Leo Paul Kocialkowski (August 16, 1882 – September 27, 1958) was an American politician who served 5 terms as a
Democratic U.S. Representative from
Illinois
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from 1933 to 1943.
Biography
Kocialkowski was born in
Chicago, Illinois
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, the son of Michael and Dorothy (née Wendzinski) Kocialkowski,
and was orphaned at an early age.
He was educated in private schools, which he supplemented by a business course.
He worked in various capacities in several business houses in Chicago.
He engaged in tax appraisal and delinquent tax supervision in
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2 ...
from 1916 to 1932.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1928.
Congress
Kocialkowski was elected as a
Democrat to the
Seventy-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Insular Affairs (
Seventy-fourth through
Seventy-seventh Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942.
Later career and death
He served as member of the Civil Service Commission of
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2 ...
from 1945 to 1949.
He died in
Chicago, Illinois
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, September 27, 1958.
He was interred in St. Adelbert Cemetery.
References
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1882 births
1958 deaths
Politicians from Chicago
American politicians of Polish descent
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
20th-century American politicians