ansley, borkowski, ansley, bernard, borkowski, january, 1898, december, 1992, american, lawyer, politician, from, york, life, edithe, born, january, 1898, buffalo, york, attended, canisius, high, school, canisius, college, graduated, from, university, buffalo,. Ansley Bernard Borkowski January 15 1898 December 1 1992 was an American lawyer and politician from New York Life EditHe was born on January 15 1898 in Buffalo New York He attended Canisius High School and Canisius College 1 He graduated from University of Buffalo Law School and practiced law in Buffalo Borkowski was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly Erie Co 5th D in 1921 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 and 1930 He was Chairman of the Committee on General Laws from 1927 to 1930 He was Clerk of the New York State Assembly from 1936 2 to 1964 officiating in the 159th 160th 161st 162nd 163rd 164th 165th 166th 167th 168th 169th 170th 171st 172nd 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures In January 1965 Borkowski opened the proceedings for the election of a Speaker in the 175th New York State Legislature as the outgoing clerk traditionally did 3 This was the first time since 1935 that a Democratic majority was elected to the Assembly but due to a split into two factions one following Mayor of New York City Robert F Wagner Jr the other following U S Senator Robert F Kennedy no Speaker could be elected Borkowski presided over a month of deadlock until the election of Anthony J Travia as Speaker on February 4 with the votes of the Wagner men and the Republicans 4 Subsequently the Assembly was organized and Democrat John T McKennan was elected to succeed Borkowski He died on December 1 1992 5 in Buffalo New York and was buried at the St Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Cheektowaga Sources Edit New York Red Book 1921 pg 104 IVES MADE SPEAKER ERIE REBELS BEATEN INSURGENTS GET CLERK in The New York Times on January 2 1936 subscription required The Presiding Clerk in The New York Times on January 8 1965 subscription required TRAVIA ELECTED SPEAKER in The New York Times on February 5 1965 subscription required Ansley B Borkowski at Social Security InfoExternal links EditAnsley B Borkowski at Find a GraveNew York State AssemblyPreceded byAlexander A Patrzykowski New York State Assembly Erie County 5th District1921 Succeeded byAlexander A PatrzykowskiPreceded byJohn Krysinski New York State Assembly Erie County 5th District1924 1930 Succeeded byEdwin L KantowskiGovernment officesPreceded byHomer W Storey Clerk of the New York State Assembly1936 1965 Succeeded byJohn T McKennan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ansley B Borkowski amp oldid 1125337259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
