John W. Cummings
American politician
John William Cummings[1] | |
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John William Cummings at the time he was the Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[2] | |
In office June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919 | |
14thMayor of Fall River, Massachusetts[2] | |
In office 1885–1885 | |
Preceded by | Milton Reed |
Succeeded by | William S. Greene |
16thMayor of Fall River, Massachusetts[2] | |
In office 1887–1888 | |
Preceded by | William S. Greene |
Succeeded by | James Frederick Jackson |
Majority | 261 in 1886, and 196 in 1887.[3] |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[2] | |
In office 1883[2]–1883[2] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] 8th Bristol District[4] | |
In office 1878–1878 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 25, 1855[2] Stockport, England[2] |
Died | August 28, 1929 (aged 74)[5] |
Political party | Independent, (1917–1918)[2] |
Spouse | Mary Catherine Cecelia Brennan[1] |
Children | Mary Cummings, b. June 28, 1884, d. 1884; Margaret Cummings, b. September 30, 1885, d. April 8, 1968. Sarah T. Cummings, b. June 11, 1887, d. abt. 1920. John Brennan Cummings[1][5] b. June 19, 1889, d. August 28, 1978. Mary C. Cummings, b. March 9, 1891, d. May 2, 1971. Frances Mary Cummings, b. October 16, 1900 d. January 23, 1981. Joseph W. Cummings, b. March 10, 1894, d. January 21, 1981. |
Alma mater | Public schools of Providence, Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts[2] |
Profession | Lawyer[2] |
John William Cummings (August 25, 1855 – August 28, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature,[2] in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917,[2] and as the 14th and 16th[5] Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.
See also
- 1878 Massachusetts legislature
References
- ^ a b c Tufts, Jr., Walter (June 1917), Harvard College Class of 1913 Secretary's Second Report June 1917, Norwood, MA: Harvard College Class of 1913, p. 72
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional convention, Boston, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 68
- ^ Laughton, H. J. (November 1908), The Master, Mate and Pilot, Volume 1, No. 6, New York, NY: The National Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots of America, p. 204
- ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1878), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1878, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 358
- ^ a b c Holtzman, Michael (November 30, 2008), Portrait of the mayor Old mayor's portrait resurfaces in Government Center, Fall River, MA: The Herald News
External links
- Southern New England Irish; John W. Cummings
- Patrick & Catherine (McGlynn) CUMMINGS Family of Providence, Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Milton Reed | 14th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1885–1885 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | 16th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1887–1888 | Succeeded by James Frederick Jackson |
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- American Printing Company
- Battle of Freetown
- B.M.C. Durfee High School 1886 building
- Bradford Durfee Textile School/Bradford Durfee College of Technology
- Corky Row Historic District
- Downtown Fall River Historic District
- Fall River Railroad
- Fall River Iron Works
- Fall River Line
- Great Fall River fire of 1928
- Highlands Historic District
- Lower Highlands Historic District
- Historic Places
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pocasset Manufacturing Company
- Slade's Ferry Bridge
- The Skeleton in Armor
- Truesdale Hospital
- USS Fall River (CA-131)
- Watuppa Branch
- Mariano S. Bishop
- Lizzie Borden
- Nathaniel B. Borden
- Richard Borden
- M. C. D. Borden
- Charlie Buffinton
- James Buffington
- Robert Correia
- Jasiel Correia
- John W. Cummings
- Orin Fowler
- Chris Herren
- Emeril Lagasse
- List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts
- Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros
- Joe Raposo
- Jerry Remy
- Melvin Zais
- Academy Building
- Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant
- Battleship Cove
- Braga Bridge
- Copicut Woods
- Fall River Government Center
- Fall River Heritage State Park
- Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)
- Marine Museum at Fall River
- List of mills
- New Harbour Mall
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum
- Quequechan Club
- Route 24
- St. Joseph's Orphanage
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
- St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex
- Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
- St. Patrick's Church