Bernard F. Grabowski

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Bernard F. Grabowski

Bernard Francis Grabowski (born June 11, 1923 in New Haven , Connecticut - † August 30, 2019 in Bristol , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1967 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bernard Grabowski attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and then until 1941 the Bristol High School . Between 1943 and 1945 he served in the US Army during World War II . After the war he continued his education at the University of Connecticut , where he studied law until 1952. In 1953 he was admitted to the bar. Politically, Grabowski joined the Democratic Party . He became a member of the Bristol City Council . In this city he also worked as a city judge between 1955 and 1960. From 1960 to 1962 he was also the chief public prosecutor there.

In the 1962 congressional election, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the Sixth Constituency of Connecticut . There he took over from Frank Kowalski on January 3, 1963 . After re-election in 1964, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1967 , which were marked by the discussions about the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War . After losing the 1966 election to Thomas Joseph Meskill , Bernard Grabowski returned to lawyer. Most recently he lived very old in Bristol.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary legacy.com, accessed September 11, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Grabowski, Bernard F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grabowski, Bernard Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 2019
Place of death Bristol , Connecticut