William Lee Cushing, B.A. 1872
Born July 24, 1849, at Phippsburg, Maine Died December 11, 1921, in Simsbury, Conn.
William Lee Cushing was born on Lee's Island, Phippsburg, Maine, July 24, 1849, the son of Samuel Woodward Cushing, a merchant of Bath, Maine, and Mary Ann (Mereen) Cushing His father's parents were Peter and Mary (Woodward) Cushing, and his mother was the daughter of Abel and Jane (Thompson) Mereen. His earliest American ancestor on the paternal side was Matthew Cushing, who came to America from Hingham, England, in 1638 and settled at Hingham, Mass. One of his mother's ancestors, John Mereen, was married at Eastham on Cape Cod and subsequently removed to Phippsburg; he served as a Second Lieutenant in a Maine company during the Revolutionary War. Other ancestors of William L. Cushing who fought in the Revolution were Capt. Peter Cushing, Lieut. William Lee, James McCobb, Joshua Philbrook, Samuel Woodward, and George Coombs. He was also descended from Elder William Brewster of the "Mayflower."
His preparation for college was received at the high school in Bath. At Yale he was given a Junior high oration and a Senior oration appointment, and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Freshman Crew in 1869 and of the University Crew the following year, being captain until he resigned. He belonged to the Class Glee Club, the Class Chess Club, and the Beethoven Society, was a class deacon, and served on the Class Picture Committee.
Mr. Cushing taught at the Hartford Public High School for a year after graduation, and from 1873 to 1885 was rector of the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, during this period serving on the New Haven Common Council for two years. He then spent two years in foreign study, chiefly at the American School in Athens, and upon his return to America became an instructor in Latin at Yale. In 1888 he founded the Westminster School for boys at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. He moved the school to Simsbury, Conn , in 1900, and continued as headmaster until 1920, when he retired on account of failing health. He then spent several months abroad, returning to his home only a short time before his death, which occurred very suddenly, from heart failure, on December 11, 1921. The interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Conn.
In 1882 Yale conferred the honorary degree of Master of Arts upon Mr. Cushing. He was a member and deacon of the Simsbury Congregational Church and a director of the Simsbury Bank & Trust Company.
He was married April 6,1876, in Hartford, to Mary Lewis, daughter of Charles Cyprian and Julia (Talcott) Strong, who survives him with two sons, Charles Cyprian Strong, '01, and William Strong, '08. A daughter, Josephine Dodge, died in infancy, and two other sons, Philbrook and Lee, in childhood. In addition to his wife and sons, Mr. Cushing leaves two grandchildren, three brothers, Samuel D. Cushing, Charles E. Cushing (B.A. 1885), and Frank D. Cushing (Ph.B. 1895); and two sisters, Eleanor P. Cushing, for many years head of the department of mathematics at Smith College, and Jane Cushing, who has long been connected with the Misses Masters' School at Dobbs Ferry. Both sisters are graduates of Smith College.
Born July 24, 1849, at Phippsburg, Maine Died December 11, 1921, in Simsbury, Conn.
William Lee Cushing was born on Lee's Island, Phippsburg, Maine, July 24, 1849, the son of Samuel Woodward Cushing, a merchant of Bath, Maine, and Mary Ann (Mereen) Cushing His father's parents were Peter and Mary (Woodward) Cushing, and his mother was the daughter of Abel and Jane (Thompson) Mereen. His earliest American ancestor on the paternal side was Matthew Cushing, who came to America from Hingham, England, in 1638 and settled at Hingham, Mass. One of his mother's ancestors, John Mereen, was married at Eastham on Cape Cod and subsequently removed to Phippsburg; he served as a Second Lieutenant in a Maine company during the Revolutionary War. Other ancestors of William L. Cushing who fought in the Revolution were Capt. Peter Cushing, Lieut. William Lee, James McCobb, Joshua Philbrook, Samuel Woodward, and George Coombs. He was also descended from Elder William Brewster of the "Mayflower."
