Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district | |
In office January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Adolph J. Sabath |
Succeeded by | John C. Kluczynski |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Harry P. Beam |
Succeeded by | James V. Buckley |
Personal details | |
Born |
Poland | October 30, 1886
Died |
December 4, 1949 63) Chicago, Illinois | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Martin Gorski (October 30, 1886 – December 4, 1949) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois. Gorski graduated from business college and from Chicago (Illinois) Law School in 1917. He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and set up a practice in Chicago, Illinois. Gorski served as assistant State's attorney 1918-1920 and then he served as master in chancery of the superior court of Cook County, Illinois from 1929 to 1942.
Gorski was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his death on December 4, 1949. He was interred in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois.
References
- United States Congress. "Martin Gorski (id: G000332)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Harry P. Beam |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1949 |
Succeeded by James V. Buckley |
Preceded by Adolph J. Sabath |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district January 3, 1949 - December 4, 1949 |
Succeeded by John C. Kluczynski |
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