Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski (1885-1962). From an early age, he was involved in pro-independence activity, opposing Russification during his primary education, and taking part in protests during his university years, for which he was imprisoned at the Pawiak prison. In 1904, he began studying medicine at the University of Warsaw. In 1905, he joined the Polish Socialist Party. In 1909, he married Jadwiga Szoll, with whom he had a son. After the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Polish Legions. He fought on the Lithuanian-Byelorussian front during the Polish-Soviet War. In 1926, he became Government Commissioner for the capital city of Warsaw, a post he held until 1927. Still in 1926, he became head of a department of the Ministry of the Interior. As Minister, he introduced a decree making it compulsory to build toilets in Polish villages, taking care to raise the level of hygiene. In 1936, thanks to the efforts of Edward Śmigły-Rydz, he became Prime Minister, one of his aims being to combat poverty and unemployment. He resigned a year later, having expressed his opposition to the transfer of Józef Piłsudzki's remains from St Leonard's crypt in Wawel. As a result of legislation introduced by his government, bench ghettos were set up in schools. In 1939, he published his diary. After the outbreak of the Second World War, he left Warsaw. When the USSR invaded Poland he went to Romania, where he was intrenched. In 1940 he found himself in Istanbul, then in Haifa, Israel. In 1947 he moved to the UK.