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Anthony J. Lukaszewski, business manager of the Nowiny Polskie, the Polish daily of Milwaukee, was born in Poland, June 2, 1882, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Kaczmarek) Lukaszewski, who were likewise natives of that country and came to America in 1892. For a year they were residents of Manistee, Michigan, and then came to Milwaukee, where the father still resides. The mother has departed this life.

Anthony J. Lukaszewski attended school in Poland for three years and after arriving in Milwaukee was a student in St. Josaphat parochial school, while in 1904 he was graduated from Marquette University with the Bachelor of Arts degree. Liberal educational opportunities thus well qualified him for life's practical and responsible duties. In early manhood he devoted six and a half years to life insurance business as representative of the Prudential Insurance Company, in the positions of auditor, inspector, etc. His connection with the Nowiny Polskie dates from 1913, at which time he took charge of the advertising department and in 1918 he was made manager of the paper, which is a daily publication with a circulation of about ten thousand. Under his management the paper has made steady and notable progress in its advertising, in its circulation and in other ways. In fact it has prospered beyond the expectation of Mr. Lukaszewski and the owners of the publication. His labors have been of a most practical character and results have been thoroughly gratifying.

In 1906 Mr. Lukaszewski was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Bieganski, who died in 1916, leaving six children: Anthony, Rose, Bernard, Lucy, Boleslaus and Helen. On the 7th of August, 1917, Mr. Lukaszewski was again married, his second union being with Miss Agnes Kubacki of Milwaukee, and their children are two in number: Leon and Martha.

Mr. Lukaszewski is a member of the Advertisers Club and also of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce. He is likewise president of the Polish Opera Club, the only organization of its kind in the country. He is a lover of the stage and theatrical interests and has taken part in various amateur performances. Moreover, he does a great deal of public speaking and is particularly well known in this connection among the Polish people. During the World war period he was constantly busy addressing audiences in both English and Polish, speaking in all the large shops concerning the vital questions and issues of the hour. He also served on the reception committee greeting the returning soldiers and arranged receptions for visiting Frenchmen and the men of high rank coming to the United States from allied countries. He belongs to the Equitable Fraternal Union and to the Polish National Alliance and the Polish Association of America. He is deeply interested in the welfare and progress of the land of his birth and at the same time has ever displayed the utmost loyalty to the land of his adoption. He keeps in touch with all the vital questions and issues of the day and is especially active in supporting those measures and projects which promise benefit and progress for his adopted city. His ability has largely been used for public benefit as well as for individual advancement and he is today widely known in Journalistic circles.