Chester C. Gorski
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Chester Charles Gorski was an American
congressman
who represented the state of New York
. He was born in Buffalo
, New York
, USA
on to a Polish
immigrant family. He was a member of the Erie County
Board of Supervisors
from 1941 to 1945 and of the Buffalo Common Council from 1946 to 1948. He served in the House as a Democrat
from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951 but failed to be reelected in 1950. After this he worked for the Department of Commerce
from 1951 to 1952, served on the Buffalo Common Council again from 1954 to 1956, on the New York State Building Code Commission from 1956 to 1959, and on the Buffalo Common Council for a third time from 1960 to 1974, when he resigned. He died in Buffalo on April 25, 1975.
He is the father of former Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski
and New York State Supreme Court Justice Jerome Gorski.
United States
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congressman
Congressperson
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who represented the state of New York
New York
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. He was born in Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, New York
New York
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, USA
United States
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on to a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
immigrant family. He was a member of the Erie County
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
Board of Supervisors
County board of supervisors
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from 1941 to 1945 and of the Buffalo Common Council from 1946 to 1948. He served in the House as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951 but failed to be reelected in 1950. After this he worked for the Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903...
from 1951 to 1952, served on the Buffalo Common Council again from 1954 to 1956, on the New York State Building Code Commission from 1956 to 1959, and on the Buffalo Common Council for a third time from 1960 to 1974, when he resigned. He died in Buffalo on April 25, 1975.
He is the father of former Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski
Dennis Gorski
Dennis T. Gorski is a retired politician in New York and an ex-Marine. A resident of Cheektowaga, New York, Gorski is a former County Executive of Erie County, New York, which includes Buffalo, New York and many of its suburbs. He was the first Democrat elected Erie County Executive and the first...
and New York State Supreme Court Justice Jerome Gorski.