Chester A. Chesney
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Chester A. Chesney | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district | |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Chauncey W. Reed |
Succeeded by | Timothy P. Sheehan |
Personal details | |
Born | Chester Anton Chesney March 9, 1916 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | September 20, 1986 Marco Island, Florida | (aged 70)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | DePaul University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1941–1946 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Air Corps |
American football career |
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No. 56 | |
Position: | Center |
Personal information | |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | DePaul University |
Career history | |
Chicago Bears (1939–1940) | |
Chester Anton Chesney (March 9, 1916 – September 20, 1986) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was of Polish descent.[1]
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Chesney attended St. Hyacinth and Lane Technical High School, he graduated from the DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, in 1938.
He later played professional football with the Chicago Bears in 1939 and 1940.
He entered the United States Air Force in June 1941 as a private and was discharged as a major in 1946 with service in the Pacific and European Theaters. He served as assistant chief of special service, Veterans Administration, Hines, Illinois, in 1946 and 1947.
After the war, he took graduate work at Northwestern University Graduate Commerce School in 1947. He became an Executive with Montgomery Ward & Co., in 1948 and 1949. He later served as vice-president and director of Avondale Savings & Loan Association.
Chesney was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress, though served as delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
He was a resident of Marco Island, Florida, until his death there September 20, 1986. He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles, Illinois.
References
- ^ Pula, James. "Chesney, Chester Anton". Polish American Encyclopedia. p. 59.
External links
- United States Congress. "Chester A. Chesney (id: C000347)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1916 births
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
- Illinois Democrats
- American athlete-politicians
- Politicians from Chicago
- United States Air Force officers
- Chicago Bears players
- American people of Polish descent
- 20th-century American politicians
- People from Marco Island, Florida
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives