Linus Bacon Comins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Walley |
| Succeeded by | Alexander H. Rice |
| 4thMayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1854–1854 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Walker |
| Succeeded by | James Ritchie |
| City of Roxbury, Massachusetts, President of the Common Council | |
| In office 1847–1848 | |
| Preceded by | Francis G. Shaw[1] |
| Succeeded by | William A. Crafts[2] |
| City of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Member of the Common Council Ward 5[3] | |
| In office 1846–1848 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Aaron D. Williams Jr.[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1817 |
| Died | October 14, 1892 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | American Party,Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Barker[4] |
Linus Bacon Comins (November 29, 1817 – October 14, 1892) was a Massachusetts politician who served asMayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts and as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts from 1855 to 1859.
Comins, the son of Mary (Bacon)[5] Comins and Barnabus C. Comins,[6] was born inCharlton, Massachusetts.
Comins attended the common schools atBrookfield, Massachusetts and was graduated from Worcester County Manual Training High School. He engaged in manufacturing inRoxbury, Massachusetts.
Comins was a member of the Roxbury city council from 1846 to 1848 and served as its president in 1847 and 1848. He was theMayor of Roxbury in 1854. He was elected as a candidate of theAmerican Party to theThirty-fourth Congress, March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857, and as a Republican to theThirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).
After leaving Congress, he resumed manufacturing pursuits. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention, 1860.
Comins died inJamaica Plain, Massachusetts, October 14, 1892, and was interred atForest Hills Cemetery inJamaica Plain.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1854 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Francis G. Shaw | President of theRoxbury, Massachusetts Common Council 1847-1848 | Succeeded by William A. Crafts |
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