John Smolenski (1891 – May 31, 1953) was an American businessman and politician from

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Life

He was born in 1891 in

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. The family emigrated to the United States when John was still a small boy, and settled in

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. Later he opened a funeral home at 1044 Manhattan Avenue there. He married Charlotte Garstkiewicz (1897–1961), and their only child was Irene (Smolenski) Imperatore. Smolenski was a member of the

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(Kings Co., 15th D.) in

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, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52 and

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

. He died on May 31, 1953;''JOHN SMOLENSKI, 62, ASSEMBLYMAN, DIES''
in the ''

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'' on June 1, 1953 (subscription required) and was buried at the First Calvary Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smolenski, John 1891 births 1953 deaths Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from Brooklyn 20th-century American legislators People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn