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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Anthony J. Wilkowski, Sr. |
| Address |
Detroit, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
April 16, 1893 |
| Died |
June 12, 1966
(73 years) |
| Contributor | RMF |
| Last Modifed | David
Apr 13, 2022 10:46am |
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| Info | of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 16, 1893. Son of Anton Wilkowski and Veronica (Skelnik) Wilkowski; married, February 10, 1945, to Ann Chrzanowski; brother of Leo Joseph Wilkowski. Democrat. Hardware store owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1933-38, 1945-46, 1949-50; defeated in primary, 1942 (3rd District), 1946 (2nd District), 1951 (2nd District), 1952 (2nd District), 1955 (2nd District); chair of Wayne County Democratic Party, 1934; tried and convicted, along with Democratic state chairman Elmer B. O'Hara, on vote fraud charges in 1936, and sentenced to four to five years in prison; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th District, 1961-62. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Polish National Alliance. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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