Koenig, Czeslaw (Chester) F.
Lawyer. Chief of legal department of the Polish Consulate General at Chicago. Business address: 49 E. Cedar St., Chicago. Ill. Born in Konin, Poland, Jan. 20, 1888; son of Gustav and Janina Anczyc. Attended School of Commerce, University of Loyola. Studied Iaw at School of Law, University of Loyola, from which he received LL.B. degree in 1938. Admitted to the Illinois Bar by the Supreme Court of Illinois, December 15, 1938. Married Maria Pieprzna, Nov. 4, 1911. Has two sons, Cezary and Zdzislaw. In 1905-06 took part in the movement for independence of Poland. As a political refugee escaped to U.S. in 1906 to avoid imprisonment. Former president of Young Poland Society. Organizer of Council No. 120 P.N.A. and its secretary. Takes active part in Polish-American patriotic organizations. Member of the Polish National Alliance of U.S. of North America. In November, 1920, appointed official of the Polish Consulate General at Chicago. Since January, 1939, acts as attorney for the Polish Consulate General at Chicago. Residence: 4105 W. Barry Ave., Chicago, Ill.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943