Biography
A Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Ill. , February 15, 1896. Attended the public and parochial schools. During the First World War served overseas as a corporal with the Eighth Field Artillery in 1918 and 1919. Engaged in the catering business in Chicago, Ill. , since 1920. Member of the State house of representatives 1933-1948. Elected to the State senate in 1948 and served until December 1949, having become a candidate for Congress. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress. Reelected to the twelve succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1951, until his death January 26, 1975. In Chicago, Ill. Interment in Resurrection Mausoleum, Justice, Ill.