Weld. In 1992, Cronin won the Republican nomination to regain his old seat against a weak incumbent Chester G. Atkins. However, Atkins, who had been caught up in the House check-kiting scandal, would be defeated in the primary by an up-and-coming Democratic star, Martin T. Meehan, who in turn would defeat Cronin in the General Election 52% to 38%. Cronin died on April 5, 1997, from a brain tumor at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Andover. References Source: 1938 births 1997 deaths 20th-century American politicians Boston University alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts Massachusetts Port Authority people United States congressional aides