%0 Journal Article
%T Public activity of Tadeusz Staniewski in Swarzędz until the year 1918
%A Ksit, Barbara
%J Archival and Historical Review
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/2391-890XPAH.18.003.14920
%N Vol. V
%P 43-61
%K Staniewski Tadeusz, Swarzędz
%@ 2391-890X
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-archiwalno-historyczny/article/dzialalnosc-publiczna-tadeusza-staniewskiego-w-swarzedzu-do-roku-1918
%X 
	In 1919, Tadeusz Staniewski was the first Pole to become mayor of Swarzędz, a town just outside of Poznań. He held this position for 9 months with no remuneration. He was re-elected in 1929 and remained the mayor of Swarzędz until 1939. Previous articles on the activity of Tadeusz Staniewski in Swarzędz discuss his life from November 1918. The present article aims at expanding this timespan and includes information about him in earlier periods. Son of a teacher, he graduated from Frederick William College in Poznań. In the early 20th century he settled down in Swarzędz, where he gained recognition as a tradesman and social activist. Regarding the years 1900–1918, when Tadeusz Staniewski entered the public sphere, the best sources are press articles published in Greater Poland journals, especially “Postęp” and “Orędownik” which represented the interests of the lower middle class. The activity of Tadeusz Staniewski was discussed there particularly with regard to two events of major importance for Poles in Swarzędz: the 1909 City Council elections and the construction of the Catholic House.