George Gregory Sadowski (March 12, 1903 – October 9, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from theU.S. state ofMichigan from 1933 to 1939.
Sadowski was born inDetroit, Michigan, in a Polish-American family where he attended Ferry School. He attended high school inFoley, Alabama, and then returned to Detroit, where he graduated fromNortheastern High School in 1920 and from the law department of theUniversity of Detroit in 1924. He was admitted to thebar in 1926 and commenced practice in Detroit. He was involved in the real estate and building businesses and later became the owner of two golf clubs. He was also a member ofPolish National Alliance.
Sadowski was a member of theMichigan Senate from the2nd district in 1931 and 1932, and a member of the State Democratic Central Committee from 1930 to 1936. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in1932,1936,1940,1944, and1948.
He was elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's first congressional district to the73rd,74th, and75thCongresses, serving from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1939. He lost toRudolph G. Tenerowicz in the Democratic primary in 1938 and again in 1940. In 1942, he was elected to the78th and then to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1951. In 1950, he lost toThaddeus M. Machrowicz in the Democratic primary.
George G. Sadowski died inUtica, Michigan, and is interred inMount Olivet Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
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