Leon Raszeja

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 master's degree in law in 1926.^[5]

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]