A. F. Maciejewski
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Anton Frank Maciejewski was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Anderson, Texas
, Maciejewski attended the public schools of Cicero, Illinois
, and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois. He became engaged in the wholesale and retail coal
business in Cicero, Illinois
, in 1916. He served as assistant agent in charge of relief of Cook County, Illinois
from 1925 to 1928. He served as member of the Democratic State and National Committees. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1928, and as supervisor and treasurer of Cicero, Illinois
from 1932 to 1939.
Maciejewski was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-sixth
and Seventy-seventh
Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his resignation on December 8, 1942. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942.
After his service in Congress, Maciejewski resumed the wholesale and retail coal
business. He also engaged in the construction of defense housing.
Maciejewski was elected to the board of trustees of the sanitary district of Chicago in December 1942 and served until his death in Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 1949. He was interred in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Anderson, Texas
Anderson, Texas
Anderson is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. The population was 280 in 2009. It is the county seat. The city and its surroundings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Anderson Historic District.-Geography:...
, Maciejewski attended the public schools of Cicero, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
, and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois. He became engaged in the wholesale and retail coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
business in Cicero, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
, in 1916. He served as assistant agent in charge of relief of Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
from 1925 to 1928. He served as member of the Democratic State and National Committees. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
in 1928, and as supervisor and treasurer of Cicero, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
from 1932 to 1939.
Maciejewski was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-sixth
76th United States Congress
The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and...
and Seventy-seventh
77th United States Congress
-Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...
Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his resignation on December 8, 1942. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942.
After his service in Congress, Maciejewski resumed the wholesale and retail coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
business. He also engaged in the construction of defense housing.
Maciejewski was elected to the board of trustees of the sanitary district of Chicago in December 1942 and served until his death in Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 1949. He was interred in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Illinois
Justice, Illinois
Justice is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States established in 1911. The population was 12,850 as of 2006.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.A major road running through the town is...
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