Joseph J. Kowalski | |
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58th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 4, 1965 –December 31, 1966 | |
Preceded by | Allison Green |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Waldron |
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 19th district Wayne County 1st District (1949–1954) Wayne County 10th District (1955–1964) | |
In office January 1,1949 –March 18,1967 Servingwith F. Dingman (1949–1960) E. Carey,E. Currie,J. Fitzpatrick,P. Kelly,C. Lewandowski,D. Lindsay,F. Mahoney,M. Novak,S. Novak,M. O'Brien,J. O'Connor,J. Penczak,T. Wilk,and R. Thomson (1949–1954) M. Griffiths and T. O'Brien (1949–1952) T. Doll,N. Edwards,J. Fuller,and P. O'Malley (1949–1950) E. Jeffries,T. Lesinski,G. Murphy,and C. White (1951–1954) J. Beck and F. Williams (1953–1954) F. Dingman (1955–1960) J. Gillis (1961–1964) | |
Preceded by | P. Arnold,E. Baker,J. Cochran,T. Dowling,C. Ferris,J. FitzGerald,E. Frey,H. Gage,R. Henderson,C. Hoffman,A. Kurtz,T. Lane,S. Littlefield,J. Maurer,H. McDonald,Jr.,K. Metcalfe,N. Patterson,A. Polk,D.Reid,C. Stephens,and P. Williams |
Succeeded by | Anthony C. Licata |
Personal details | |
Born | East Chicago,Indiana | February 19,1911
Died | March 18,1967 56) | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Valparaiso University |
Joseph J. Kowalski (1911-1967) was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. Involved in labor since 1936,Kowalski was elected to the House in 1948 representing part of Wayne County,and remained in the House
Kowalski entered labor in 1936 as an organizer in Indiana,Ohio and Michigan for the American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees. He also served on the advisory committee on workers' education to the U. S. Secretary of Labor and in several other labor roles,including international representative of the UAW-CIO. [1]
After a defeat in 1946,Kowalski was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948. He was elected Speaker for the 73rd Legislature,the first Democratic speaker since 1938. During his tenure,the Legislature worked to implement the new state constitution which was adopted in 1964. [1]
Kowalski was an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in both 1960 and 1964. [2]
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