Walter J. Cookson

Walter John Cookson (April 17, 1876 – June 11, 1936), Republican politician, was mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936. 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. He is the last Republican to serve as Mayor of Worcester. Cookson Field, an 18 acre park near Worcester's College of the Holy Cross is named in his honor.