Elijah Cummings
American politician (1951-2019)
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights activist. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019.[2] Before, he was in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was a member of the Democratic Party and chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Elijah Cummings | |
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| Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – October 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Trey Gowdy |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Maloney[1] |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district | |
| In office April 16, 1996 – October 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kweisi Mfume |
| Succeeded by | Kweisi Mfume |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Lena King Lee |
| Succeeded by | Sterling Page |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elijah Eugene Cummings January 18, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 2019 (aged 68) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Baltimore City College Howard University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD) |
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| Website | House website |
Cummings had surgery to fix his aortic valve in May 2017 and two months later he developed a surgery-related infection.[3] Cummings was later hospitalized for a knee infection.[4]
On October 17, 2019, Cummings died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 68.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ Chiacu, Doina; Heavey, Susan (October 17, 2019). Lambert, Lisa (ed.). "Maloney to be acting House oversight chair after Cummings death". Reuters. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ Gibbs Smith. Maryland Government. Suzanne Chapelle. p. 65.
- ↑ Fritze, John (July 20, 2017). "Cummings plans to return to work during August recess". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ↑ Barker, Jeff. "Rep. Elijah Cummings, Baltimore civil rights advocate and leader in Trump impeachment inquiry, dies". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ↑ Stout, David; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 17, 2019). "Elijah E. Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At 68: Reports". HuffPost. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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