Clement J. Zablocki

Clement John Zablocki (born November 18, 1912 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , † December 3, 1983 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1983 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clement Zablocki attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Marquette University until 1936 . In 1938 and 1939 he was a teacher in Milwaukee. Between 1932 and 1948 Zablocki was also an organist and choirmaster. He later became a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force Reserve . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . From 1942 to 1948 he was a member of the Wisconsin Senate . In 1948 he was chairman of the regional democratic party congress in that state. Between 1952 and 1968 he was a delegate to all Democratic National Conventions . In 1948, Zablocki ran unsuccessfully for the office of treasurer of Milwaukee. In 1957 he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for a by-election to the US Senate .

In the 1948 congressional elections , Zablocki was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the fourth constituency of Wisconsin, where he succeeded John C. Brophy on January 3, 1949 . After 16 re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 3, 1983 . During this period, the Cold War , the Korean War , the Vietnam War , the Watergate Affair , the civil rights movement and the occupation of the American embassy in Iran in 1979 fell, among other things . Five other constitutional amendments were also passed at that time. From 1977 to 1979 Zablocki was chairman of the Committee on International Relations. He then headed the Foreign Affairs Committee between 1979 and 1981 .

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SURNAME	Zablocki, Clement J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zablocki, Clement John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 18, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milwaukee , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH	3rd December 1983
Place of death	Washington, DC