John C. Kluczynski
| John Carl Kluczynski | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district | |
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In office January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Gorski |
| Succeeded by | John G. Fary |
| Member of the Illinois Senate | |
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In office 1948–1949 | |
| Member of the Illinois State Legislature | |
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In office 1933–1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 15, 1896 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died |
January 26, 1975 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district from 1951 until his death from a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois in 1975.
Born in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas Kluczynski and Mary Kluczynski, née Sulaski, Kluczynski attended public and parochial schools, and during the First World War served overseas as a corporal with the Eighth Field Artillery in 1918 and 1919. He worked in the catering business upon returning to Chicago, and served in the state legislature 1933-1948.
Kluczynski was elected to the State senate in 1948 and served until December 1949, having become a candidate for Congress.
Kluczynski was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress. He was reelected to the twelve succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1951, until his death from a heart attack January 26, 1975, in Chicago.[1] He was interred in Resurrection Mausoleum, Justice, Illinois.
The office building at the Chicago Federal Center, known as the Kluczynski Federal Building, was named in Kluczynski's honor after his death in 1975.[2]
He was a Polish-American, active in the life of his community as a member of the Polish National Alliance and Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rep. John Kluczynski Dies at 79 [sic]". Milwaukee Sentinel. January 28, 1975.
- ↑ John C. Kluczynski Federal Building
- ↑ Polish Roman Catholic Union Politicians
- United States Congress. "John C. Kluczynski (id: K000273)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Martin Gorski |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975 |
Succeeded by John G. Fary |
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