the 34th ward for the remainder of his time on the council (1971–1987).

In December 1976, Frost attempted to assume office as interim mayor of Chicago following the death in office of mayor Richard J. Daley, asserting that his position as the city council's president pro tempore made him Daley's successor. Had Frost successfully established this claim, he would have served as the city's first African-American mayor.