Walter J. Cookson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWalter J. Cookson
American politician
Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1876
Date of Death: 11-Jun-1936
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Walter J. Cookson
- Walter J.
- Cookson (April 17, 1876 – June 11, 1936), Republican politician, was mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936.
- Cookson was elected mayor after serving several years on the School Committee.
- Only a few months after his election, he collapsed and died of a heart attack in his Cleveland hotel room while attending the 1936 Republican National Convention.
- Cookson Field, an 18-acre (73,000 m2) park near Worcester's College of the Holy Cross is named in his honor.
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