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Cushman (name)
Cushman is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Austin F. Cushman (1830–1914), American tool inventor * Charlie Cushman (1850–1909), American baseball umpire and manager * Charlotte Cushman (1816–1876), American stage actress * Doug Cushman (born 1953), American cartoonist * Francis W. Cushman (1867–1909), American politician * Jeremy Cushman (born 1990), American violinist * Joseph Augustine Cushman (1881–1949) American paleontologist *Harvey Cushman (1877-1920) baseball player * Karen Cushman (born 1941), American writer * Leah Cushman, American politician * Mary Floyd Cushman (1870 - 1965), American medical doctor and missionary * Pauline Cushman (1833–1897), American actress and Civil War spy * Robert Cushman (1578–1625), Plymouth Colony Pilgrim * R. A. Cushman (1880–1957), American entomologist * Robert E. Cushman Jr. (1914–1985), U.S. Marine Corps general * Robert H. Cushman (1924–1996), engineering journali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin F
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the List of United States cities by population, 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Texas by population, fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the List of capitals in the United States, second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Floyd Cushman
Mary Floyd Cushman (July 24, 1870 – 1965) was an American medical doctor and Christian missionary. She served as the Maine State Medical Board’s first female member and later as a medical missionary in Angola for 20 years. Early life, education, and family Cushman was born to John Paine Cushman and Caroline M. Cushman in Royalston, Massachusetts. Her father was the minister of the Trinitarian Parish in Castine, Maine, beginning in 1885 when Cushman was 15. Cushman went to college at Eastern State Maine Normal School in Castine, Maine, now Maine Maritime Academy. She graduated with honors in 1888 and continued her education, studying medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. In 1892, she earned her Medical Degree. Cushman cared for her elderly mother for 20 years prior to becoming a missionary. Career Practice in Maine, US (1893–1922) Cushman worked as a doctor in both hospital and private practice from 1893 to 1922 in Massachusetts and Maine. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cushman Kellogg Davis
Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, New York to Horatio N. Davis and Clarissa Cushman. His family moved to Wisconsin Territory before he was a year old (his father went on to serve as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate several different times). Cushman went to school at Carroll College and then the University of Michigan, graduating in 1857. Admitted to the bar in 1860, he soon after found himself serving in the American Civil War in the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, serving first as a lieutenant in charge of Company B of this volunteer regiment. He was in action in the western campaigns, then in 1864 as an aide to General Willis A. Gorman. Political career Davis returned home in 1864 due to poor health. He relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota due to its re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Cushman .
Susan Cushman (born January 7, 1972 in Cold Lake, Alberta) is a retired female gymnast from Canada, who competed for her native country in the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won a total number of three medals at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. References sports-reference 1972 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cushman (curator)
Robert Cushman (November 7, 1946 – July 13, 2009) was the photography curator for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for 37 years. He is credited with developing and expanding the photographic archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California. The collection is estimated to consist of more than 10 million images and photographs as of 2009. Additional images were acquired by Cushman through his solicitation of donations from major Hollywood film studios, individuals and their families during his 37-year tenure with the Academy. Biography Early life Cushman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His initial interest in film began in 1950, when he went to the Rialto Theater in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to watch a reissue of the 1939 film, ''The Wizard of Oz''. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He also took some post-graduate courses at UCL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert H
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert E
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cushman
Robert Cushman (1577–1625) was an important leader and organiser of the ''Mayflower'' voyage in 1620, serving as Chief Agent in London for the Leiden Separatist contingent from 1617 to 1620 and later for Plymouth Colony until his death in 1625 in England. His historically famous booklet titled 'Cry of a Stone' was written about 1619 and finally published in 1642, many years after his death in 1625. The work is an important pre-sailing Pilgrim account of the Leiden group's religious lives. Cushman was most likely one of the first ''Mayflower'' passengers when the ship sailed from London to Southampton to meet the ''Speedwell'' coming from Leiden. The ''Speedwell'' was later forced to be abandoned.''Robert C. Cushman and Michael R. Paulick, "Robert Cushman, Mayflower Pilgrim in Canterbury, 1596–1607'', The Mayflower Quarterly, vol. 79, no. 3, September 2013 p. 226 Early life in England Cushman was born in 1577 in Rolvenden, co. Kent and is believed to be the second son of Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Cushman
Pauline Cushman (born Harriet Wood; June 10, 1833 – December 2, 1893) was an American actress and a spy for the Union Army during the American Civil War. She is considered one of the most successful Civil War spies. Early life Harriet Wood, who later adopted the stage name of Pauline Cushman, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 10, 1833, the daughter of a Spanish merchant and a Frenchwoman (daughter of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers). Harriet and her brother William were raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her parents moved there to establish a trading post with indigenous peoples. In 1862, she made her stage debut in Louisville, Kentucky, a Union-occupied city. Later, she would travel to New York where she would take the stage name Pauline Cushman. Over the course of her life, Cushman was married to Jere Fryer, Charles C. Dickinson, and August Fichtner. She had three children: Charles, Ida, and an adopted daughter, Emma. Career as a spy After a Northern per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Cushman
Leah Cushman is an American politician from New Hampshire. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a member of the New Hampshire Republican Party The New Hampshire Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Hampshire. Its executive committee is headed by Chairman Stephen Stepanek. Current elected officials The New Hampshire Republican Party ho .... She represents district 2. Cushman is a member of the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee. Biography In 2014, Cushman earned an associate's degree from Middlesex Community College. She later earned a B.S. in nursing from the University of Massachusetts. Cushman is a registered nurse. In 2017, Cushman and her family moved from Massachusetts to Weare, New Hampshire. Political positions Vaccination Cushman opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates for religious reasons. Ivermectin In 2021, Cushman sponsored a bill that would have allowed over-the-coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Cushman
Charles H. Cushman (May 25, 1850 – June 29, 1909) was an American professional baseball umpire and manager in the late 19th century. In parts of three seasons, he umpired a total of 110 National League games. Late in the 1891 season, he managed a replacement team, the Milwaukee Brewers, in the major-league American Association. Baseball career Managing Cushman managed the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers of the Northwestern League during part of the 1884 season. He later managed another minor-league Milwaukee Brewers team in the Western Association during 1890 and 1891. That team served as a replacement team in the major-league American Association late in the 1891 season. He led the major-league Brewers to a 21–15 record in 36 games that season. Umpiring In May 1884, after umpiring a St. Paul at Fort Wayne game in the Northwestern League, Cushman was struck in the head with a rock thrown by an eleven-year-old boy. Cushman later umpired in the National League: 46 games in 1885 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Cushman
Karen Cushman (born October 4, 1941) is an American writer of historical fiction. Career Cushman's 1995 novel '' The Midwife's Apprentice'' won the Newbery Medal for children's literature, and her 1994 novel '' Catherine, Called Birdy'' won a Newbery Honor. She has a bachelor of arts degree in Greek and English from Stanford University and master's degrees in human behavior and museum studies.sup For 11 years she was adjunct professor in the Museum Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University before resigning in 1996 to write full-time. She lives and writes on Vashon Island, Washington.Author's biography, inside rear cover, "The Midwife's Apprentice" 2nd edition, Books * '' Catherine, Called Birdy'' (1994) * '' The Midwife's Apprentice'' (1995) * ''The Ballad of Lucy Whipple'' (1998) * ''Matilda Bone'' (2000) * ''Rodzina'' (2004) * ''The Loud Silence of Francine Green'' (2006) * ''Alchemy and Meggy Swann'' (2010) * ''Will Sparrow's Road'' (2012) * ''Grayling's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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