14 Facts About Homer Cummings

Homer Stille Cummings was an American lawyer and politician who was the United States Attorney General from 1933 to 1939.

Homer Cummings later served as chairman of Democratic National Committee between 1919 and 1920.

Three years after entering private practice, Homer Cummings supported William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential bid.

Homer Cummings eventually found Israel innocent and dropped the indictment.

Homer Cummings was married four times, the first two ending in divorce.

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Homer Cummings had a memoir, The Tired Sea, published as a tribute to her.

Homer Cummings transformed the Department of Justice by establishing uniform rules of practice and procedure in federal courts.

Homer Cummings secured the passage of twelve laws that buttressed the "Lindbergh Law" on kidnapping, made bank robbery a federal crime, cracked down on interstate transportation of stolen property, and extended federal regulations over firearms.

Homer Cummings strengthened the Federal Bureau of Investigation, called a national crime conference, supported the establishment of Alcatraz as a model prison for hardened offenders, and reorganized the internal administration of the department.

In 1937, Homer Cummings published "We Can Prevent Crime", and, with Carl McFarlan, an assistant attorney general, Federal Justice, a departmental history.

Homer Cummings served as the chief protector of New Deal programs.

Homer Cummings helped develop a spring golf tournament that annually brought executives, lawyers, and politicians together.

Homer Cummings retained his interest in the Connecticut Democratic party, along with a residence in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Homer Cummings's papers are held at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.