Edmund P. Radwan

Edmund P. Radwan

Edmund Patrick Radwan (born September 22, 1911 in Buffalo , New York , †  September 7, 1959 ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1959 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edmund Radwan attended public schools in his homeland. Between 1929 and 1934 he was an athletic trainer at East High School in Buffalo. After studying law at the same time at the University of Buffalo and being admitted to the bar in 1934, he began to work in this profession in Buffalo. From 1938 to 1940 he was also the legal representative for Sloan Township . During the Second World War he served as a corporal in the US Army between 1943 and 1945 . Politically, he joined the Republican Party . Between 1945 and 1950 he sat in the New York Senate .

In the 1950 congressional elections , Radwan was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 43rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Democrat Anthony F. Tauriello on January 3, 1951 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1959 . These were shaped by the events of the Cold War , the Korean War and the beginning civil rights movement . Since 1953 he represented the 41st district of his state.

In 1958, Edmund Radwan declined to run again. He died on September 7, 1959 in Buffalo, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Edmund P. Radwan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Anthony F. Tauriello	United States House of Representatives for New York (43rd constituency) January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1953	Daniel A. Reed
Harold C. Ostertag	United States House of Representatives for New York (41st constituency) January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1959	Thaddeus J. Dulski