Samuel Cushman

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Samuel Cushman
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1833–1835
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1839
Preceded by Joseph M. Harper
Succeeded by Ira Allen Eastman
Personal details
Born (1783-06-08)June 8, 1783
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place Proprietors’ Burying Ground
Political party Jacksonian
Democratic
Spouse(s) Maria Jane Salter
Profession Attorney
Politician

Samuel Cushman (June 8, 1783 – May 20, 1851) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the 1800s.

Early life and career

Cushman was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the son of Job Cushman and Priscilla Riple Cushman. He attended the common schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Portsmouth.

He served as judge of the Portsmouth police court and as county treasurer from 1823 to 1828.[1] He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835.[2] Cushman was nominated by President Andrew Jackson to be United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire but was not confirmed.[3]

He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1835 - March 4, 1839.[4] Cushman served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce during the Twenty-fifth Congress.[5] After leaving Congress, he was a United States Navy officer at Portsmouth from 1845 to 1849.[6]

He died in Portsmouth in 1851[7] and was interred in the Proprietors’ Burying Ground.[8]

Personal life

Cushman married Maria Jane Salter in May 1812. They had eleven children.[9]

References

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Further reading

  • "Speech of Mr. Cushman, of New Hampshire" by Samuel Cushman, 1839.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district

1835-1839
Succeeded by
Ira A. Eastman