William W. Link
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William Walter Link was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Swiec, Poland, Link immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois.
He attended the parochial and public schools.
He attended the department of engineering of Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois.
He engaged in the enameling business at Chicago, Illinois from 1912 to 1932.
He was also interested in banking.
He served as president of the Board of Local Improvements, Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1936.
He served as general secretary of the Polish-American Democratic Organization of Illinois since 1932.
Chief clerk of the superior court of Cook County in 1942 and 1943.
He served as vice president of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois
, in 1943 and 1944.
Link was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-ninth
Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth
Congress.
He resumed the banking business as a director of the Manufacturers' National Bank of Chicago.
He was also interested in sociological work.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, September 23, 1950.
He was interred in St. Adelbert's Cemetery.
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,...
.
Born in Swiec, Poland, Link immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois.
He attended the parochial and public schools.
He attended the department of engineering of Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois.
He engaged in the enameling business at Chicago, Illinois from 1912 to 1932.
He was also interested in banking.
He served as president of the Board of Local Improvements, Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1936.
He served as general secretary of the Polish-American Democratic Organization of Illinois since 1932.
Chief clerk of the superior court of Cook County in 1942 and 1943.
He served as vice president of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners 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...
, in 1943 and 1944.
Link 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-ninth
79th United States Congress
The Seventy-ninth 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, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of...
Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth 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, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He resumed the banking business as a director of the Manufacturers' National Bank of Chicago.
He was also interested in sociological work.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, September 23, 1950.
He was interred in St. Adelbert's Cemetery.