Thaddeus J. Dulski Explained

Office:Chairman of the U.S. House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Term Start:1967
Term End:1974
Predecessor:Tom J. Murray
Successor:William D. Ford
Office1:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
Constituency1: (1959–73)
(1973–74)
Term Start1:January 3, 1959
Term End1:December 31, 1974
Preceded1:Edmund P. Radwan
Succeeded1:Henry J. Nowak
Birth Date:September 27, 1915
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, US
Death Place:Buffalo, New York, US
Resting Place:Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, New York
Party:Democratic
Education:Canisius College
University at Buffalo
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Navy
Battles:World War II

Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American politician from Buffalo, New York who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1959 to 1974.

Biography

Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, US, on September 27, 1915. He graduated from Buffalo's Technical High School, and studied at Canisius College and the University at Buffalo.

Career

He worked as a tax consultant and accountant, and served in the United States Navy during World War II.

From 1940 to 1947 he worked for the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Office of Price Stabilization. He was elected to the Buffalo City Council representing the Walden District for two terms starting in 1953, and was elected councilman at large in 1957.

Tenure in Congress

He served in the House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1959 until he resigned on December 31, 1974. During his House tenure, he served as a member of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, of which he was chairman from 1967 until his resignation from Congress. His Congressional career included helping craft legislation to change the federal Post Office Department into the U.S. Postal Service.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, Dulski was a special assistant to Governor Hugh Carey, with whom he had served in the U.S. House.

He retired in 1983 and died of leukemia at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo on October 11, 1988, aged 73.[1] His funeral took place at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Buffalo, and he was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga, New York.

Family

Dulski was married to Elizabeth "Betty" (Wozniak) Dulski. They were the parents of five children.

Legacy

The Thaddeus J. Dulski Building was a federal office building in Buffalo. It was vacated by the government in 2005, and later redeveloped as The Avant.

Notes and References

  1. News: Thaddeus Dulski, 73, an Ex-Congressman. October 14, 1988. The New York Times. A22. July 25, 2024. limited.