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.