Henry J. B. Cummings

Henry Cummings
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byJohn A. Kasson
Succeeded byEdward H. Gillette
Personal details
Born
Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings

(1831-05-21)May 21, 1831
Newton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1909(1909-04-16) (aged 77)
Winterset, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1942–1946
Rank Colonel
Unit39th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Company F, 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings (May 21, 1831 – April 16, 1909) was an American lawyer, Civil War officer, editor and publisher, and one-term Republican congressman from Iowa's 7th Congressional District.