Governor George S. Boutwell Name Henry Cushman Preceded by Elisha Huntington Role Politician | Preceded by William Whitaker Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic | |
Born August 9, 1805
Bernardston, Massachusetts ( 1805-08-09 ) Spouse(s) Maria Louisa Dickman, m. June 16, 1828, died October 11, 1855; Anne Williams Fettyplace, m. June 2, 1858 Profession Teacher, farmer, public house manager Died November 21, 1863, Bernardston, Massachusetts, United States Books A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the Year 1617 to 1855 | ||
Henry Wyles Cushman (August 9, 1805 – November 21, 1863) was an American teacher, farmer, public house manager and politician who served both branches of the Massachusetts General Court and as the 18th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1851 to 1853.
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Early life
Cushman was born to Polycarpus L. and Salley (Wyles) Cushman on August 9, 1805 in Bernardston, Massachusetts,
Public service
Cushman was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1862.
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