| LC control no. | n 2010180659 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cummings, Elijah |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1951-01-18 |
| Death date | 2019-10-17 |
| Place of birth | Baltimore (Md.) |
| Place of death | Baltimore (Md.) |
| Field of activity | United States--Politics and government Maryland--Politics and government Law |
| Affiliation | Howard University Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates National Association for the Advancement of Colored People United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators |
| Found in | The National Center on Minority Health, c2009: caption (Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), 7th District) African American National Biography, accessed January 5, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Cummings, Elijah E.; Elijah Eugene Cummings; U.S. representative, lawyer; born 18 January 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States; he graduated from Baltimore City College High School (1969); earned his BA in Political Science from Howard University (1973) and his law degree from University of Maryland, Law School (1976); recipient of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa key; elected to the 39th district in the Maryland House of Delegates (1982); served the West Baltimore district in the House (1983-1996); the first African American Speaker Pro Tem in Maryland's history; assumed office of the NAACP (1996); was a supporter of Obama's presidential bid (2007); was leader on reforming the financial industry and ally of President Obama in passing the health care reform act (2010)) Washington post WWW site, viewed Oct. 17, 2019 (in obituary dated Oct. 17, 2019: Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore, and his forceful opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump, died Oct. 17 at a hospice center in Baltimore. He was 68. Elijah Eugene Cummings was born in Baltimore on Jan. 18, 1951) |
| Associated language | eng |
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