Luther Cushing Explained

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Luther Stearns Cushing (June 22, 1803June 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)

Notes and References

1. Book: Kunitz . Stanley . Haycraft . Howard . . 1938 . . 1145778556 . Stanley Kunitz.
2. Book: Davis, William Thomas . History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts . Boston Book Company . 1900 . 248 . en.
3. Manual of Parliamentary Practice, 7th Edition (1848), p.3
4. https://www.mass.gov/person/luther-stearns-cushing