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Cieslak (Cheslak), Walter A.
Civic leader. Born in Maynard, Mass. Graduated with honors from Holy Cross College, University of Boston and Harvard University. Active in social, national and Polish affairs. First Polish candidate for Congress from the state of Massachusetts, third congressional district. Member of City Finance Committee in Maynard; for three years a member of Board of Selectmen and president of said board; teacher at naturalization school at Maynard, Mass. Resides in Maynard, Mass.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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