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
Cushman was born to Polycarpus L. and Salley (Wyles) Cushman on August 9, 1805, in Bernardston, Massachusetts,[1]
Public service
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
- ^ 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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