BJ Monkiewicz

BJ Monkiewicz (1939)

Boleslaus Joseph "B. J. “Monkiewicz (born August 8, 1898 in Syracuse , New York , †  July 2, 1971 in New Britain , Connecticut ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1941 and again from 1943 to 1945 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1899 Monkiewicz came to New Britain in Connecticut from New York with his parents. There he attended public schools including New Britain High School , which he graduated from in 1917. Between October and December 1918, at the end of the First World War , he served briefly in the US Navy . He then completed a law degree at Fordham University in New York City until 1921 . He was only admitted to the bar in 1933 and then practiced in the states of New York and Connecticut. In addition, Monkiewicz went into the banking industry. In 1932 and 1933 he was an administrative clerk in the New Britain Police and City Courts. Between 1937 and 1939 he worked as a public prosecutor.

Politically, Monkiewicz was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1938 congressional election, which was held for the sixth state seat of Connecticut, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Democrat William M. Citron on January 3, 1939 . Since he was defeated by Lucien J. Maciora in the 1940 elections, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1941 . Two years later he was able to win back his mandate from Maciora in the 1942 elections. This enabled him to spend another legislative period in Congress between January 3, 1943 and January 3, 1945, which was shaped by the events of the Second World War .

In the elections of 1944 B. J. Monkiewicz lost to Joseph F. Ryter . In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. He also became the Connecticut State Commissioner for Unemployment Benefit. Between 1947 and 1953 he served on the federal pardon committee in Washington and from 1961 to 1968 he was a district judge in Connecticut. He died on July 2, 1971 in New Britain and was buried there.

Web links

• BJ Monkiewicz in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• BJ Monkiewicz in the database of Find a Grave (English)