Martin Gorski

Martin Gorski

Martin Gorski (born October 30, 1886 in what is now Poland , †  December 4, 1949 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . From 1943 to 1949 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1889 Martin Gorski came to Chicago with his parents from his Polish homeland, where he later attended public schools. There he also graduated from a business school. After studying law at the Chicago Law School and being admitted to the bar in 1917, he began working in this profession in Chicago. From 1918 to 1920 he acted there as deputy public prosecutor. From 1929 to 1942 he was employed as a Masters in Chancery at the Cook County Court . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1942 congressional election , Gorski was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded the resigned Harry P. Beam on January 3, 1943 . After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 4, 1949 . From January 3, 1949, he represented the fifth district of his state there. Up until 1945, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II . Then the Cold War began , the beginning of which Gorski saw.

Web links

• Martin Gorski in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Martin Gorski in the database of Find a Grave (English)