Leon Raszeja
Leon Raszeja (1901–1939)[1] was a Polish lawyer and activist.[2] He was President of Toruń from 1936 until his death in World War II.[1]
Family life and education
[edit]He was born in the family of a post office clerk Ignacy and Maria née Cichoń; he had a sister, Waleria and three brothers, Maksymilian, Alojzy and Franciszek. [3] Max and Francis died during WWII.[4]
He was a graduate of the classical gymnasium in Chełmno and a member of the Thomas Zan Society.[5]
He began his studies at the Jagiellonian University and finished at the University of Poznań. He completed his Masters degree in Law in 1926.[5]
Career
[edit]Raszeja became a district judge in 1932; in 1934 he married pharmacist Maria and they had two children.[5]
On 10 June 1936, the City Council of Toruń elected him as mayor of the city.[1]
On 11 November 1937, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[5]
In 1939, he established the Toruń Municipal Citizen Guard.[1]
Raszeja was killed during an air raid in Lublin, on 9 September 1939.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Raszeja, Leon". Traces of War. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Famous Citizens of Chelmno". Chelmno. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Profesor Franciszek Raszeja (1896-1942)". Czytelnia Medical. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Maksymilian Raszeja (1889-1939)". Chelmno. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Leon Ignacy Raszeja". Torun Socialites. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Franciszek, Maksymilian und Leon Raszeja". Chelmno Information. 19 June 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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