Grafton D. Cushing

Grafton Dulany Cushing (August 4, 1864 – May 31, 1939)[3] was an American teacher, lawyer and politician who served as 45th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts[2][1] from 1915 to 1916.

Grafton Dulany Cushing
Cushing c. 1915
45th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1915–1916
Governor	David I. Walsh
Preceded by	Edward P. Barry
Succeeded by	Calvin Coolidge
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1912[1] – 1914[1]
Preceded by	Joseph H. Walker
Succeeded by	Joseph E. Warner
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1906[1] – 1914[1]
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1864[2][1] Boston, Massachusetts[2]
Died	May 31, 1939 (aged 74) New Bedford, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican[2][1]
Profession	Lawyer[1]

Biography

He was born on August 4, 1864.

Cushing received his preparatory education at the Noble School, he then went to Harvard College[1] graduating in 1885,[1] and Harvard Law School from where he graduated in 1888.[2]

He died on May 31, 1939.

See also

• 134th Massachusetts General Court (1913)
• 135th Massachusetts General Court (1914)

References

1. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1915), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1915 Vol. XXIV, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 91.
2. Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1915, p. 39.
3. Political Graveyard Cushing.