Henry W. Cushman

Henry Wyles Cushman (August 9, 1805 – November 21, 1863) was an American teacher, farmer, public house manager and politician who served both branches of the Massachusetts General Court and as the 18th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1851 to 1853.

Early life
Cushman was born to Polycarpus L. and Salley (Wyles) Cushman on August 9, 1805, in Bernardston, Massachusetts,

Public service
Cushman was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1862.