Henry W. Cushman
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Henry Wyles Cushman | |
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18th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office January 11, 1851 – January 14, 1853 | |
Governor | George S. Boutwell |
Preceded by | John Reed, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Elisha Huntington |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
In office 1844–1844 | |
Preceded by | William Whitaker |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office 1844–1844 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office 1839–1840 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office 1837–1837 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bernardston, Massachusetts | August 9, 1805
Died | November 21, 1863 Bernardston, Massachusetts | (aged 58)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Maria Louisa Dickman, m. June 16, 1828, died October 11, 1855; Anne Williams Fettyplace, m. June 2, 1858[1] |
Profession | Teacher,[1] farmer,[1] public house manager[1] |
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Henry Wyles Cushman (August 9, 1805 – November 21, 1863) was an American teacher,[1] farmer,[1] public house manager[1] and politician who served both branches of the Massachusetts General Court and as the 18th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1851 to 1853.
Early life
[edit]Cushman was born to Polycarpus L. and Salley (Wyles) Cushman on August 9, 1805, in Bernardston, Massachusetts,[1]
Public service
[edit]Cushman was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.[2] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1862.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k John Ward Dean, ed. (October 1864). The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume XVIII, No. 4. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society and Antiquarian Journal. p. 321.
- ^ John Ward Dean, ed. (October 1864). The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume XVIII, No. 4. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society and Antiquarian Journal. p. 322.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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- 1805 births
- 1863 deaths
- People from Bernardston, Massachusetts
- Deerfield Academy alumni
- Lieutenant governors of Massachusetts
- Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
- School board members in Massachusetts
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
- 19th-century American politicians
- Massachusetts politician stubs