Alfred D. Sieminski
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Alfred Dennis Sieminski was an American
Democratic Party
politician who represented New Jersey
's 13th congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1951-1959.
on August 23, 1911. He attended the public schools, New York Military Academy
in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York and the Hun School of Princeton
, in Princeton Township, New Jersey
. He graduated from Princeton University
in 1934 and was a student at Harvard Law School
in 1935 and 1936. He was of Polish origin and spoke his ancestor's language.
He worked as comptroller and vice president of Brunswick Laundry in Jersey City starting in 1937. He entered the United States Army
as a private in 1942, served in the Italian Campaign
with the Ninety-second Buffalo Division in 1944 and 1945, was a captain, Military Government Division in Austria, in 1945 and 1946, served with Tenth Corps in Korea in 1950, was discharged to Infantry Reserve as a major in 1950 and promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1956.
Sieminski was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving in office from January 3, 1951-January 3, 1959, and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1958.
After leaving Congress, he was administrative vice president of the Hun School, engaged in administrative education and project development, and worked at the Medical and General Reference Library of the Veterans Administration
in Washington, D.C.
from 1962-1973.
Sieminski was a resident of Vienna, Virginia
, until his death on December 13, 1990, at the age of 79 due to a heart attack
.
United States
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Democratic Party
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...
politician who represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's 13th congressional district
New Jersey's 13th congressional district
New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District was created starting with the 73rd United States Congress in 1933, based on redistricting following the United States Census, 1930. It is currently represented by Democrat Albio Sires...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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from 1951-1959.
Biography
Sieminski was born in Jersey City, New JerseyJersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
on August 23, 1911. He attended the public schools, New York Military Academy
New York Military Academy
New York Military Academy, or NYMA, is an American private boarding school located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. It was founded in 1889 by Charles Jefferson Wright, a Civil War veteran and former school teacher from New Hampshire who believed that a military structure provided the best...
in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York and the Hun School of Princeton
Hun School of Princeton
The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton Township, New Jersey, United States. The school has a Princeton, New Jersey mailing address. The school serves students from grades 6 through high school. Currently, the headmaster is Jonathan...
, in Princeton Township, New Jersey
Princeton Township, New Jersey
Also Princeton Borough is an independent municipality completely surrounded by the township.Princeton North is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Princeton Township....
. He graduated from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1934 and was a student at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1935 and 1936. He was of Polish origin and spoke his ancestor's language.
He worked as comptroller and vice president of Brunswick Laundry in Jersey City starting in 1937. He entered the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
as a private in 1942, served in the Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
with the Ninety-second Buffalo Division in 1944 and 1945, was a captain, Military Government Division in Austria, in 1945 and 1946, served with Tenth Corps in Korea in 1950, was discharged to Infantry Reserve as a major in 1950 and promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1956.
Sieminski 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 Eighty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving in office from January 3, 1951-January 3, 1959, and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1958.
After leaving Congress, he was administrative vice president of the Hun School, engaged in administrative education and project development, and worked at the Medical and General Reference Library of the Veterans Administration
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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from 1962-1973.
Sieminski was a resident of Vienna, Virginia
Vienna, Virginia
Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,687. Significantly more people live in zip codes with the Vienna postal addresses bordered approximately by Interstate 66 on the south, Interstate 495 on the east, Route 7 to...
, until his death on December 13, 1990, at the age of 79 due to a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
.