Fred Nelson Cummings | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Charles B. Timberlake |
Succeeded by | William S. Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Groveton, New Hampshire, U.S. | 18 September 1864
Died | 10 November 1952 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place |
Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations |
Populist Socialist |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Jane Sutton (m. 1889-1944, her death) Ina Graham (m. 1947-1951, her death) |
Children | 5 |
Occupation | Farmer Rancher |
Fred Nelson Cummings (September 18, 1864 – November 10, 1952) was an American farmer and rancher who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Colorado for four terms from 1933 to 1941.
Frederick Nelson Cummings [1] was born on a farm near Groveton, New Hampshire on September 18, 1864, [2] a son of George and Angeline Cummings. [1] His father was a native of Canada and his mother had been born in Vermont. [1] His family moved to Clinton, Iowa in 1865. [2] In 1879, they relocated again, this time to a farm near West Union, Nebraska. [2] Cummings attended the local schools in Clinton and West Union and became a farmer and rancher. [2]
After deciding on a legal career, Cummings studied law with an attorney in Nebraska, attained Admission to the bar in 1891, and began to practice in Custer County, Nebraska. [2] In 1899, Cummings was an unsuccessful Populist Party candidate for Custer County Judge. [3] During the campaign he was accused of falsely claiming to have studied law and been admitted to the bar. [3] After the Populist party became defunct, Cummings maintained an interest in political activity as a member of the Socialist Party of America. [4]
In 1906, Cummings moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where he continued farming and ranching, but discontinued the practice of law. [2] From 1909 to 1913 he was a member of the Fort Collins city council. [2] Before his election to Congress, Cummings served as president of the Mountain States Beet Growers Association, a lobbying and issues advocacy organization. [5] He later served as president of the National Beet Growers Association. [2]
In 1922, he was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Larimer County Commissioner. [6] [7] In 1932, Cummings was a successful Democratic candidate for election to the 73rd Congress. [2] He was reelected three times and served from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1941. [2] Cummings was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940. [2]
After leaving Congress, Cummings resumed farming and ranching. [2] He died in Fort Collins on November 10, 1952. [2] Cummings was buried at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. [8]
In 1889, Cummings married Nancy Jane Sutton (d. 1944). [2] They were the parents of five children—George, Ralph, Harry, Edna, and Hugh. [2] [9] Cummings's sons Harry and Hugh predeceased him. [2] In 1947, Cummings married Ina Graham, who died in 1951. [2]
Fred Nelson Cummings | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Charles B. Timberlake |
Succeeded by | William S. Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Groveton, New Hampshire, U.S. | 18 September 1864
Died | 10 November 1952 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place |
Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations |
Populist Socialist |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Jane Sutton (m. 1889-1944, her death) Ina Graham (m. 1947-1951, her death) |
Children | 5 |
Occupation | Farmer Rancher |
Fred Nelson Cummings (September 18, 1864 – November 10, 1952) was an American farmer and rancher who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Colorado for four terms from 1933 to 1941.
Frederick Nelson Cummings [1] was born on a farm near Groveton, New Hampshire on September 18, 1864, [2] a son of George and Angeline Cummings. [1] His father was a native of Canada and his mother had been born in Vermont. [1] His family moved to Clinton, Iowa in 1865. [2] In 1879, they relocated again, this time to a farm near West Union, Nebraska. [2] Cummings attended the local schools in Clinton and West Union and became a farmer and rancher. [2]
After deciding on a legal career, Cummings studied law with an attorney in Nebraska, attained Admission to the bar in 1891, and began to practice in Custer County, Nebraska. [2] In 1899, Cummings was an unsuccessful Populist Party candidate for Custer County Judge. [3] During the campaign he was accused of falsely claiming to have studied law and been admitted to the bar. [3] After the Populist party became defunct, Cummings maintained an interest in political activity as a member of the Socialist Party of America. [4]
In 1906, Cummings moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where he continued farming and ranching, but discontinued the practice of law. [2] From 1909 to 1913 he was a member of the Fort Collins city council. [2] Before his election to Congress, Cummings served as president of the Mountain States Beet Growers Association, a lobbying and issues advocacy organization. [5] He later served as president of the National Beet Growers Association. [2]
In 1922, he was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Larimer County Commissioner. [6] [7] In 1932, Cummings was a successful Democratic candidate for election to the 73rd Congress. [2] He was reelected three times and served from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1941. [2] Cummings was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940. [2]
After leaving Congress, Cummings resumed farming and ranching. [2] He died in Fort Collins on November 10, 1952. [2] Cummings was buried at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. [8]
In 1889, Cummings married Nancy Jane Sutton (d. 1944). [2] They were the parents of five children—George, Ralph, Harry, Edna, and Hugh. [2] [9] Cummings's sons Harry and Hugh predeceased him. [2] In 1947, Cummings married Ina Graham, who died in 1951. [2]