John W. Cummings

John William Cummings^[1]
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^[5]
Political party	Independent, (1917–1918)^[2]
Spouse(s)	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]
Religion	Catholic^[5]

John W. Cummings in March 1895, from The Fall River Daily Globe.

John William Cummings (August 25, 1855 – August 28, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the 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.

References

1 2 3 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. External link in |title= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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. External link in |title= (help)
↑ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1878), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1878, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 358.
1 2 3 4 Holtzman, Michael (November 30, 2008), Portrait of the mayor Old mayor's portrait resurfaces in Government Center, Fall River, MA: The Herald News External link in |title= (help)

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Political offices
Preceded by Milton Reed	14th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1885–1885	Succeeded by William S. Greene
Preceded by William S. Greene	16thMayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1887–1888	Succeeded by James Frederick Jackson

Fall River, Massachusetts

History	American Printing Company Battle of Freetown B.M.C. Durfee High School Bradford Durfee College of Technology Corky Row Historic District Downtown Fall River Historic District Fall River Branch Railroad Fall River Railroad (1846) Fall River Railroad (1874) Fall River Iron Works Fall River Line Great Fall River fire of 1928 Highlands Historic District (Fall River, Massachusetts) History of Fall River, Massachusetts 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)

Geography	Fall River granite Freetown-Fall River State Forest Mount Hope Bay Quequechan River Taunton River Watuppa Ponds

People	Mariano S. Bishop Lizzie Borden Nathaniel B. Borden Richard Borden Matthew Borden Charlie Buffinton James Buffington Robert 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

Places	Academy Building Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant Battleship Cove Bishop Connolly High School B.M.C. Durfee High School Braga Bridge Bristol Community College Copicut Woods Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Durfee Mills Fall River Government Center Fall River Heritage State Park Flint Mills Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts) King Philip Mills List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts Marine Museum at Fall River New Harbour Mall Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum Quequechan Club Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River Route 24

Other	The Herald News WHTB WSAR

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