Fronczak, Francis Eustace, M.D., M.A., LL.B., Ph.D.Physician, writer. Born Oct. 20, 1874 in Buffalo, N. Y.; son of Adalbert and Victoria (Jaworska) Fronczak. Elementary education received at St. Stanislaus Parochial School in Buffalo, N. Y. In 1894 graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, N. Y. with B.A. degree. In 1895 granted MA. degree, and on April 28, 1899 University of Buffalo, Law School gave him LL.B. degree. He received Ph.D. degree (honoris causa) 1917 at University of Buffalo; M.D. degree (honoris causa) from Warsaw University, and Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. In 1896 elected first assemblyman of Polish descent to the State Legislature of New York. Colonel of the American Army; Health Commissioner of Buffalo from 1910 to date; columnist for Buffalo Express. Wrote 27 books on medicine in English: "Compound Dislocations," 1889; "The Pathogenesis of Cholittiasis," 1889; "The Resuscitation of Apparenly Dead Newborn," 1900; "Plica Polonica," 1898; "Lands Across the Seas," 1900; "Alcoholism," 1900; "The Medical Relations in U.S.A.," 1900, etc. He is the authority on representations of U.S. of different national and international conventions regarding the field of medicine. One of the most beloved persons among Polish-Americans an ardent fighter for equality for the Americans of Polish descent in church, social life, and politics. Residence: 806 Fillmore Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943