Thaddeus Wasielewski
| Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Schafer |
| Succeeded by | John C. Brophy |
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| Born | December 2, 1904 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 25, 1976 (aged 71) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan Marquette University Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski (December 2, 1904 – April 25, 1976) was an American lawyer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who spent six years as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district.
Wasielewski was born in Milwaukee, son of Dr. Frank S. and Felicia H. (Baranowski) Wasielewski. He attended SS. Cyril and Methodius Parochial School and South Division High School, and received degrees from the University of Michigan (B.A., 1927) and from Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1931) and practiced law in Milwaukee. On 28 October 1939, he married Stephanie M. Gorak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gorak of Milwaukee. He was active in many local Polish-American organizations and would make campaign speeches both in English and in the Polish language.
In 1938, Wasielewski unseated incumbent Congressman Raymond Joseph Cannon in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, but was narrowly defeated in turn by a former incumbent, Republican John Schafer, with 33,559 votes (31.40%), to Schafer's 34,196 (32.00%), Progressive Paul Gauer's 30,817 (28.84%), 7,498 votes (7.02%) for Cannon (who ran as an independent) and 794 votes (0.74%) for a Union Party candidate.
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