Francis_W._Cushman

Francis W. Cushman

Francis W. Cushman

American politician


Francis Wellington Cushman (May 8, 1867 – July 6, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Washington.

From 1910's Francis C. Cushman, Late a Representative from Washington.

Born in Brighton, Iowa, Cushman attended public schools in Brighton and Pleasant Plain Academy in Pleasant Plain, Iowa. He moved to Albany County, Wyoming, in 1885. He was employed as a ranch hand and as a teacher. He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Bassett, Nebraska.

He moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1891 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of Troop B, First Cavalry, Washington National Guard from 1896 to 1903.

Cushman in 1904

Cushman was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1899, until his death in New York City on July 6, 1909.

See also

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Francis W. Cushman (id: C001018)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Francis W. Cushman, late a Representative from Washington, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1910

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

More information U.S. House of Representatives ...

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Francis_W._Cushman, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.