Amos J. Cummings
Amos J. Cummings | |
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U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office November 5, 1895 – May 2, 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Sickles |
| Succeeded by | Edward Swann |
| Constituency | 10th district |
| In office November 5, 1889 – November 21, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel S. Cox |
| Succeeded by | William Sulzer |
| Constituency | 9th district (1889–93) 11th district (1893–94) |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Muller |
| Succeeded by | Frank T. Fitzgerald |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| Chair of the House Committee on Naval Affairs | |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1841 Conklin, New York |
| Died | May 2, 1902 (aged 60) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1863 |
| Rank |  Sergeant major |
| Unit |  26th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade, VI Corps |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards |  Medal of Honor |
Amos Jay Cummings (May 15, 1841 – May 2, 1902) was an American newspaperman, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York from 1889 to 1894, and from 1895 to 1902.
He was a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Biography
Born in Conklin, New York, Cummings attended the common schools before being apprenticed to the printing trade at age twelve.[1]
Cummings claimed he was with William Walker in his last invasion of Nicaragua in October 1858, but this is disputed by Cummings' biographer.[2]
During the
Journalism
After his military service, Cummings filled
Congress
Cummings was elected as a
Cummings was elected to the
He was interred in Clinton Cemetery in Irvington, New Jersey.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 26th New Jersey Infantry. Place and date: At Salem Heights, Va., 4 May 1863. Entered service at: Irvington, N.J. Born: 15 May 1841, Conklin, N.Y. Date of issue. 28 March 1894.
Citation:
Rendered great assistance in the heat of the action in rescuing a part of the field batteries from an extremely dangerous and exposed position.[4]
See also
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
Notes
- ^ Alexander K. McClure, ed. (1902). Famous American Statesmen & Orators. Vol. VI. New York: F. F. Lovell Publishing Company. p. 106.
- ^ ISBN 9780870819261.
- JSTOR 30149243.
- ^ "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "Amos J. Cummings (id: C000983)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on January 30, 2008
External links
- Works by or about Amos J. Cummings at Internet Archive
- Memorial addresses on the life and character of Amos J. Cummings, late a representative from New York delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1902
- Archival material by or about Amos J. Cummings
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