Edward Benjamin Cushing (November 22, 1862 – February 17, 1924) was an engineer and academic administrator.
His father was an outspoken Southern Democrat and owner of The Telegraph, a Houston newspaper.
He worked as a civil engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad after graduation and served in the U.S. Army.
[3] Later, he personally bankrolled the fledgling Texas A&M University while chairman of the Board of Regents in 1912.
[3] In March 1904, his brother was kidnapped for ransom in West Texas and taken across the border to Mexico.