Cushing, William
author, was born May 15, 1811, in Lunenburg, Mass. He went to Cambridge in 1868, became library assistant in the Harvard library, and since 1878 was engaged in literary pursuits. His published books are Index to the North American Review: Index to the Christian Examiner; Initials and Pseudonyms; and Anonyms. He died in 1895.
CUSHMAN, CHARLOTTE SAUNDERS, actress, was born July 23, 1816, in Boston, Mass. She is generally admitted to be the greatest of American actresses and readers, and by her stainless life, worked for the elevation of the stage. Her farewell to the stage was a great ovation, and she received from the noble and venerable poet Bryant, a laurel crown. She died Feb. 18, 1876, in Boston, Mass.