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Edmund Lambert Cushing (1807 – June 3, 1883)Hon. Edmund L. Cushing
, ''Springfield Reporter'' (June 8, 1883), p. 3. was chief justice of the
New Hampshire Supreme Court The New Hampshire Supreme Court is the state supreme court, supreme court of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and sole appellate court of the state. The Supreme Court is seated in the state capital, Concord, New Hampshire, Concord. The Court is ...
from 1874 to 1876. He was born in
Lunenburg, Massachusetts Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,782 at the 2020 census. History Lunenburg was first settled by Europeans in 1718 and was officially incorporated in 1728. The name stems from one of ...
and in 1827, he graduated from
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. In 1834, he was admitted to the bar and in 1840, moved to
Charlestown, New Hampshire Charlestown is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,806 at the 2020 census, down from 5,114 at the 2010 census. The town is home to Hubbard State Forest and the headquarters of the Student Conservation A ...
. In the early 1850s, he was elected to the
New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United States), legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members com ...
, where he served two terms. In 1874, he was appointed Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. In 1874, Cushing was president of the New Hampshire Bar Association.


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1807 births 1883 deaths Chief justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Harvard College alumni Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives People from Charlestown, New Hampshire 19th-century New Hampshire state court judges {{NewHampshire-state-judge-stub