Edward Benjamin Cushing | |
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Born | November 22, 1862 Houston, Texas |
Died | February 17, 1924 Houston, Texas | (aged 61)
Education | Texas A&M University |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, university administrator |
Employer | Texas A&M University |
Spouse | Florence Abbey Powars |
Parent(s) | E.H. Cushing Matilda Cushing |
Edward Benjamin Cushing (November 22, 1862 – February 17, 1924) was an engineer and academic administrator. He served as the chairman of the Board of Regents of Texas A&M University in 1912.
Edward Benjamin Cushing was born in Houston, Texas to E.H. and Matilda Cushing. His father was an outspoken Southern Democrat and owner of The Telegraph, a Houston newspaper. [1] He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M University, in 1880.
He worked as a civil engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad after graduation and served in the U.S. Army. He also served as chief secretary of the Association of Ex-Cadets. [2] He was appointed to the board of directors for the school in 1912, only a year before assuming its presidency. [3]
Later, he personally bankrolled the fledgling Texas A&M University while chairman of the Board of Regents in 1912. [4] His money and campaign prevented a Texas A&M consolidation with the University of Texas at Austin.
In 1888, he married Florence Abbey Powars. [3]
In March 1904, his brother was kidnapped for ransom in West Texas and taken across the border to Mexico. [5]
He died in Houston in 1924. At the time of his death, he was a bank receiver for First National Bank in Granger, Texas. [3]
In 1930, a library was built at Texas A&M University in memory of Cushing. This represented the first freestanding library on the Texas A&M campus. The Sterling C. Evans Library was constructed in 1968 and became the university's primary library, but the Cushing Library remained as a repository of important university archives. [4]
Edward Benjamin Cushing | |
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Born | November 22, 1862 Houston, Texas |
Died | February 17, 1924 Houston, Texas | (aged 61)
Education | Texas A&M University |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, university administrator |
Employer | Texas A&M University |
Spouse | Florence Abbey Powars |
Parent(s) | E.H. Cushing Matilda Cushing |
Edward Benjamin Cushing (November 22, 1862 – February 17, 1924) was an engineer and academic administrator. He served as the chairman of the Board of Regents of Texas A&M University in 1912.
Edward Benjamin Cushing was born in Houston, Texas to E.H. and Matilda Cushing. His father was an outspoken Southern Democrat and owner of The Telegraph, a Houston newspaper. [1] He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M University, in 1880.
He worked as a civil engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad after graduation and served in the U.S. Army. He also served as chief secretary of the Association of Ex-Cadets. [2] He was appointed to the board of directors for the school in 1912, only a year before assuming its presidency. [3]
Later, he personally bankrolled the fledgling Texas A&M University while chairman of the Board of Regents in 1912. [4] His money and campaign prevented a Texas A&M consolidation with the University of Texas at Austin.
In 1888, he married Florence Abbey Powars. [3]
In March 1904, his brother was kidnapped for ransom in West Texas and taken across the border to Mexico. [5]
He died in Houston in 1924. At the time of his death, he was a bank receiver for First National Bank in Granger, Texas. [3]
In 1930, a library was built at Texas A&M University in memory of Cushing. This represented the first freestanding library on the Texas A&M campus. The Sterling C. Evans Library was constructed in 1968 and became the university's primary library, but the Cushing Library remained as a repository of important university archives. [4]