Walter J. Cookson
# Walter J. Cookson

Walter J. 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 (73,000 $m^2)$ park near Worcester's College of the Holy Cross is named in his honor.

