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  Gonas, John S.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1945-01-01  
 
NameJohn S. Gonas
Address3120 Rue Renoir
South Bend, Indiana , United States
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Born May 14, 1907
DiedMarch 00, 1994 (86 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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May 16, 2023 11:43am
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InfoGONAS, John Samuel - Indiana Democratic attorney and politician.

Born 5/14/1907 in Cross Pork PA, the son of Samuel & Hazel (Stranka) Gonas.

Attended St. Thomas College, the Univ. of Pennsylvania, Tri-State Univ., Chicago Law School, John Marshall Law School, and the Univ. of Notre Dame.

Admitted to the bar, 1929.

Asst. prosecuting atty, 1931

Justice of the peace, 1935

Married Theodosia Bonder in 1937; two sons. Roman Catholic.

IN State House (D) 1937-1939

IN State Senate (D) 1941-1949

Candidate for US House (D-IN) 1946

Judge of IN Juvenile Court 1949-1959

Judge of the IN State Appellate Court 1959-63, serving as chief justice at the end of his tenure.

Died in Baldwin AL in 3/1994 [SSDI].

James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 1, pp. 227-228.
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I:0Robert A Gonos, Esq ( 0.0000 points)
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Without Uncle John, I never would have gone to law school and been a Lawyer for more than 35 years9 GMZ

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  05/06/1986 IN District 3 - D Primary Lost 16.11% (-35.86%)
  07/01/1976 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.01% (-39.18%)
  05/02/1972 IN State House 08 - D Primary Lost 5.20% (-27.60%)
  11/05/1946 IN District 3 Lost 43.59% (-12.01%)
  05/07/1946 IN District 03 - D Primary Won 47.16% (+6.85%)
  11/07/1944 IN State Senate - Marshall-St. Joseph Won 52.28% (+4.55%)
  05/02/1944 IN State Senate - Marshall-St. Joseph - D Primary Won 54.40% (+21.51%)
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