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Thomas Cushing II

Thomas Cushing II was an American merchant, lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1742 to 1745.

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Thomas Cushing II (1694 – April 1746) was an American merchant, lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1742 to 1745.1

One of his seven children was his son Thomas Cushing, future lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.

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  1. Schutz, John A (1997). Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780: A Biographical Dictionary. Northeastern Univ. Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-5555-3304-5. Retrieved March 17, 2014.