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Joshua Cushman

Joshua Cushman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825
Preceded by William D. Williamson
Succeeded by Peleg Sprague
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Jeremiah O'Brien
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by Joshua Gage
Succeeded by District eliminated
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
In office
1832–1834
Member of the
Maine House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1834 – January 27, 1834
Personal details
Born April 11, 1761
Halifax, Massachusetts
Died January 27, 1834 (aged 72)
Augusta, Maine
Political party Democratic-Republican, Adams-Clay Republican
Spouse(s) Lucy Jones
Children Charles Cushmam
Alma mater Harvard College
Profession Minister
Religion Congregationalist
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch Continental Army
Years of service April 1, 1777 - March, 1780
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War

Joshua Cushman (April 11, 1761 – January 27, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax, Massachusetts, 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.

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.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.


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