Background
SAWICKI, Joseph Francis was born on March 18, 1881 in Gorzno, Poland. Son of Peter Paul and Bogumila (Jurkowski) Sawicki.
SAWICKI, Joseph Francis was born on March 18, 1881 in Gorzno, Poland. Son of Peter Paul and Bogumila (Jurkowski) Sawicki.
St. Ignatius College, (now John Carroll University), Bachelor of Arts. Law, Western Reserve and BaldwinWallace.
Admitted to Bar, 1904. Elected State Legislator, 1905 and 1910. Appointed Judge, Municipal Court, 1918, elected 1919 and 1925.
During World War Chairman, Polish Division., War Chest Drive, Red Cross, Soldiers Relief, Liberty Loans. State and City Chairman, Polish Citizen’s and War Relief Commissions National. Director Polish National.
Committee of American (National. President, 1922-1926). Director Cleveland Welfare Federation, 1921-1923.
Travelers’ Aid Society, 1920-1924. President Polish Chamber of Industry, 1914-1917 and 1919-1923. Director Cleveland Chap., Foreign Language Information Service.
Director Warsaw Savings and Loan Association, since 1919, Bank of Cleveland, since 1923, U. Neighborhood Charities. Organizer & Trustee, Polish Welfare Association of Cleveland, 1929, American Equality League and President, 1927.
Member: American-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Polish National. Alliance. Alliance of Poles in United States.
Polish Roman Catholic Union. Polish Falcons; Harmonia Chopin Singing Society. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, State and American Bar Associations.
Knights of Columbus. and St. John. Museum of Art (life member). Museum of Natural Historical.
Clubs: City, Kiwanis, Associate, National. Town and Country, Elks, Eagles, Moose and Antlers, Bureau of Water, Metropolitan Dis Cuyahoga Democrat.
Spouse Elizabeth Veronica Sadowski, June 24, 1908, Detroit, Michigan.