John Smolenski (politician) explained

John Smolenski (1891 – May 31, 1953) was an American businessman and politician from New York.

Life

He was born in 1891 in Poland. The family emigrated to the United States when John was still a small boy, and settled in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Later he opened a funeral home at 1044 Manhattan Avenue there.[1] He married Charlotte Garstkiewicz (1897–1961), and their only child was Irene (Smolenski) Imperatore.[2]

Smolenski was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 15th D.) in 1938,[3] 1939–40, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52 and 1953.

He died on May 31, 1953;[4] and was buried at the First Calvary Cemetery in Queens.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=BcoGAQAAIAAJ&q=smolenski+poland New York Red Book
  2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9804E6DE1339EE32A25754C1A96F9C946091D6CF MRS. JOHN SMOLENSKI
  3. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle%201938%20Grayscale/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle%201938%20Grayscale%20-%200007.pdf 13 New Faces From Long IslandWill Be Seen in 1938 Legislature
  4. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C01E2DA163DE23BBC4953DFB0668388649EDE JOHN SMOLENSKI, 62, ASSEMBLYMAN, DIES