Walter J. Trybulski

Walter Jacob Trybulski was an American politician who served as Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts and was the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1960.

Walter J. Trybulski
Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts
In office
1952–1955
Preceded byEdward O. Bourbeau
Succeeded byWalter M. Grocki
Personal details
BornCharlestown, New Hampshire
DiedJanuary 13, 1989 (aged 84)
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Alma materNortheastern University School of Law
OccupationAttorney
Politician

Early life

Trybulski was born Charlestown, New Hampshire.[1] He was the oldest of 12 children.[2] In 1911 the family moved to Chicopee.[1] Trybulski dropped out of high school his junior year in order to become a priest in the Franciscan Order. He studied at St. John's Seminary in Buffalo, New York for two years before returning to Chicopee to help his family financially by working in a factory.[1][2]

Political career

From 1935 to 1940, Trybulski was a member of the Chicopee board of alderman.[1] From 1942 to 1950 he served as city treasurer. From 1952 to 1956 he was the city's mayor.[2] As mayor, Trybulski successfully lobbied the Strategic Air Command to build its center at Westover Air Force Base, which expanded the city's population and economy.[1]

In 1960, Trybulski was the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer. He was the first Polish-American to win nomination for a statewide office in Massachusetts.[2] He lost the general election to Democrat John T. Driscoll 58% to 41%.[3]

From 1964 to 1974, Trybulski was a member of the state's Industrial Accident Board.[1]

While serving on the Chicopee board of alderman, Trybulski became interested in law. He attended night classes at Northeastern University School of Law's Springfield campus and received a law degree in 1942.[2] Trybulski specialized in workers' compensation cases. He maintained a private law until his retirement in 1986.[1]

Death

Trybulski died of heart failure on January 13, 1989 in Chicopee.[1]

References
  1. "Walter J. Trybulski, 84, Lawyer and Former Mayor of Chicopee". The Boston Globe. January 16, 1989.
  2. Micciche, S. J. (October 12, 1960). "Treasurer Must Lock State Til--Trybulski". The Boston Globe.
  3. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 299.
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