Ansley B. Borkowski
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Ansley Bernard Borkowski (January 15, 1898 – December 1, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on January 15, 1898, in Buffalo, New York. He attended Canisius High School and Canisius College.[https://books.google.com/books?id=2zE0AQAAMAAJ&q=red+book+ansley+borkowski+canisius New York Red Book] (1921; pg.104) 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[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B10FF3F5B1B7B93C0A9178AD85F428385F9 IVES MADE SPEAKER, ERIE REBELS BEATEN; INSURGENTS GET CLERK] in The New York Times on January 2, 1936 (subscription required) 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.[https://www.nytimes.com/1965/01/08/archives/the-presiding-clerk-ansley-bernard-borkowski.html The Presiding Clerk] in The New York Times on January 8, 1965 (subscription required) 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.[https://www.nytimes.com/1965/02/05/archives/travial-elected-speaker-gop-vote-again-decisive-as-streingut-is.html TRAVIA ELECTED SPEAKER] in The New York Times on February 5, 1965 (subscription required) Subsequently the Assembly was organized and Democrat John T. McKennan was elected to succeed Borkowski.
He died on December 1, 1992,[http://sortedbyname.com/pages/b111234.html "Ansley B. Borkowski"] at Social Security Info in Buffalo, New York; and was buried at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Cheektowaga.
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Category:Lawyers from Buffalo, New York
Category:Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Canisius University alumni
Category:University at Buffalo Law School alumni
Category:Clerks of the New York State Assembly
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
Category:Politicians from Buffalo, New York