| 1869. ARTHUR THOMPSON CUSHING |
Death: 25 March 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Arthur Thompson Cushing was educated in public schools in Kenilworth, Ontario, Canada and attended Essex High School and Hamilton Business College. The 1891 Alberta Census lists him as 22 years of age and a bookkeeper for W.H.Cushing Millwork in Calgary, where he remained for five years before returning east to Victoria University in Toronto where he received his B.A. degree in 1898. Then in 1900 he returned west to Edmonton to manage his brother's lumber business (Cushing Brothers) there. He is listed in the 1901 Alberta Census as 31 years of age and living in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1902 he married Annie Nelson of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected Alderman for the City of Edmonton 1903-1904, but failed in his bid to become Mayor in 1905. In 1911 he built a new factory and became the Secretary-Treasurer of Cushing Brother's Company Limited in Edmonton prior to his death on 25 March 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He also served as a Public School Board trustee; President of the Board of Trade; and President of the Edmonton Hospital. "© AFHS 2001 13 Jan 2001 Contact: AFHS 1891 Census - Districts #197 and #199 in Southern Alberta CUSHING, Athur, T. M 22 ON Meth. Book Keeper A22A CUSHING, Nelson , Emma M 24 Norway Luth. A22A CUSHING, Louise, Anne F 13 ON Meth A22A CUSHING, Mary, Jane F 40 ON Meth A22A CUSHING, Maud, Alice F 11 ON Meth. A22A CUSHING, William M 39 ON Meth. Contractor A22A AGS, Edmonton Branch - 1901 Census Alberta District (No. 202) CUSHING Arthur L 31 Edmtn-E CUSHING Emily 33 Calg-W CUSHING George 19 Calg-W CUSHING Harry 16 Calg-W CUSHING Louise A 23 Calg-N CUSHING Mary J 52 Calg-N CUSHING Maud L 27 Calg-N CUSHING Myrtle 11 Calg-W CUSHING William 48 Calg-N" "Name: Arthur Thompson Cushing Place Vancouver Reg. Number: 1944-09-640140 Date: 1944 3 25 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 75 Event: Death Microfilm #: B13182 (GSU # 1983205)" Father: William Cushing b: 10 November 1826 in Norwich, Norfolk, England Mother: Sarah Thompson b: in Bondary, Antrim, Ireland Marriage 1: Mary Ann (Annie) Nelson b: 22 July 1876 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She died 10 June 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Married: 1902 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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). 2. 1881 Census, age 11 3. 1891 Alberta Census, Calgary, age 21 (Note error of Athur instead of Arthur) 4. 1901 Alberta Census, Edmonton East, age 31 (Note error of Arthur L. instead of Arthur T.) 5. Province of British Columbia, BC Archives, 2002, ORS 9300-40, http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca |