Ben Adamowski

Benjamin S. Adamowski (November 20, 1906 – March 1, 1982) was a politician and lawyer.

Early life

His father, Max Adamowski, was an alderman in Chicago, as well as a real estate agent in Logan Square, and tavern owner.[1] He graduated from DePaul University Law School in 1928.

Career

He served in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 25th District from 1931 through 1941.[2] In the legislature, he distanced himself from the machine politics his father had been aligned with, and aligned himself with liberal reformist governor Henry Horner.[1] Adamowski left the legislature to serve as the Corporation Council of Chicago under Mayor Martin H. Kennelly, a role he held for three years.[1]

He was a Democrat until 1955, when he was defeated by Richard J. Daley in the Democratic primary for mayor. In later campaigns for State's Attorney and a second bid for mayor against Daley in 1963 he ran as a Republican.[3]

He served from 1957 to 1960 as State's Attorney of Cook County. [4]

References
  1. Cohen, Adam; Taylor, Elizabeth (2001). American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation. Little, Brown. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7595-2427-9.
  2. 'Illinois Blue Book 1939-1940,' biographical sketch of Benjamin Adamowski, pg. 194-195
  3. "Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers".
  4. "In 1963, Kennedy's dedication of O'Hare gave Daley a welcome boost". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
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