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Roy Harrison Cummings
House 1939-48 (District 11); House 1951-62 (District 11); House 1963-64 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Rock
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/7/1888 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Beaver Creek, Minnesota
Birth County:
Rock
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
5/9/1969
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Beaver Creek
Occupation (when first elected):
None Listed
EDUCATION
Public Grade Schools; Elementary School;
Luverne High School; Secondary;
State College, Ames, Iowa; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Beaver Creek, Minnesota (School Board, 20 years);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Flora Smith (married on June 17, 1914)
Children:
Two children: Marvin S., and Shirley Ruth
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm.
Toensing lists his birth year as 1888. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1961-62 and 1963-64 list 1889.
"Rep. Roy H. Cummings identifies himself as a 'progressive Republican'..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Roy Cummings." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Religion provided by a newspaper article.
Elected:
11/6/1962
Residence:
Luverne
Term of Office:
1/7/1963 to 1/3/1965
Oath Date:
1/8/1963
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Retired Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
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Commerce, Manufacturing and Retail Trade
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Education
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Engrossment and Enrollment (Chair)
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State and Junior Colleges
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/8/1960
Residence:
Luverne
Term of Office:
1/2/1961 to 1/6/1963
Oath Date:
1/3/1961
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Retired Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Education
-
Forestry and Public Domain
-
Health
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/4/1958
Residence:
Luverne
Term of Office:
1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
Oath Date:
1/6/1959
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Education
-
Health
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Public Domain
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/6/1956
Residence:
Luverne
Term of Office:
1/7/1957 to 1/4/1959
Oath Date:
1/8/1957
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "Rep. Roy H. Cummings identifies himself as a 'progressive Republican'..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Roy Cummings." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Education
-
Health
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
-
Towns and Counties
Elected:
11/2/1954
Residence:
Luverne
Term of Office:
1/3/1955 to 1/6/1957
Oath Date:
1/4/1955
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Retired Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Education
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Taxes
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/5/1952
Residence:
Luverne
Term of Office:
1/5/1953 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/6/1953
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Education
-
Motor Vehicles
-
State and County Fairs (Chair)
-
Taxes
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Beaver Creek
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/4/1953
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Commercial Transportation
-
Education
-
Engrossment and Enrollment (Chair)
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Taxes
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Beaver Creek
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 1/2/1949
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Education
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Beaver Creek
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Education
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Beaver Creek
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
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Education
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Rules
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
Beaver Creek
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
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Education
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Relief
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Beaver Creek
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/5/1941
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Rock
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Board of Control
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Education
-
Elections
-
Relief
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