| rdfs:comment | - Steven Pankow (March 29, 1908 – July 25, 1993) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1954–1957. He was born in Buffalo but grew up in Poland, until around 1922, when he returned to Buffalo to live with an aunt. He opened his own automobile agency, a Dodge-Plymouth franchise, known as Pankow Motors, 1930.
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| abstract | - Steven Pankow (March 29, 1908 – July 25, 1993) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1954–1957. He was born in Buffalo but grew up in Poland, until around 1922, when he returned to Buffalo to live with an aunt. He opened his own automobile agency, a Dodge-Plymouth franchise, known as Pankow Motors, 1930. He served as clerk of Erie County, New York from 1949 to 1951. He was elected mayor on November 3, 1953, as the Democratic candidate. During his term, large highways were constructed to improve transportation in the city. After his term he returned to automobile sales and worked at a number of patronage jobs with the city.
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