John Adams Cummings (January 16, 1838 – January 6, 1887) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fifth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
John Adams Cummings | |
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| 5th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1881–1884 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Mark F. Burns |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1] Ward 4[2] | |
| In office January 1877[1][2] – January 1878[1][2] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1875[1]–1876[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1838[1][2] Nelson, New Hampshire[1] |
| Died | January 6, 1887[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Printer, Newspaper publisher[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union[1] |
| Branch/service | Union Army[1] |
| Rank | Lieutenant,[1] Major[1] |
| Unit | Sixth New Hampshire Volunteers[1] Army of the Potomac[1] First New Hampshire Cavalry[1] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War[1] |
From 1872 to 1874 Cummings was the publisher of The Somerville Journal.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Edward Augustus Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Somerville, MA: Samuels, Henry and Kimball, p. 513
- ^ a b c d Turner, Walter Frye (1898), Representative Men of Somerville, From the Incorporation of the City in 1872 to 1898, Walter Frye Turner, p. 58
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