Thomas S. Gordon
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Thomas Sylvy Gordon was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Stanislaus College, Chicago, Illinois, in 1912.
He engaged in the banking business 1916-1920.
Associated with a Polish-language daily newspaper 1921-1942, starting as a clerk and advancing to head cashier and office manager.
He served as commissioner of Chicago West Parks 1933-1936 and of public vehicle licenses 1936-1939.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936.
City treasurer of Chicago, Illinois from 1939 to 1942.
Gordon was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-eighth
and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1959).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Eighty-fifth
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, January 22, 1959.
He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery (Niles), Chicago, Illinois.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Stanislaus College, Chicago, Illinois, in 1912.
He engaged in the banking business 1916-1920.
Associated with a Polish-language daily newspaper 1921-1942, starting as a clerk and advancing to head cashier and office manager.
He served as commissioner of Chicago West Parks 1933-1936 and of public vehicle licenses 1936-1939.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936.
City treasurer of Chicago, Illinois from 1939 to 1942.
Gordon was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-eighth
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...
and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1959).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Eighty-fifth
85th United States Congress
The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, January 22, 1959.
He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery (Niles), Chicago, Illinois.