Walter Polakowski [SEP] position held
Walter Polakowski
Walter Polakowski (January 18, 1888 – November 13, 1966) was an American upholsterer, trade union activist, and small business owner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate for a total of 14 years. He was the older brother of John Polakowski, who succeeded him in the Assembly in 1922.
Background.
Polakowski was born in Buffalo, New York on January 18, 1888 to a family of Polish descent, and came to
added several suburban cities and townships. He was defeated by Democratic Assemblyman Max Galasinski in a four-way race.
William Evjue wrote of Polakowski and his fellow Wisconsin Socialists, "[The] lobbyists knew it was not possible to influence these men. They were incorruptible. Walter Polakowski was the same kind."
After the legislature.
By 1937, Polakowski was working as a union organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. He also worked briefly as an organizer for the Socialist Party, before being fired