Leo Paul Kocialkowski (August 16, 1882 – September 27, 1958) was an American politician who served five terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from

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from 1933 to 1943.

Biography

Kocialkowski was born in

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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.

Early career

He worked in various capacities in several business houses in Chicago. He engaged in tax appraisal and delinquent tax supervision in

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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

from 1945 to 1949. He died in

, September 27, 1958. He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kocialkowski, Leo Paul 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 members of the United States House of Representatives