Francis Wellington Cushman (May 8, 1867 – July 6, 1909) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Washington
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.
Born in
Brighton, Iowa
Brighton is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It's part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 600 at the 2020 census.
History
Brighton was laid out in 1840. During the 1840s and 1850 quickly ...
, Cushman attended public schools in
Brighton and Pleasant Plain Academy in
Pleasant Plain, Iowa
Pleasant Plain is a city in northeast Penn Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 84.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land ...
. In 1885, he moved to
Albany County, Wyoming
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,
where he worked as a ranch hand and a teacher. He was
admitted to the bar
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in 1889 and began practising law in
Bassett, Nebraska
Bassett is a city in and the county seat of Rock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 538 at the 2020 census.
History
Bassett was platted in 1884 soon after the railroad was built through that territory. Sources differ whether i ...
.
In 1891, he relocated to
Tacoma, Washington
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, and continued his legal practice. He served as a member of Troop B,
First Cavalry, Washington National Guard from 1896 to 1903.
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.
In 1908, he argued to keep open
Puallup Indian School because of economic benefits, and in 1910 it was renamed Cushman Indian School in his honor.
File:Francis Cushman full.jpg , At Point Defiance Park Tacoma, Washington 2018
File:Francis Cushman Closeup.jpg , Closeup
See also
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Sources
Francis W. Cushman, late a Representative from Washington, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1910
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1867 births
1909 deaths
People from Washington County, Iowa
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Washington (state)
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives