John Paine Cushman
Judge of the Third Circuit Court
In office 1838 – 1844
Preceded by	James Vanderpoel
Succeeded by	Amasa J. Parker
Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York's 10th District
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	Hosea Moffitt
Succeeded by	John D. Dickinson
Personal details
Born	(1784-03-08)March 8, 1784 Plainfield,Windham County, Connecticut
Died	September 16, 1848(1848-09-16) (aged 64) Troy,Rensselaer County, New York
Spouse	Maria Jones Tallmadge
Relations	Benjamin Tallmadge (father-in-law) Frederick Tallmadge (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	Yale College Litchfield Law School

John Paine Cushman (March 8, 1784Plainfield,Windham County, Connecticut – September 16, 1848Troy,Rensselaer County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.^[1]

Cushman attended the common schools andPlainfield Academy, and graduated fromYale College in 1807. Then he studied law at theLitchfield Law School, wasadmitted to the bar in 1809, and commenced practice inTroy, New York.^[1]

In 1817, Cushman was elected as aFederalist to the15th United States Congress with 54.98% of the popular vote, topping the incumbentHosea Moffitt, a fellow Federalist.^[2] After holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819, Cushman resumed the practice of law.^[1]

He was a regent of theUniversity of the State of New York from April 1830 until April 1834, when he resigned. He was a trustee ofUnion College from 1833 until his death. He was Recorder of Troy from 1834 to 1838, andJudge of the Third Circuit from 1838 to 1844.^[1]

While in law school he met and married Maria Jones Tallmadge (1790–1878), the daughter ofBenjamin Tallmadge, aRevolutionary War officer who was the leader of theCulper Ring who later became aU.S. Representative, and sister ofFrederick A. Tallmadge. Together, they had:^[3]

• Julia Paine Cushman (b. 1822), who married Amos Henry Farnsworth (b. 1825)^[3] in 1850.^[4]
• Tallmadge Cushman^[3]
• Edward Cushman^[3]
• Harriet Delafield Cushman (1825-1897), who married Col. George Thatcher Balch (1828–1894).^[3]
• Mary Floyd Cushman (1827–1916), who married Edward C. Williams (1820–1913)^[3]
• John Paine Cushman, Jr. (1830–1901), was a Presbyterian minister,^[3] who married H. Caroline Maltby in 1860.^[5]

After his death on September 16, 1848, he was buried at theOakwood Cemetery inTroy, New York.

• United States Congress."John P. Cushman (id: C001019)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John P. Cushman atFind a Grave

• 1784 births
• 1848 deaths
• Yale College alumni
• Litchfield Law School alumni
• Politicians from Troy, New York
• People from Plainfield, Connecticut
• Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
• Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
• 19th-century New York state court judges
• 19th-century New York (state) politicians
• 19th-century United States representatives

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