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Stanley H. Kunz | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's8th district | |
| In office April 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Peter C. Granata |
| Succeeded by | Leo Kocialkowski |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Peter C. Granata |
| Member of theIllinois Senate | |
| In office 1902-1906 | |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1888-1890 | |
| Alderman on theChicago City Council from the 16th ward | |
| In office 1917–1921 | |
| Succeeded by | John Czekala |
| In office 1907–1915 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Nowicki |
| In office 1898–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Kiołbassa |
| In office 1891–1895 Serving with John C. Horn | |
| Preceded by | John C. Horn |
| Succeeded by | George C. Lenke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanley Henry Kunz (1864-09-26)September 26, 1864 Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1946(1946-04-23) (aged 81) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Adalbert's Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
Stanley Henry Kunz (September 26, 1864 – April 23, 1946) was an American politician who served six terms as aDemocraticU.S. Representative fromIllinois from 1921 to 1933.
Kunz was born inNanticoke, Pennsylvania in 1864. After his family moved toChicago, he attended the public schools, St. Ignatius College (now known asLoyola University Chicago), and Metropolitan Business College.
ADemocrat, Kunz was elected to represent portions of Chicago as a legislator in local, state, and federal government.
Kunz served as analderman on theChicago City Council from the 16th ward. He was on and off the council for several non-consecutive stretches between 1891 and 1921: 1891-95, 1898–1906, 1907–15 and 1917–21.[1]
Before and during his service on the Chicago City Council, Kunz served stints as an elected member of both chambers of theIllinois General Assembly. He served in theIllinois House of Representatives from 1888-90, and in theIllinois Senate from 1902-06.
Kunz served as a member of the central committee of theCook County Democratic Party from 1891 to 1925. He also was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions of1912,1916, and1924.
He was elected to theSixty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931). After an apparent defeat in 1930, he successfully contested the election ofRepublicanPeter C. Granata to theSeventy-second Congress and served from April 5, 1932, to March 3, 1933. He was unsuccessful for renomination in 1932, losing toLeo Kocialkowski, who went on to win the general election.
Kunz engaged in the breeding of thoroughbreds and racing horses inPalatine, Illinois from 1910 to 1933.
Kunz lived in Chicago until his death there in 1946. He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery in nearbyNiles, Illinois.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 8th congressional district March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1931 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 8th congressional district April 5, 1932 - March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by |
