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William Cushing (March 1, 1732 – September 13, 1810) was one of the original five associate justices of the United States Supreme Court; confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, he served until his death. His Supreme Court tenure of 20 years and 11 months was the longest among the Court's inaugural members.
William Barker Cushing (4 November 1842 – 17 December 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864, for which he received the Thanks of Congress. Cushing was the younger brother of Medal of Honor recipient Alonzo Cushing.
William Cushing (Scituate, Massachusetts, 1 de março de 1732 – Scituate, 13 de setembro de 1810) foi um Juiz Associado da Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos de 2 de Fevereiro de 1790 a 13 de Setembro de 1810, também foi um dos seis primeiros juízes da Suprema Corte sendo nomeado pelo Presidente George Washington.
William Cushing (born March 1, 1732, Scituate, Mass. [U.S.]—died Sept. 13, 1810, Scituate) was an American jurist who was the first appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Cushing graduated from Harvard in 1751, began studying law , and was admitted to the bar in 1755.
American Civil War. William Barker Cushing (born Nov. 4, 1842, Delafield, Wis., U.S.—died Dec. 17, 1874, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. naval officer who won acclaim for his daring exploits for the Union during the American Civil War (1861–65). Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., in 1857, Cushing was obliged to resign four ...
A 'Talent for Buffoonery'. While William Cushing’s heroic feats as a young Union Navy officer are part of the historical record, the traditional account of why he was kicked out of the U.S. Naval Academy on the eve of the Civil War is pure fiction.At the start of 1861, William B. Cushing, just turned 18, was in his senior year at the U.S ...
William Cushing had little significance as a Supreme Court justice, even though he was the longest-serving justice appointed by George Washington. As a justice, he was best known for his quiet demeanor and short opinions. Cushing was born into a long line of Massachusetts Superior Court judges in 1732. Not much is known about his early life ...
