Samuel Cushman
Samuel Cushman | |
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
In office 1833–1835 |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1839 |
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Preceded by | Joseph M. Harper |
Succeeded by | Ira Allen Eastman |
Personal details | |
Born | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. |
June 8, 1783
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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.
External links
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- Samuel Cushman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Hon. Samuel Cushman, Portsmouth, N.H. Aged 66
United States House of Representatives | ||
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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 |
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- 1783 births
- 1851 deaths
- Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
- People from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Jacksonians
- New Hampshire Democrats
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives