Luther Cushing

American jurist (1803–1856)

Luther Cushing

Born| 1803
Died| 1856 (aged 52–53)
Occupation| Writer, jurist

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Cushing's Manual, 1876 printing

Luther Stearns Cushing (June 22, 1803 – June 22, 1856) was an American jurist. He was born on June 22, 1803, in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, and died on June 22, 1856, in Boston.[1][2]

Cushing wrote one of the earliest works on parliamentary procedure, Rules of Proceeding and Debate in Deliberative Assemblies, commonly known as Cushing's Manual. The first edition was published in 1845.[3] It was frequently revised by Cushing. Afterwards, others continued to revise the manual periodically.

He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, the only member of the 1826 class.[4]

## Notable later editions

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* Allison, William L. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1886)
* Sullivan, Frances P. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1887, 1905)
* Baker, James Freeman. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1890)
* Ingalls, John James, Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1895)
* Bolles, Albert S. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1901, with printings thru 1935)
* Bolles, Albert S. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice with Rules of Procedure in Business Corporations (1901, 1914)
* Gaines, Charles Kelsey, The New Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1912)
* Lowe, Paul E. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1925)
* Cushing, Luther S. Modern Rules of Order (1964)

## References

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1. ^ Kunitz, Stanley; Haycraft, Howard (1938). American Authors, 1600–1900: A Biographical Dictionary of American Literature. H. W. Wilson Company. p. 199. OCLC 1145778556.
2. ^ Davis, William Thomas (1900). History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts. Boston Book Company. p. 248.
3. ^ Manual of Parliamentary Practice, 7th Edition (1848), p.3
4. ^ https://www.mass.gov/person/luther-stearns-cushing

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