Stanley H. Kunz Explained

Stanley H. Kunz
Restingplace:St. Adalbert's Cemetery
State1:Illinois
Term Start1:April 5, 1932
Term End1:March 3, 1933
Predecessor1:Peter C. Granata
Successor1:Leo Kocialkowski
Term Start2:March 4, 1921
Term End2:March 3, 1931
Predecessor2:Thomas Gallagher
Successor2:Peter C. Granata
Office3:Member of the Illinois Senate
Term3:1902-1906
Office4:Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Term4:1888-1890
Birth Name:Stanley Henry Kunz
Birth Date:26 September 1864
Birth Place:Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois
Party:Democratic

Stanley Henry Kunz (September 26, 1864 – April 23, 1946) was an American politician who served 6 terms a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1921 to 1933.

Early life and education

Born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Kunz attended the public schools, St. Ignatius College (Now known as Loyola University Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois.

Career

He served as member of the State house of representatives 1888-1890.He served in the State senate 1902-1906.He served as member of the Chicago City council 1891-1921.He served as member of the Democratic county central committee of Cook County 1891-1925.He engaged in the breeding of thoroughbreds and racing horses in Palatine, Illinois from 1910 to 1933.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1912, 1916, and 1924.

Congress

Kunz was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931).He successfully contested the election of Peter C. Granata to the Seventy-second Congress and served from April 5, 1932, to March 3, 1933.He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.

Death

He lived in Chicago, Illinois, until his death there on April 23, 1946.He was interred in St. Adalbert's Cemetery.