Walter_J._Cookson

Walter J. Cookson

Walter J. Cookson

American politician

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.

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References

  1. [1]
    http://www.worcpublib.org/resources/worcesterroom/mayors.doc [dead link]
  2. [2]
    "WALTER J. COOKSON; Worcester, Mass., Mayor Stricken at Convention in Cleveland". The New York Times. 12 June 1936.


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