Politics · 1894–1955John Dingell Sr.printer, labor organizer, congressmanSon of Polish immigrants from Detroit who went from Free Press printer to New Deal congressman (1933–1955), founding a father-and-son dynasty that held the seat for 82 years.DETROIT / A living lexicon / ¼
Famous Detroiters
People who were born here, moved here or built their careers in Detroit: musicians, carmakers, athletes, writers, inventors, civil-rights leaders and a few notorious names. With their dates, their Detroit story and the places where they lived, worked and played, closed ones included.
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