James H. Cummings

James H. Cummings
74th Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 7, 1969
Preceded byDick Barry
Succeeded byBill Jenkins
31st Secretary of State of Tennessee
In office
1949–1953
GovernorGordon Browning
Preceded byJoe C. Carr
Succeeded byGeorge Edward Friar
Additional positions
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1973
Preceded byRaymond C. Duke
Succeeded byFrank Buck
ConstituencyCannon County (1959–63)
14th district (1963–65)
18th district (1965–73)
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1957
Preceded byHoyt Bryson
Succeeded byRaymond C. Duke
ConstituencyCannon County
In office
January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1947
Preceded byL. E. Willard
Succeeded byHoyt Bryson
ConstituencyCannon County
In office
January 5, 1931 – January 4, 1937
Preceded byO. E. Simpson
Succeeded byL. E. Willard
ConstituencyCannon County
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 7, 1957 – January 5, 1959
Preceded byMcAllen Foutch
Succeeded byBarton Dement
In office
January 6, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded byJames E. Evins
Succeeded byShelton H. Edwards
In office
January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939
Preceded byJames E. Evins
Succeeded byKnox T. Hutchinson
In office
January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931
Preceded byAlbert D. McKnight
Succeeded byCharles C. Jackson
Personal details
Born
James Harvey Cummings

(1890-11-08)November 8, 1890
Cannon, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 1979(1979-11-01) (aged 88)
Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHesta McBroom
RelationsCarolyn C. Perrucci (niece)
EducationCumberland University

James Harvey Cummings (November 8, 1890 – November 1, 1979) was a Tennessee farmer, attorney and political figure.[1]

  1. ^ The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture-James H. Cummings