Linus Bacon Comins (November 29, 1817 – October 14, 1892) was a Massachusetts politician who served as Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts and as a member of the

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from 1855 to 1859.

Early life

Comins, the son of Mary (Bacon) Comins and Barnabus C. Comins, was born in Charlton, Massachusetts. Comins attended the common schools at

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and was graduated from Worcester County Manual Training High School. He engaged in manufacturing in

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Political career

Comins was a member of the Roxbury city council from 1846 to 1848 and served as its president in 1847 and 1848. He was the Mayor of Roxbury in 1854. He was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress, March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857, and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).

Retirement

After leaving Congress, he resumed manufacturing pursuits. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1860.

Death and burial

Comins died in

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, October 14, 1892, and was interred at

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References

Bibliography

*''A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers'', Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, (1909) pp. 328–329. *Thwing, Walter Eliot (1908), ''History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904'', Boston, MA: W.A. Butterfield, (1908) p. 331.

External links

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