About John P. Cushman
Lived 1784 – 1848 (aged 64). John P. Cushman was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
John Paine Cushman (March 8, 1784 Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut – September 16, 1848 Troy, Rensselaer County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Early life Cushman attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy, and graduated from Yale College in 1807. Then he studied law at the Litchfield Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1809, and commenced practice in Troy, New York. After holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819, Cushman resumed the practice of law. Julia Paine Cushman (b. 1822), who married Amos Henry Farnsworth (b. 1825) Tallmadge Cushman
After his death on September 16, 1848, he was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
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American judge (1784-1848)
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John P. Cushman was born on 8 March 1784 in Pomfret.
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John P. Cushman died on 16 September 1848 in Troy.
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John P. Cushman was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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