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Martin Gorski (October 30, 1886 – December 4, 1949) was an American politician who served in the
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from 1943 to 1949, representing
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Early life and career

Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in
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. Gorski graduated from business college and from Chicago (Illinois) Law School in 1917. He was
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in 1917 and set up a practice in
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. Gorski served as assistant State's attorney 1918-1920 and then he served as master in chancery of the
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from 1929 to 1942.


Tenure in Congress

Gorski was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, Eightieth and Eighty-first Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his death on December 4, 1949. He was interred in Resurrection Cemetery in
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See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List ...


References


Martin Gorski
at ''The Political Graveyard'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorski, Martin 1886 births 1949 deaths Polish emigrants to the United States Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives