Background
CUMMINS, John William was born on July 24, 1881 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of John and Annie (Campbell) Cummins.
speaker W Virginia House of Delegates
CUMMINS, John William was born on July 24, 1881 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of John and Annie (Campbell) Cummins.
Public Schools; West Virginia. University; Georgetown Law School, Bachelor of Laws.
West Virginia. Admitted to Bar. 1907. Appointed Referee in Bankruptcy, 1909 by Judge Alston G. Dayton, served to 1925. Elected to West Virginia House of Delegates, 1926, served 1927.
Re-elected 1928. Elected Speaker, House of Delegates, 1929, 1930. Appointed member State Capitol Commission by Governor. Conley, 1929. First Lieutenant Air Service, United States Army, 1918-1919.
Elected President West Virginia. U. Alumni Association, 1929. First Lieutenant Air Service Reserve, United States Army.
Member: Phi Kappa Sigma (Exalted Ruler). Wheeling Lodge No. 28 Elks. (Post Commander) Wheeling Post No.
1, American Legion; Ohio Company and West Virginia Bar Associations. A. O.U.W. Clubs: West Virginia. University Mountaineer (Wheeling, President).
Reserve Corps Association, United States.
Spouse Jean Welty, April 25, 1912, Wheeling.