Pauline Rhodd-Cummings (August 24, 1945 – January 27, 2002) was an American politician from New York.
Pauline Rhodd-Cummings | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 31st district | |
| In office March 24, 1998 – January 27, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Meeks |
| Succeeded by | Michele Titus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pauline Grace Monica Rhodd August 24, 1945 Jamaica |
| Died | January 27, 2002 (aged 56) Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life
editRhodd-Cummings was born Pauline Grace Monica Rhodd on August 24, 1945, in Jamaica, the daughter of Roy Rhodd (1917–2003).[1] She emigrated to the United States in 1968, and settled in Queens.[2] She married Michael Cummings, and they had one daughter.
Career
editShe became active in community work, and entered politics as a Democrat. On March 24, 1998, she won a special election to fill the vacancy in the New York State Assembly caused by the election of Gregory Meeks to the U.S. Congress[3] She was re-elected twice and remained in the Assembly until her death in 2002, sitting in the 192nd, 193rd and 194th New York State Legislatures.
On June 3, 2003, a street in Queens was named "Pauline Rhodd-Cummings Drive" in her honor.[4]
Death
editShe died on January 27, 2002, at her home in Far Rockaway, Queens, of cancer; and was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "CUMMINGS, PAULINE G." at Social Security Info
- ^ CONCERN FOR HER NABE PROPELLED CARIB POL by Claire Serant, in the New York Daily News on July 22, 1998
- ^ Choices for the State Legislature; ...In a special election last March, voters...elected Pauline Rhodd-Cummings in the New York Times on September 4, 1998
- ^ MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG SIGNS LEGISLATION NAMING 80 STREETS, The Mayor's Office, on June 3, 2003
- ^ Rhodd-Cummings dead at 56 by Betsy Scheinbart, in the TimesLedger, of Queens, on January 31, 2002
- ^ Persaud, Felicia. "After Long Bout With Cancer, Rhodd-Cummings Dead At 56". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-06.