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Chester Charles Gorski (June 22, 1906 – April 25, 1975) was an American politician from Buffalo, New York. A Democrat, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951, and was the longtime president of the Buffalo Common Council.
Chester C. Gorski | |
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 Gorski as a U.S. Congressman in 1949 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 44th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Butler |
| Succeeded by | John C. Butler |
| President of the Buffalo Common Council | |
| In office 1960–1974 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Lawless Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Delmar L. Mitchell |
| Member of the New York State Building Code Commission | |
| In office 1956–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Walker S. Lee |
| Succeeded by | None (commission abolished) |
| Member of the Buffalo Common Council | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen B. Moskal |
| Succeeded by | Peter A. Zawadzki |
| Constituency | Lovejoy District |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| Preceded by | John S. Rusek |
| Succeeded by | Thaddeus S. Balicki |
| Constituency | Lovejoy District |
| Member of the Erie County Board of Supervisors from Buffalo's 6th Ward | |
| In office 1941–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Philip A. Baczkowski |
| Succeeded by | Julian C. Kozlowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chester Charles Gorski June 22, 1906 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 1975 (aged 68) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cheektowaga, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Helen T. Pieprzny |
| Children | 2 (including Dennis Gorski) |
| Occupation | Assistant foreman, Buffalo Streets Department Liquor store owner |
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Gorski was born June 22, 1906, in Buffalo, New York, to a Polish immigrant family.[1] He attended Saints Peter and Paul Parochial School and Technical High School.[1] After his high school graduation, Gorski was employed a laborer and assistant foreman in Buffalo's Streets Department,[2] and also owned a liquor store.[3]
Early political career
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Gorski became active in politics as a Democrat; he was a member of the Erie County Board of Supervisors from 1941 to 1945, and minority leader beginning in 1942.[1] He served on the Buffalo Common Council from 1946 to 1948.[1] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1968.[4]
Congress
In 1948 Gorski was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat.[1] He served one term, January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1951, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950.[1]
Later career and death
After leaving Congress Gorski was employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce as an industrial analyst from 1951 to 1952.[1] He served on the Buffalo Common Council again from 1954 to 1956.[1] From 1956 to 1959 he was a member of the New York State Building Code Commission.[1] In 1960 Gorski returned to the Buffalo Common Council as its president, and he served until resigning in 1974 because of ill health.[4]
He died in Buffalo on April 25, 1975.[4] He was buried at Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery in Cheektowaga, New York.[4]
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Gorski was married to Helen T. Pieprzny.[5] They were the parents of two sons, Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski and New York State Supreme Court Justice Jerome Gorski.[5]
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