John A. Gronouski
| John A. Gronouski | |
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| 56th United States Postmaster General | |
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In office September 30, 1963 – November 2, 1965 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | J. Edward Day |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence F. O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Austin Gronouski, Jr. October 26, 1919 Dunbar, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | January 7, 1996 (aged 76) Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States |
| Resting place | Allouez Catholic Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Gronouski |
| Children | Stacy Ann Gronouski Jennings Julie Kay Gronouski Glieberman |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison (1942) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John Austin Gronouski, Jr. (October 26, 1919 – January 7, 1996) was the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation and served as the United States Postmaster General from 1963 until 1965 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Gronouski was born in Dunbar, Wisconsin, the son of Mary (Riley) and John Austin Gronouski. He was of Polish and Irish descent. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1942, and he joined the military during World War II. Gronouski served as a navigator in the Air Force until October 1945. Gronouski married the former Mary Louise Metz on January 24, 1948. They had two daughters, Stacy Ann Jennings and Julia Kay Glieberman.
He earned an M.A. in 1947 and a Ph.D. in 1955, both from the University of Wisconsin. In 1952, he ran for the United States Senate against Joseph McCarthy, who won reelection. In 1959, Gronouski joined the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and was named the executive director of the Revenue Survey Commission.
In 1960, he became the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation, and he supported John F. Kennedy for President. In 1963 Gronouski was appointed Postmaster General, the first Polish-American Cabinet officer. As Postmaster General, Gronouski promoted the original five-digit zip code system, and worked to the end racial discrimination against postal employees. After he left the Cabinet on November 2, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to be Ambassador to Poland.
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