Background
Cummins, John was born on May 13, 1838 in Angola, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Almira Cummins.
Cummins, John was born on May 13, 1838 in Angola, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Almira Cummins.
Educational public schools.
Admitted to bar Supreme Court, Oregon, 1862. Member Oregon legislature, 1862. Removed to Idaho, 1863.
Probate judge Owyhee Company, Idaho, 1863.
Member and president Territorial Council (upper house of legislature), 1864-1865. United States collector internal revenue, 1865-1866.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Idaho, 1866-1868. Went east, 1868; practiced in New York, 1872-1906.
Mayor Roselle Park, New Jersey, 1901-1903.
Removed to Portland, Oregon, 1906.
Member Oregon legislature, 1862. Member and president Territorial Council (upper house of legislature), 1864-1865.
Married second, Sarah L. Henshaw, June 10, 1895.