"Mister Jim" Cummings
Born in Cannon County in 1890, James Harvey Cummings, known as “Mr. Jim”, was a farmer, attorney, politician, and statesman. Having served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1928 to 1972, except for 1949 – 1953 when he was Secretary of State, he was often referred to as the “Dean of the Legislature”. He was married to the former “Miss Hesta” McBroom. He died in 1979 and is buried in the family cemetery just west of here.
Marker is on McMinnville Highway (U.S. 70S) 0.2 miles east of Nave Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
