About Elijah Cummings
Elijah Eugene Cumming was an Americal Politician. He was a member of the U.S House of Representatives for Maryland’s 7th congressional district. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the United States, on 18 January 1951. He died in Early Morning Thursday, 17 October 2019, at Gilchrist Hospice Care, a Johns Hopkins affiliate in Baltimore, at 68.
Reason Of Death of Elijah Cummings
“Complication concerning longstanding health challenges” is the reason for Elija Eugene Death. He was the chairman of the house oversight and reform committee.
Reaction Of Congress On losing Elijah Cummings-
“A GIANT OF INTEGRITY AND KNOWLEDGE HAS FALLEN“
Elijah Cummings Childhood
He was born in a family of Southern Sharecroppers and Baptist Preachers. At the age of 11, he helped a local swimming pool while being attacked with bottles and rocks.
He was inspired by a TV series known as Fictional defense lawyer to enter in the legal profession.
In the East Texas Review, he said,” Many young men in my neighbourhood were going to reform school. Though I didn’t completely know what reform school was, I knew that Perry Mason won many cases. I also thought that these young men probably needed lawyers.”
Elijah Cummings Achievements
- He became the youngest chairman of the legislative Black Caucus
- He was the first African American to serve as speaker pro tempore.
- He becomes NAACP president in 1996
- He also serves as a chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus
- He was “the quintessential speaking-truth-to-power representative,” said Herbert C. Smith.
How Elijah Cummings Deal With Trump
Mr Cummings said, “Perhaps if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn’t have had a lot of hope. He is a man who quite often calls the truth a lie and calls a lie the truth.”
Video Of Elijah Cumming talking about Trump tells a lot of things about his thinking related to Trump.
