Loading AI tools
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter John Cookson (April 17, 1876 – June 11, 1936), Republican politician, was mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936.[1] Cookson was elected mayor on November 5, 1935 after serving several years on the School Committee. Only a few months after his election, he collapsed and died of a heart attack in his Cleveland hotel room while attending the 1936 Republican National Convention.[2] He is the last Republican to serve as Mayor of Worcester. Cookson Field, an 18-acre (73,000 m2) park near Worcester's College of the Holy Cross is named in his honor.
Walter J. Cookson | |
---|---|
![]() Walter J. Cookson, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
42nd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
In office 1936 – June 11, 1936 | |
Preceded by | John C. Mahoney |
Succeeded by | John S. Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | April 17, 1876 Pascoag, Rhode Island |
Died | June 11, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio |
Political party | Republican |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.