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THOMAS H. CUMMING
Originally published in 1900 |
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THOMAS H. CUMMING, a prominent business man and Justice of the
Peace, of Hackensack, was born in New York City on the 6th of November,
1839. He received his education in his native city, and after completing
his studies entered a large dry goods store, where he remained three years,
laying the foundations of a successful career. On severing his connection
with that house he formed a copartnership with his father, and actively
engaged in the business
of contracting, chiefly in
New York and New Jersey, the former being
mainly in the line of
building sewers. Among
other important contracts
which they secured and
executed was that for the
construction of the Lodi
branch of the New Jersey
and New York Railroad,
and another for the line
running from Essex
Street to Woodbridge.
In 1861 Mr. Cumming engaged in the oil trade in Greenwich Street, New York, and so continued for two years. Following this he was for six years engaged in the leather business. At the end of that period he removed to Hackensack, N. J., where he still resides, and engaged in contracting. In each of these lines of industry he has achieved marked success and a wide reputation for honesty and uprightness. Mr. Cumming is also a Commissioner of Deeds and a Notary Public, and since 1885 has held the office of Justice of the Peace. He has always taken an active interest in the Hackensack Fire Department, serving faithfully and efficiently as a member of Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2, for twenty-six years, a part of the time as its Foreman. He is now an honorary member of that organization. For a number of years he has been President of the Hackensack Relief Association, and during the last thirteen years has served as Collector of License for the Hackensack Commission. He is an active and influential Republican, being Vice-Chairman of the County Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Royal Arcanum and a charter member of the National Union. His father, Thomas Cumming, Sr., was for many years a Lay Judge of Bergen County. Mr. Cumming married a daughter of the late John H. Banta, of Hackensack, and has three sons.
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