| 1861. GEORGE SCAMMELL CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 5 June 1861 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Death: 1934 Lineage Note: George Scammell Cushing (George Byron Cushing14, Theophilus Cushing13, Nehemiah Cushing12, Theophilus Cushing11, Theophilus Cushing10, Theophilus Cushing9, Daniel Cushing8, Matthew Cushing7, Peter Cushing6, Thomas Cushing5, John Cushing4, William Cushing3, Thomas Cushing2, William Cushing1) George succeeded to his father's interests in the firm of Andre Cushing & Co. in 1889, and since 1894 has been the sole representative of the firm. Just after he undertook the sole control, the entire mill was destroyed by fire, 10 April 1895. With characteristic energy, Mr. Cushing undertook to rebuild it at once on a thoroughly modern plan. In 1896, it was finished and is now one of the most modern, largest and best equipped saw-mills in the world, employing 225 men. To utilize the waste from the saw-mill, he, in 1899, organized the Cushing Sulphite Fibre Co. with mills covering 1 1/3 acres of ground, and employing 250 men. Father: George Byron Cushing b: 22 June 1831 in Hingham, Massachusetts d: 1888 Mother: Annie Tilton Scammell b: 19 May 1835 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Marriage 1: Christine Jane Dunlop d: June 1947 Married: 10 February 1892
Sources: 1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family). |