Frank Theodore Cummings, of Douglas, is filling the position of deputy county engineer of Converse county and is also engaged in the private practice of his profession. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on the 24^th of May, 1878, and is a son of Thomas Jefferson and Lulu (Switzler) Cummings. The latter was a daughter of a Civil war colonel. Both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Cummings have passed away and the five daughters of the family have also departed this life, leaving Frank T. Cummings as the only survivor of the family.
    In the public schools Mr. Cummings began his education, pursuing his studies through the elementary grades in Sedalia, Missouri, while later he became a high school pupil in St. Louis, Missouri. It was his grandfather who laid out the city of Sedalia. After leaving school he entered upon his business career, making his initial step in commercial circles as an employe of the firm of Butler Brothers in St. Louis. He was also connected with the postoffice in that city for a time and the year 1898 witnessed his arrival in Wyoming. He made his way to Laramie, where he took up his abode in September, and later he visited various parts of the state. In April, 1899, he entered the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in connection with the bridge and building department and was employed in bridge building between North Platte and Ogden, Utah, until May, 1904. He then became a rodman in the office of the division engineer at Cheyenne under W. H. Peterson and gradually worked his way upward in that branch of the service to the position of assistant engineer, in which capacity he continued until he resigned in December, 1910. He then went to Rock River as engineer for the Rock Creek Conservation Company, being engaged in that connection on a big irrigation project for about six years, or until September, 1916, when he established his home at Douglas and formed a partnership with L. C. Bishop for the private practice of civil engineering. He had mastered his profession through private study and through experience and he is now well qualified to undertake most important civil engineering projects, finding ready solution for involved and intricate problems.
    In May, 1905, Mr. Cummings was united in marriage to Miss Genevieve M. Pawson, a native of Michigan. In his political views Mr. Cummings is a democrat, giving to the party stalwart and consistent support. He served while at Rock River as a member of the city council and as mayor. In Masonic circles he is widely known as an exemplary representative of the craft. He has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and is also a member of the Mystic Shrine. His wife is an active worker in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and is superintendent of the anti-narcotic department. They are both highly esteemed in the community where they reside and have won an extensive circle of friends in eastern Wyoming. Mr. Cummings has developed high professional skill and power and ranks with the leading civil engineers in his section of the state.