| 词条 | Thomas S. Gordon |
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|name = Thomas S. Gordon |image = ThomasSGordon.jpg |caption = |state = Illinois |district = {{ushr|Illinois|8|8th}} |term_start = January 3, 1943 |term_end = January 3, 1959 |predecessor = Leo Kocialkowski |successor = Dan Rostenkowski |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|12|17}} |birth_place = Chicago, Illinois |death_date = {{Death date and age|1959|1|22|1893|12|17}} |death_place = Chicago, Illinois |party = Democratic }} Thomas Sylvy Gordon (December 17, 1893 – January 22, 1959) 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. References{{CongBio|G000316}}{{Bioguide}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox| state=Illinois | district=8 | before=Leo Kocialkowski | after=Dan Rostenkowski | years=1943-1959 }}{{s-end}}{{US House Foreign Affairs chairs}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Thomas Sylvy}} 7 : 1893 births|1959 deaths|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois|American people of Polish descent|Illinois Democrats|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|20th-century American politicians |
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