Gorski, Martin (1886 - 1949)Representative from Illinois; born in Poland, October 30, 1886; immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Ill.; attended the public and high schools; was graduated from business college and from Chicago (Ill.) Law School in 1917; was admitted to the bar in 1917 and commenced practice in Chicago, Ill.; assistant State's attorney 1918-1920; master in chancery of the superior court of Cook County, Ill., 1929-1942; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his death; had been reelected to the Eighty-first Congress; died in Chicago, Ill., December 4, 1949; interment in Resurrection Cemetery (Village of Justice).
Source: Congressional Data Base (2008)
Gorski, Martin
Congressman. Attorney at law. Born October 30, 1891, Chicago, Ill.; son of Anthony and Augustine Gorski. Graduate of Chicago Law School. Member of P.N.A., P.R.C.U., Chicago Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association Polish Lawyers Association; Polish Democratic Organization. Assistant state attorney of Illinois, 1918-1920. Appointed master in chancery in 1929. In 1942 elected member of House of Representatives, U.S. Congress from 4th district of Chicago. Resides in Chicago, Ill.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943