John Polakowski

Polakowski was born in Buffalo, New York, on July 7, 1896, to a family of Polish descent.

[citation needed] He had never held public office before, when elected to the Assembly in the November, 1922, election; he received 2,191 votes to 1,471 for Republican Louis Polewczwnski and 856 for Democrat Frank Kubatzki (whom his brother Walter had unseated in 1920).

Part of the newly-redistricted district had been represented by Walter, the rest by fellow Socialist Stephen Stolowski.

[2] John did not run for re-election in 1924, and was succeeded by fellow Socialist Frank Cieszynski.

[4] He was working as a real estate broker when his wife Anna died December 26, 1959, at the age of 65, at which time they had eight children.