CALEB CUSHING

Cushing, Caleb (1800-1879) — of Newburyport, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salisbury, Essex County, Mass., January 17, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1825, 1833-34, 1845-46, 1850; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1827; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1835-43; defeated, 1833; U.S. Minister to China, 1843-44; Spain, 1874-77; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1844; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1847, 1848; mayor of Newburyport, Mass., 1851-52; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1852-53; U.S. Attorney General, 1853-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860. Died in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., January 2, 1879. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Mass.
Parents: John Newmarch Cushing, Lydia Dow
Spouse: Caroline Elizabeth Wilde
Born: 26 Apr 1802 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 28 Aug 1832 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage: 23 Nov 1824 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell