Frank Cousins | |
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Essex County Sheriff | |
In office 1996–2017 | |
Preceded by | Charles Reardon |
Succeeded by | Kevin Coppinger |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 1st Essex District | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Hildt |
Succeeded by | Kevin L. Finnegan |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston,Massachusetts | May 7,1958
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Newburyport,Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Newburyport High School |
Occupation | Automobile Dealership Owner Real Estate Sales Associate Politician Sheriff |
Frank G. Cousins,Jr. (born May 7,1958,in Boston,Massachusetts [1] ) is an American politician who served as the Essex County,Massachusetts Sheriff. Cousins became the first African-American sheriff in Massachusetts when he was appointed to the position in 1996 by then Massachusetts Governor William Weld. [2]
Prior to his appointment to sheriff,Cousins had served on the Newburyport,Massachusetts City Council,and then in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1993 up until he became sheriff. As a Republican,Cousins has won elections for the sheriff position in 1998,2004,and 2010 in heavily Democratic Essex County. [3] He did not run for reelection in 2016.
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