John Perkins Cushing
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 162 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 22,1787 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Boston |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Died | Belmont |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 12,1862 |
| Great grandchild | Alexander Cushing |
| Lily Cushing | |
| Howard Gardiner Cushing | |
| Children | Mary Louisa Cushing Boit |
| Robert Maynard Cushing | |
| Thomas Forbes Cushing | |
| Grandchildren | Howard Gardiner Cushing |
| Julia Overing Boit | |
| Parents | Robert Cushing |
| Current partner | Mary Louisa Gardiner |
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| ID | 4543241 |
John Perkins Cushing Life story
John Perkins Cushing, called "Ku-Shing" by the Chinese, was a wealthy American sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist. His sixty-foot pilot schooner, the Sylph, won the first recorded American yacht race in 1832. The town of Belmont, Massachusetts is named after his estate.