Thomas Cushing.
First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788)
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About Thomas Cushing
Thomas Cushing III was an American lawyer, merchant, and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. Active in Boston politics, he represented the city in the provincial assembly from 1761 to its dissolution in 1774, serving as the lower house's speaker for most of those years. Because of his role as speaker, his signature was affixed to many documents protesting British policies, leading officials in London to consider him a dangerous radical. He engaged in extended communications with Benjamin Franklin who at times lobbied on behalf of the legislature's interests in London, seeking ways to reduce the rising tensions of the American Revolution.
Everything about Thomas Cushing →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Governor of Massachusetts
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 24, 1725
- Died
- February 28, 1788