Lester Legrant Bond (October 27, 1829 – April 15, 1903) was a member of the Illinois state House of Representatives from 1866 to 1870 and served as acting Mayor of Chicago, appointed by Joseph Medill in 1873 when Medill left for Europe.

[1] During this time, when Chicago Mayor and newspaper publisher Joseph Medill traveled to Europe in 1873, Medill named Bond acting mayor of Chicago on August 18, 1873.

He was defeated by Harvey Colvin, who won with 60% of the voted despite Bond receiving the endorsements of all Chicago newspapers except the Times.

[9] Bond married Mary Aspenwall and they had one daughter, Laura, who was born in 1867.

He died at his home in Chicago on April 15, 1903, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.