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{{short description|American diplomat}}
{{short description|American diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John Gronouski
|name = John Gronouski
| image = John Austin Gronouski.jpg
|image = John Austin Gronouski.jpg
| office = [[United States Ambassador to Poland]]
|office = [[United States Ambassador to Poland]]
| president = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|president = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
| term_start = December 7, 1965
|term_start = December 7, 1965
| term_end = May 26, 1968
|term_end = May 26, 1968
| predecessor = [[John M. Cabot]]
|predecessor = [[John M. Cabot]]
| successor = [[Walter J. Stoessel Jr.]]
|successor = [[Walter J. Stoessel Jr.]]
| office1 = 59th [[United States Postmaster General]]
|office1 = 56th [[United States Postmaster General]]
| president1 = [[John F. Kennedy]]<br>[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|president1 = [[John F. Kennedy]]<br>[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
| term_start1 = September 30, 1963
|term_start1 = September 30, 1963
| term_end1 = November 2, 1965
|term_end1 = November 2, 1965
| predecessor1 = [[J. Edward Day]]
|predecessor1 = [[J. Edward Day]]
| successor1 = [[Larry O'Brien]]
|successor1 = [[Larry O'Brien]]
| birth_name = John Austin Gronouski Jr.
|birth_name = John Austin Gronouski Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|10|26}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1919|10|26}}
| birth_place = [[Dunbar, Wisconsin|Dunbar]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Dunbar, Wisconsin|Dunbar]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|1|7|1919|10|26}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1996|1|7|1919|10|26}}
| death_place = [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = Mary Metz
|spouse = Mary Metz
| children = 2
|children = 2
| education = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
|education = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = {{army|United States}}
|branch = {{army|United States}}
| unit = [[United States Army Air Forces]]
|unit = [[United States Army Air Forces]]
| serviceyears = 1942-1945
|serviceyears = 1942-1945
| battles = [[World War II]]
|battles = [[World War II]]
}}
}}
'''John Austin Gronouski Jr.''' (October 26, 1919{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1996) was the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation and served as the [[United States Postmaster General]] from 1963 until 1965 under Presidents [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].
'''John Austin Gronouski Jr.''' (October 26, 1919{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1996) was the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation and served as the [[United States Postmaster General]] from 1963 until 1965 under Presidents [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].

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John Gronouski
United States Ambassador to Poland
In office
December 7, 1965 – May 26, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJohn M. Cabot
Succeeded byWalter J. Stoessel Jr.
56th United States Postmaster General
In office
September 30, 1963 – November 2, 1965
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJ. Edward Day
Succeeded byLarry O'Brien
Personal details
Born
John Austin Gronouski Jr.

(1919-10-26)October 26, 1919
Dunbar, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1996(1996-01-07) (aged 76)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Metz
Children2
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA, MA, PhD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1942-1945
UnitUnited States Army Air Forces
Battles/warsWorld War II

John Austin Gronouski Jr. (October 26, 1919 – January 7, 1996) was the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation and served as the United States Postmaster General from 1963 until 1965 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Biography[edit]

Gronouski was born in Dunbar, Wisconsin, the son of Mary (Riley) and John Austin Gronouski. He was of Polish and Irish descent.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1942, and he joined the military during World War II. Gronouski served as a navigator in the Air Force until October 1945. Gronouski married the former Mary Louise Metz on January 24, 1948. They had two daughters, Stacy Ann Jennings and Julia Kay Glieberman.

He earned an M.A. in 1947 and a Ph.D. in 1955, both from the University of Wisconsin.[2] In 1952, he ran for the United States Senate against Joseph McCarthy, who won reelection. In 1959, Gronouski joined the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and was named the executive director of the Revenue Survey Commission.

John Gronouski, Ambassador to Poland, meets his friends Wiesław and Longina Czajkowski with Chairman of the Polish-American Chamber of Commerce in Detroit, Chester A. Kozdroj and his wife Helena at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, September, 1966.

In 1960, he became the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation, and he supported John F. Kennedy for President. In 1963 Gronouski was appointed Postmaster General, the first Polish-American Cabinet officer. As Postmaster General, Gronouski promoted the original five-digit zip code system, and worked to end racial discrimination against postal employees.[3] After he left the Cabinet on November 2, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to be Ambassador to Poland.

After President Richard M. Nixon took office in 1969, Gronouski became founding dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Gronouski served as dean until 1974.[4] He served as a member of Eisenhower Commission (on international radio broadcasting) and as the Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting during the Carter administration.[5]

In retirement, Gronouski lived in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he died on January 7, 1996. He is interred in Allouez Catholic Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomas, Robert McG. (1996-01-10). "John Gronouski, 76, Kennedy-Era Postal Chief". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Gronouski, John A., 1919-". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  3. ^ "John A. Gronouski (1963)". Miller Center of Public Affairs. 2016-10-04. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "The LBJ Advantage".
  5. ^ "Gronouski, John".

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Political offices
Preceded by United States Postmaster General
Served under: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
September 30, 1963–November 2, 1965 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Poland
1965–1968 		Succeeded by
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