Samuel Cushman
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Samuel Cushman was a United States Representative from New Hampshire
. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
and attended the common schools. In addition, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Portsmouth.
Cushman served as judge of the Portsmouth police court, as county treasurer 1823-1828, and as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
1833-1835. He was nominated by President Andrew Jackson
to be United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire but was not confirmed. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Commerce (Twenty-fifth Congress). Later, he was a United States Navy
officer at Portsmouth 1845-1849. He died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1851 and was buried in Proprietors’ Burying Ground.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
and attended the common schools. In addition, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Portsmouth.
Cushman served as judge of the Portsmouth police court, as county treasurer 1823-1828, and as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
1833-1835. He was nominated by President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
to be United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire but was not confirmed. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Commerce (Twenty-fifth Congress). Later, he was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
officer at Portsmouth 1845-1849. He died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1851 and was buried in Proprietors’ Burying Ground.