Martin Gorski

Martin Gorski (October 30, 1886 – December 4, 1949) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1949, representing Illinois.

Martin Gorski
From 1949's Pictorial Directory of the 81st Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district
In office January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949
Preceded by	Adolph J. Sabath
Succeeded by	John C. Kluczynski
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Harry P. Beam
Succeeded by	James V. Buckley
Personal details
Born	(1886-10-30)October 30, 1886 Poland
Died	December 4, 1949(1949-12-04) (aged 63) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

Early life and career

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

Tenure in Congress

Gorski's grave at Resurrection Cemetery

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 Justice, Illinois.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress. "Martin Gorski (id: G000332)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Martin Gorski at The Political Graveyard
• United States Congress (1950). Martin Gorski, Late a Representative. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress