Walter J. Cookson

Preceded byJohn C. Mahoney

Succeeded byJohn S. Sullivan

Born(1876-04-17)April 17, 1876

Pascoag, Rhode Island

DiedJune 11, 1936(1936-06-11) (aged 60)

Cleveland, Ohio

Walter J. Cookson
Walter J. Cookson, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
42nd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office 1936 – June 11, 1936
Preceded by	John C. Mahoney
Succeeded by	John S. Sullivan
Personal details
Born	(1876-04-17)April 17, 1876 Pascoag, Rhode Island
Died	June 11, 1936(1936-06-11) (aged 60) Cleveland, Ohio
Party	Republican

Walter John Cookson (April 17, 1876 – June 11, 1936), Republican politician, was mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936.^[1] Cookson was elected mayor on November 5, 1935 after serving several years on the School Committee. Only a few months after his election, he collapsed and died of a heart attack in his Cleveland hotel room while attending the 1936 Republican National Convention.^[2] He is the last Republican to serve as Mayor of Worcester. Cookson Field, an 18-acre (73,000 m²) park near Worcester's College of the Holy Cross is named in his honor.