Stephen B. Cushing
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Stephen Booth Cushing was an American lawyer and politician.
in 1832. He practiced law in Ithaca, New York
. In 1836, he married Mary Woodcock (ca. 1815-1868, daughter of David Woodcock
).
He was a Democratic member from Tompkins County
of the New York State Assembly
in 1852. He was New York State Attorney General
from 1856 to 1857, elected on the American Party
ticket. Afterwards he removed to New York City and practiced law there in partnership with Daniel E. Sickles.
Life
He was the posthumous son of Milton Foster Cushing (1787–1811) and Fanny (Nicholas) Cushing (1788–1848). He graduated from Williams CollegeWilliams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
in 1832. He practiced law in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
. In 1836, he married Mary Woodcock (ca. 1815-1868, daughter of David Woodcock
David Woodcock
David Woodcock was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
).
He was a Democratic member from Tompkins County
Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community...
of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1852. He was New York State Attorney General
New York State Attorney General
The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...
from 1856 to 1857, elected on the American Party
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
ticket. Afterwards he removed to New York City and practiced law there in partnership with Daniel E. Sickles.
Sources
- Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9804E2D9113CE13BBC4052DFB667838E649FDE American Party ticket, in NYT on October 18, 1855
- American State Trials by John Davison Lawson (Vol. 5, Thomas Law Books, 1916; page 94)