Stephen Lush

Stephen Lush (1753 – April, 1825) was an American politician and lawyer from New York, and an officer during the American Revolutionary War.

Early life Lush was born in New York City. He attended King's College, earning a bachelor of arts in 1770 and a master's degree in 1773. He was admitted to the bar in 1774, at the age of twenty-one, and moved to Albany to practice law and live with his brother, Richard.

Career After the start of the American Revolutionary War, he was elected to the Albany Committee of Correspondence in 1776. After his release in 1778, Lush was appointed Clerk of the New York Court of Chancery. They had seven children:

Samuel Lush (1782–1782), who died in infancy Samuel Stringer Lush (1783–1841) William Lush (1785–1846) Mary Lush Rachel Lush Gertrude Lush (c. 1797–1874), who married Robert James, the son of William James of Albany, one of the wealthiest people in the United States in the early 19th century.

His son Samuel also became a lawyer and a member of the New York Assembly.

After his death in April 1825, Lush was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.