Linus B. Comins
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Linus Bacon Comins (1817-1892) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1859.
Comis was born in Charlton, Massachusetts, November 29, 1817. He attended the common schools at Brookfield, Massachusetts and was graduated from Worcester County Manual Training High School. He engaged in manufacturing in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
[edit] Political career
Comins was a member of the Roxbury city council from 1846 to 1848 and served as its president in 1847 and 1848. He was mayor of Roxbury in 1854. He was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859).
[edit] Retirement
After leaving Congress, he resumed manufacturing pursuits. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1860.
Comins died in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, October 14, 1892 and his body was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by Samuel H. Walley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
Succeeded by Alexander H. Rice |
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