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CUSHMAN, Samuel (1783-1851)

Democrat of New Hampshire

98th congressional district

Served in House 1835-1839

Total roll-call votes cast: 907

Biography

Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., June 8, 1783; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portsmouth; served as judge of the Portsmouth police court; county treasurer 1823-1828; member of the State house of representatives 1833-1835; nominated by President Jackson to be United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire but was not confirmed; elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839); chairman, Committee on Commerce (Twenty-fifth Congress); United States Navy officer at Portsmouth 1845-1849; died in Portsmouth, N.H., on May 20, 1851; interment in Proprietors' Burying Ground.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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