- Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas Sylvy Gordon (
December 17 ,1893 -January 22 ,1959 ) was a U.S. Representative fromIllinois .Born in
Chicago, Illinois , Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Stanislaus College,Chicago, Illinois , in 1912.He engaged in the banking business 1916-1920. Associated with a Polish-language daily newspaper 1921-1942, starting as a clerk and advancing to head cashier and office manager.He served as commissioner of Chicago West Parks 1933-1936 and of public vehicle licenses 1936-1939.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936. City treasurer ofChicago, Illinois from 1939 to 1942.Gordon was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (
January 3 ,1943 -January 3 ,1959 ).He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Eighty-fifth Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958.He died inChicago, Illinois ,January 22 ,1959 .He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery (Niles),Chicago, Illinois .References
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