Peter Kiołbassa
Peter Kiołbassa | |
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Treasurer of the City of Chicago | |
| City Treasurer of Chicago | |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Roesing |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. Bransfield |
| Chicago Alderman from the 16th Ward | |
| In office 1896–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1837 Świbie, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | June 23, 1905 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
Peter Kiołbassa (1837 – June 23, 1905) was a Polonia activist and a Democratic politician in the city of Chicago, serving as Chicago Treasurer and Commissioner of Public Works. Nicknamed "Honest Pete" because he refused to take city funds from financial decisions made as Treasurer, he broke from the tradition of his predecessors. He was the first Pole to be elected to such positions in the city. He was a major organizer of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, and worked as president of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, in order to regain the Poles' loyalty to the Roman Catholic Church.