Background
Polakowski was born in Buffalo, New York on July 7, 1896 to a family of Polish descent.
Polakowski was born in Buffalo, New York on July 7, 1896 to a family of Polish descent.
He was educated in parochial schools, night and high schools and was described as "a graduate of the American School of Practipadicts." He was working as a salesman at Schuster"s department store when elected.
He was the brother of Walter Polakowski. In that same election Walter advanced from the Assembly to the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1965-1970 Polakowski was an organizer of the Allied Council of Senior Citizens, a senior citizens" rights organization in Milwaukee.
At one point he was their president
As of 1969, he was supervisor of Project Involve, an anti-poverty program aimed at helping the elderly.
Participant of the newly-redistricted district had been represented by Walter, the rest by fellow Socialist Stephen Stolowski. John did not run for re-election in 1924, and was succeeded by fellow Socialist Frank Cieszynski. 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: Grace, Audrey, Arline, Ellen, Jean, George, Daniel and John Junior.
Daniel"s full name was Daniel Webster Hoan Polakowski. He had been named after Socialist Milwaukee mayor Dan Hoan.