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Elijah Cummings was born on January 18, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States and was credited as a politician, lawyer and judge. Elijah Cummings died on October 17, 2019, aged 68. Schooling on record includes Howard University.
My Take
What strikes me about Elijah Cummings is how completely his story is rooted in one place. Baltimore made him, and he spent over two decades giving back to it from the House floor. I admire politicians who never lose the thread connecting them to where they came from, and his Howard education plus a law-and-judiciary background gave his moral arguments real weight. His passing in 2019 felt like the loss of a genuine orator, the kind whose conviction carried in the room. To me he represents a vanishing style of public service: principled, local, and unafraid to raise his voice.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elijah Cummings
- Name (Japanese)
- エライジャ・カミングズ
- Reading
- えらいじゃ・かみんぐず
- Born
- January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer / judge
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Howard University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://cummings.house.gov/
- Xhttps://x.com/RepCummings
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah%20Cummings
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934898
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Elijah Cummings born?
Elijah Cummings was born on January 18, 1951.
When did Elijah Cummings die?
Elijah Cummings died on October 17, 2019, aged 68.
Where was Elijah Cummings from?
Elijah Cummings was from Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
What did Elijah Cummings do?
Elijah Cummings worked as politician, lawyer, judge.
Where did Elijah Cummings study?
Elijah Cummings attended Howard University.
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