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Martin Gorski (October 30, 1886 – December 4, 1949) was an American politician who served in the
Gorski was elected as a
Martin Gorski
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United States House of Representatives
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from 1943 to 1949, representing Illinois
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Early life and career
Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled inChicago, Illinois
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. Gorski graduated from business college and from Chicago (Illinois) Law School in 1917. He was admitted to the bar
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in 1917 and set up a practice in Chicago, Illinois
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. Gorski served as assistant State's attorney 1918-1920 and then he served as master in chancery of the Superior Court of Cook County
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from 1929 to 1942.
Tenure in Congress
Gorski was elected as a Democrat
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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 Justice, Illinois
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Geography
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See also
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)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 American politicians