William Walter Link (February 12, 1884 – September 23, 1950) was a

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from

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. Born in Swiec, Poland, Link immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in

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. He attended the parochial and public schools. He attended the department of engineering of Lewis Institute,

. He engaged in the enameling business at

from 1912 to 1932. He was also interested in banking. He served as president of the Board of Local Improvements,

from 1933 to 1936. He served as general secretary of the Polish-American Democratic Organization of Illinois since 1932. Chief clerk of the

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in 1942 and 1943. He served as vice president of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners of

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, in 1943 and 1944. Link was elected as a

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to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress. He resumed the banking business as a director of the Manufacturers' National Bank of Chicago. He was also interested in sociological work. He died in

, September 23, 1950. He was interred in St. Adelbert's Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Link, William Walter 1884 births 1950 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Polish emigrants to the United States 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives