Luther Cushing
Born1803
Died1856 (aged 52–53)
OccupationWriter, jurist
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

  • 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

  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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