Walter J. Cookson ( April 17 , 1876 &ndash; June 11 , 1936 ) , Republican politician , was mayor of Worcester , Massachusetts in 1936 . Cookson was elected mayor after serving several years on the School Committee . Only a few months after his election , he collapsed and died of a heart attack in his Cleveland hotel room while attending the 1936 Republican National Convention . Cookson Field , an park near Worcester 's College of the Holy Cross is named in his honor
1936 Republican National Convention
1936 Republican National Convention
Walter J. Cookson