Walter J. Cookson

Walter J. Cookson
Walter J. Cookson, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
42nd Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
1936 – June 11, 1936
Preceded byJohn C. Mahoney
Succeeded byJohn S. Sullivan
Personal details
Born(1876-04-17)April 17, 1876
Pascoag, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1936(1936-06-11) (aged 60)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeHope Cemetery
PartyRepublican

Walter John Cookson (April 17, 1876 – June 11, 1936), Republican politician, was mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936. 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. He was buried in Hope Cemetery in Worcester.

He was 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "WALTER J. COOKSON; Worcester, Mass., Mayor Stricken at Convention in Cleveland". The New York Times. June 12, 1936.
  3. ↑ Dyson, Joseph H. (June 15, 1936). "Final Tribute is Paid by City to Late Mayor". The Evening Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved October 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon