Lemuel Cushing Jr.

He represented Argenteuil in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

[1] He was born in Chatham, Canada East,[1] the son of Lemuel Cushing and Catherine Hutchins, was educated at McGill University and was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1865.

After Abbott was unseated after an appeal, Cushing won the subsequent by-election in October 1874.

The results of the by-election were declared void after an appeal and Thomas Christie was elected in December 1875.

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Lemuel Cushing
Source: Library and Archives Canada