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CUSHING (Soundex C252) — See also BRUSHINGHAM, CUSH, CUSHIN, CUSHINGBERRY, CUSHMAN, CUSHNER, CUSHNIE, CUSHWA, HUSHING, KUSHINS, LUSHINSKY, RUSHING.

  CUSHING: See also Martha S. Barber — Benjamin Cushing Duniway — Cushing Eells — Courtland Cushing Matson — Minnie Freeman Penney — William Cushing Wait
  Cushing, Alfred L. — of Massachusetts. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Alonzo — of Lawrence County, Ohio. Member of Ohio state senate 8th District, 1852-53. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Andre E. — of Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Cushing, Arturo P. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Honorary Vice-Consul for Mexico at Boston, Mass., 1911. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, C. N. — of Downs, Osborne County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Cushing, Caleb (1800-1879) — of Newburyport, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salisbury, Essex County, Mass., January 17, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1825, 1833-34, 1845-46, 1850; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1827; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1835-43; defeated, 1833; U.S. Minister to China, 1843-44; Spain, 1874-77; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1844; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1847, 1848; mayor of Newburyport, Mass., 1851-52; resigned 1852; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1852-53; U.S. Attorney General, 1853-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860. Died in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., January 2, 1879 (age 78 years, 350 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cushing, Courtland (1809-1856) — of Indiana. Born in 1809. U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1841-45; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Ecuador, 1850-53. Died in 1856 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Daniel L. (b. 1836) — of Poweshiek County, Iowa; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Hartford, Windsor County, Vt., August 4, 1836. Republican. Civil engineer; worked on the Erie Canal and railroad projects; farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Hartford, 1882-83; member of Vermont state senate from Windsor County, 1886. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Donald W. — of Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Democrat. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Franklin 2nd Ward, 1956; candidate for New Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1956; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Cushing, Edmund Lambert — also known as Edmund L. Cushing — of New Hampshire. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1864; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1874-76. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Eugene C. — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1966-69. Still living as of 1969.
  Cushing, George S. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) in Nikolayevsk on Amur, 1857-59. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Grafton D. (b. 1864) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 4, 1864. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904 (alternate), 1912; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1906-07; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Henry K. — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, J. Stearns — of Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, James E. — of Niskayuna, Schenectady County, N.Y.; Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Republican. Chair of Schenectady County Republican Party, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, John T. — of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Nathan (d. 1812) — of Massachusetts. Justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1800. Died in 1812. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Oscar K. — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Richard C. (1843-1913) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born December 23, 1843. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1890-92. Died March 3, 1913 (age 69 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Stearns See J. Stearns Cushing
  Cushing, Stephen B. — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County 2nd District, 1852; New York state attorney general, 1856-57. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Theophilus — of Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Thomas (1725-1788) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 24, 1725. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-76; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1780-88; died in office 1788; Governor of Massachusetts, 1785. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 28, 1788 (age 62 years, 341 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Cushing, Volney B. — of Maine. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1904. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Wade — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 1st District, 1921-. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Mrs. Wade — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, Wainwright — of Foxcroft (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, William (1732-1810) — of Massachusetts. Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., March 1, 1732. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1777; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1782-89; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1782-89; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1810. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died September 13, 1810 (age 78 years, 196 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Plymouth County, Mass.
  Cushing, William (1823-1875) — of Newburyport, Essex County, Mass. Born August 10, 1823. Mayor of Newburyport, Mass., 1856-58. Died October 15, 1875 (age 52 years, 66 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Mass.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cushing, William — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Cushing, William B. — of Derry, Rockingham County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Derry, 1948. Still living as of 1948.



 

 


 
   
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