His preparation for college was received at the high school in Bath. At Yale he was given a Junior high oration and a Senior oration appointment, and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Freshman Crew in 1869 and of the University Crew the following year, being captain until he resigned. He belonged to the Class Glee Club, the Class Chess Club, and the Beethoven Society, was a class deacon, and served on the Class Picture Committee.
Mr. Cushing taught at the Hartford Public High School for a year after graduation, and from 1873 to 1885 was rector of the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, during this period serving on the New Haven Common Council for two years. He then spent two years in foreign study, chiefly at the American School in Athens, and upon his return to America became an instructor in Latin at Yale. In 1888 he founded the Westminster School for boys at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. He moved the school to Simsbury, Conn , in 1900, and continued as headmaster until 1920, when he retired on account of failing health. He then spent several months abroad, returning to his home only a short time before his death, which occurred very suddenly, from heart failure, on December 11, 1921. The interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Conn.
In 1882 Yale conferred the honorary degree of Master of Arts upon Mr. Cushing. He was a member and deacon of the Simsbury Congregational Church and a director of the Simsbury Bank & Trust Company.
He was married April 6,1876, in Hartford, to Mary Lewis, daughter of Charles Cyprian and Julia (Talcott) Strong, who survives him with two sons, Charles Cyprian Strong, '01, and William Strong, '08. A daughter, Josephine Dodge, died in infancy, and two other sons, Philbrook and Lee, in childhood. In addition to his wife and sons, Mr. Cushing leaves two grandchildren, three brothers, Samuel D. Cushing, Charles E. Cushing (B.A. 1885), and Frank D. Cushing (Ph.B. 1895); and two sisters, Eleanor P. Cushing, for many years head of the department of mathematics at Smith College, and Jane Cushing, who has long been connected with the Misses Masters' School at Dobbs Ferry. Both sisters are graduates of Smith College.
William Lee Cushing, B.A. 1872
Born July 24, 1849, at Phippsburg, Maine Died December 11, 1921, in Simsbury, Conn.
William Lee Cushing was born on Lee's Island, Phippsburg, Maine, July 24, 1849, the son of Samuel Woodward Cushing, a merchant of Bath, Maine, and Mary Ann (Mereen) Cushing His father's parents were Peter and Mary (Woodward) Cushing, and his mother was the daughter of Abel and Jane (Thompson) Mereen. His earliest American ancestor on the paternal side was Matthew Cushing, who came to America from Hingham, England, in 1638 and settled at Hingham, Mass. One of his mother's ancestors, John Mereen, was married at Eastham on Cape Cod and subsequently removed to Phippsburg; he served as a Second Lieutenant in a Maine company during the Revolutionary War. Other ancestors of William L. Cushing who fought in the Revolution were Capt. Peter Cushing, Lieut. William Lee, James McCobb, Joshua Philbrook, Samuel Woodward, and George Coombs. He was also descended from Elder William Brewster of the "Mayflower."
His preparation for college was received at the high school in Bath. At Yale he was given a Junior high oration and a Senior oration appointment, and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Freshman Crew in 1869 and of the University Crew the following year, being captain until he resigned. He belonged to the Class Glee Club, the Class Chess Club, and the Beethoven Society, was a class deacon, and served on the Class Picture Committee.
Mr. Cushing taught at the Hartford Public High School for a year after graduation, and from 1873 to 1885 was rector of the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, during this period serving on the New Haven Common Council for two years. He then spent two years in foreign study, chiefly at the American School in Athens, and upon his return to America became an instructor in Latin at Yale. In 1888 he founded the Westminster School for boys at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. He moved the school to Simsbury, Conn , in 1900, and continued as headmaster until 1920, when he retired on account of failing health. He then spent several months abroad, returning to his home only a short time before his death, which occurred very suddenly, from heart failure, on December 11, 1921. The interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Conn.
