Nikodem Piotrowski
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| Died | February 6, 1932 (aged 68–69) Chicago, Illinois |
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Nikodem L. Piotrowski (1863–6 February 1932) was a Polish-American professor, lawyer and president of the PRCUA.
Early life and education
Nikodem was born in 1863 in Bnin to Szymon Piotrowski. During his early life, he would study at various local schools and in Berlin. In 1882, he moved to the United States,[1] studying at the University of Notre Dame before graduating from the Indiana University at Valparaiso.[2]
Career
Lawyer and politician
In 1889, Nikodem was admitted to practice law. He was professor of physics and chemistry at the University of St. Thomas, then known as St. Thomas College, between 1889 and 1890. He would also teach law at Loyola University Chicago.[2] He would begin practicing law in Detroit in 1891, later moving to Chicago in 1892 and starting his own law practice.
Between 1897 and 1902, Nikodem was assistant corporate attorney for the city of Chicago. In 1906, he was nominated by the Democratic Party as a candidate for the position of treasurer of Illinois, losing to John Smulski.[3] He was noted by the National Corporation Register in 1907 as "one of the best known Poles in the city."
In 1911, Nikodem was appointed attorney for Chicago; he was also appointed legal advisor for the PRCUA the same year. He would serve in the former position until 1915, when he resigned to become a correspondent for the Chicago Herald in Europe. He also served as treasurer of the Polish National Department, resulting in him being awarded with the High Medal of the Rebuilt Homeland.
PRCUA
In 1917, Nikodem was elected president of the PRCUA; he was re-elected in 1919. During his term as president, he increased membership fees and implemented a 50-cent one-time tax to cover benefits for those that died in military service; according to Karol Wachtel, the former laid the foundation for further development in the PRCUA.
During his presidency, the newspapers Naród Polski and Dziennik Zjednoczenia were established.
Death
Nikodem died on February 6, 1932 at Billings Memorial Hospital in Chicago following a surgery. He was buried at St. Adalbert Cemetery.
References
- ↑ Wachtel 1913, p. 355.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Knawa, Anne (1989). As God Shall Ordain: A History of the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, 1894-1987. p. 104.
- ↑ Babinski, Grzegorz; Babinski, Miroslaw (1979). Poles in History and Culture of the United States of America. p. 70.
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