Walter J. Trybulski | |
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Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts | |
In office 1952–1955 | |
Preceded by | Edward O. Bourbeau |
Succeeded by | Walter M. Grocki |
Personal details | |
Born | Charlestown,New Hampshire |
Died | January 13,1989 (aged 84) Chicopee,Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Northeastern University School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney Politician |
Walter Jacob Trybulski was an American politician who served as Mayor of Chicopee,Massachusetts,and was the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1960.
Trybulski was born Charlestown,New Hampshire. [1] He was the oldest of 12 children. [2] In 1911 the family moved to Chicopee. [1] Trybulski dropped out of high school his junior year in order to become a priest in the Franciscan Order. He studied at St. John's Seminary in Buffalo,New York,for two years before returning to Chicopee to help his family financially by working in a factory. [1] [2]
From 1935 to 1940,Trybulski was a member of the Chicopee board of alderman. [1] From 1942 to 1950 he served as city treasurer. From 1952 to 1956 he was the city's mayor. [2] As mayor,Trybulski successfully lobbied the Strategic Air Command to build its center at Westover Air Force Base,which expanded the city's population and economy. [1]
In 1960,Trybulski was the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer. He was the first Polish-American to win nomination for a statewide office in Massachusetts. [2] He lost the general election to Democrat John T. Driscoll 58% to 41%. [3]
From 1964 to 1974,Trybulski was a member of the state's Industrial Accident Board. [1]
While serving on the Chicopee board of alderman,Trybulski became interested in law. He attended night classes at Northeastern University School of Law's Springfield campus and received a law degree in 1942. [2] Trybulski specialized in workers' compensation cases. He maintained a private law until his retirement in 1986. [1]
Trybulski died of heart failure on January 13,1989,in Chicopee. [1]
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