In 1882 Yale conferred the honorary degree of Master of Arts upon Mr. Cushing. He was a member and deacon of the Simsbury Congregational Church and a director of the Simsbury Bank & Trust Company.
He was married April 6,1876, in Hartford, to Mary Lewis, daughter of Charles Cyprian and Julia (Talcott) Strong, who survives him with two sons, Charles Cyprian Strong, '01, and William Strong, '08. A daughter, Josephine Dodge, died in infancy, and two other sons, Philbrook and Lee, in childhood. In addition to his wife and sons, Mr. Cushing leaves two grandchildren, three brothers, Samuel D. Cushing, Charles E. Cushing (B.A. 1885), and Frank D. Cushing (Ph.B. 1895); and two sisters, Eleanor P. Cushing, for many years head of the department of mathematics at Smith College, and Jane Cushing, who has long been connected with the Misses Masters' School at Dobbs Ferry. Both sisters are graduates of Smith College.
Born July 24, 1849, at Phippsburg, Maine Died December 11, 1921, in Simsbury, Conn.
William Lee Cushing was born on Lee's Island, Phippsburg, Maine, July 24, 1849, the son of Samuel Woodward Cushing, a merchant of Bath, Maine, and Mary Ann (Mereen) Cushing His father's parents were Peter and Mary (Woodward) Cushing, and his mother was the daughter of Abel and Jane (Thompson) Mereen. His earliest American ancestor on the paternal side was Matthew Cushing, who came to America from Hingham, England, in 1638 and settled at Hingham, Mass. One of his mother's ancestors, John Mereen, was married at Eastham on Cape Cod and subsequently removed to Phippsburg; he served as a Second Lieutenant in a Maine company during the Revolutionary War. Other ancestors of William L. Cushing who fought in the Revolution were Capt. Peter Cushing, Lieut. William Lee, James McCobb, Joshua Philbrook, Samuel Woodward, and George Coombs. He was also descended from Elder William Brewster of the "Mayflower."
His preparation for college was received at the high school in Bath. At Yale he was given a Junior high oration and a Senior oration appointment, and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Freshman Crew in 1869 and of the University Crew the following year, being captain until he resigned. He belonged to the Class Glee Club, the Class Chess Club, and the Beethoven Society, was a class deacon, and served on the Class Picture Committee.
Mr. Cushing taught at the Hartford Public High School for a year after graduation, and from 1873 to 1885 was rector of the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, during this period serving on the New Haven Common Council for two years. He then spent two years in foreign study, chiefly at the American School in Athens, and upon his return to America became an instructor in Latin at Yale. In 1888 he founded the Westminster School for boys at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. He moved the school to Simsbury, Conn , in 1900, and continued as headmaster until 1920, when he retired on account of failing health. He then spent several months abroad, returning to his home only a short time before his death, which occurred very suddenly, from heart failure, on December 11, 1921. The interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Conn.
In 1882 Yale conferred the honorary degree of Master of Arts upon Mr. Cushing. He was a member and deacon of the Simsbury Congregational Church and a director of the Simsbury Bank & Trust Company.
He was married April 6,1876, in Hartford, to Mary Lewis, daughter of Charles Cyprian and Julia (Talcott) Strong, who survives him with two sons, Charles Cyprian Strong, '01, and William Strong, '08. A daughter, Josephine Dodge, died in infancy, and two other sons, Philbrook and Lee, in childhood. In addition to his wife and sons, Mr. Cushing leaves two grandchildren, three brothers, Samuel D. Cushing, Charles E. Cushing (B.A. 1885), and Frank D. Cushing (Ph.B. 1895); and two sisters, Eleanor P. Cushing, for many years head of the department of mathematics at Smith College, and Jane Cushing, who has long been connected with the Misses Masters' School at Dobbs Ferry. Both sisters are graduates of Smith College.
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