Cushman was elected as Democratic-Republican from Massachusetts to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). When the State of Maine was admitted into the Union, he was also elected as a Democratic-Republican member to the Seventeenth Congress, and reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825). He died in Augusta, Maine on January 27, 1834. He was interred in a tomb on the State grounds in Augusta.
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^This district was moved to Maine as a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
^Cushman, Henry Wyles (1855), A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman The Puritan From the Year 1617 to 1855, Boston, MA: Little Brown, and Company, p. 186
^Cushman, Henry Wyles (1855), A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman The Puritan From the Year 1617 to 1855, Boston, MA: Little Brown, and Company, p. 185
^Cushman, Henry Wyles (1855), A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of The Cushmans: the Descendants of Robert Cushman The Puritan From the Year 1617 to 1855, Boston, MA: Little Brown, and Company, p. 185
Went with Maine when Maine separated from Massachusetts
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joshua, cushman, april, 1761, january, 1834, representative, from, massachusetts, from, maine, born, halifax, province, massachusetts, cushman, served, continental, army, from, april, 1777, until, march, 1780, graduated, from, harvard, university, 1787, studie. Joshua Cushman April 11 1761 January 27 1834 was a U S Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine Born in Halifax in the Province of Massachusetts Bay Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1 1777 until March 1780 He was graduated from Harvard University in 1787 studied theology was ordained to the ministry and licensed to preach He was pastor of the Congregational Church in Winslow Maine for nearly twenty years He served in the Massachusetts State Senate and served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Joshua CushmanMember of theU S House of Representatives from MaineIn office March 4 1821 March 3 1825Preceded by6th District created in 1820William D Williamson 4th Succeeded byJeremiah O Brien 6th Peleg Sprague 4th Constituency6th district 1821 23 4th district 1823 25 Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 19th districtIn office March 4 1819 March 3 1821Preceded byJoshua GageSucceeded byDistrict eliminated 1 Member of theMassachusetts State SenateIn office 1832 1834Member of theMaine House of Representatives 2 In office January 1 1834 January 27 1834Personal detailsBorn 1761 04 11 April 11 1761Halifax Province of Massachusetts Bay British AmericaDiedJanuary 27 1834 1834 01 27 aged 72 Augusta Maine U S Political partyDemocratic Republican Adams Clay RepublicanSpouseLucy Jones 3 ChildrenCharles Cushmam 4 Alma materHarvard CollegeProfessionMinisterMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceContinental ArmyYears of serviceApril 1 1777 March 1780Battles warsAmerican Revolutionary War Cushman was elected as Democratic Republican from Massachusetts to the Sixteenth Congress March 4 1819 March 3 1821 When the State of Maine was admitted into the Union he was also elected as a Democratic Republican member to the Seventeenth Congress and reelected as an Adams Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress March 4 1821 March 3 1825 He died in Augusta Maine on January 27 1834 He was interred in a tomb on the State grounds in Augusta Notes edit This district was moved to Maine as a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820 Cushman Henry Wyles 1855 A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans The Descendants of Robert Cushman The Puritan From the Year 1617 to 1855 Boston MA Little Brown and Company p 186 Cushman Henry Wyles 1855 A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans The Descendants of Robert Cushman The Puritan From the Year 1617 to 1855 Boston MA Little Brown and Company p 185 Cushman Henry Wyles 1855 A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of The Cushmans the Descendants of Robert Cushman The Puritan From the Year 1617 to 1855 Boston MA Little Brown and Company p 185References editUnited States Congress Joshua Cushman id C001020 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam D Williamson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maine s 4th congressional districtMarch 4 1823 March 3 1825 Succeeded byJeremiah O Brien Preceded byFormer Massachusetts s 19th districtwent with Maine when Maine separated from Massachusetts Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maine s 6th congressional districtMarch 4 1821 March 3 1823 Succeeded byPeleg Sprague Preceded byJoshua Gage Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 19th congressional districtMarch 4 1819 March 3 1821 Succeeded byWent with Maine when Maine separated from Massachusetts nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joshua Cushman amp oldid 1097261931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
