Thomas Forbes Cushing | |
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Born | |
Died | June 6, 1902 | (aged 63)
Spouse |
Fannie Leslie Grinnell
(died 1887) |
Children | Edith Howard Cushing |
Parent(s) |
John Perkins Cushing Mary Louisa Gardiner |
Relatives | John S. J. Gardiner (grandfather) |
Thomas Forbes Cushing (December 19, 1838 – June 6, 1902) was a prominent American member of Boston, New York, and Newport society during the Gilded Age. [1] [2]
Cushing was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 19, 1838. He was third son of John Perkins Cushing (1787–1862) [3] and Mary Louisa ( née Gardiner) Cushing (1799–1862), the only daughter of the Rev. John Sylvester John Gardiner (1765–1830) of Trinity Church, Boston. [4] His siblings included John Gardiner Cushing (1834–1881), who married Susan Prescott Dexter, [4] and Robert Maynard Cushing (1836–1907), who married Olivia Donaldson Dulany (1839–1906). [4]
His father was a wealthy Boston sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist. [5] [6] His paternal grandparents were Robert Cushing and Ann Perkins (née Maynard) Cushing. [7] He was the uncle of Grafton D. Cushing, a master at the Groton School who distinguished himself during the Spanish–American War and later served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. [8] His father's Cushing ancestor had emigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts, [8] during the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. [9]
In 1892, both Cushing and his daughter Edith were included in Ward McAllister's " Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times. [10] Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom. [11] His New York residence was at 29 East 39th Street in Manhattan. [1] [12] He was "one of the best-known habitues of the Metropolitan Opera House. He and his daughter had orchestra stalls, and they never missed a performance. They were regular attendants at all the Sunday concerts." [8]
He was a member, and governor, [1] of the Newport Casino, [13] where he attended many dances, balls and social functions. [14] [15] He was also a member of the Knickerbocker Club, Manhattan Club, Metropolitan Club, Country Club, and of the Somerset Club of Boston. [1]
Cushing was married to Fannie Leslie Grinnell (1842–1887). [16] She was the daughter of U.S. Representative Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803–1877) and Julia (née Irving) Grinnell (1803–1872). [17] Fannie's mother was a niece of Washington Irving, and her mother was a sister of James Kirke Paulding, a Congressman who served as the Secretary of the Navy under Martin Van Buren. [16] Fannie's sister, Julia Grinnell (1838–1915), [18] was married to George Sullivan Bowdoin (1833–1913), who were the parents of Temple Bowdoin (1863–1914), an associate of J.P. Morgan & Company. [19] Together, they were the parents of: Edith Howard Cushing (1871–1920), [20] who married the composer J. Blair Fairchild in 1903. [12]
Cushing's wife died in May 1887. Cushing was injured in Newport in 1900 "when he was knocked down and trampled on by a horse." [21] He died in New York City on June 6, 1902. His estate, including his "horses, harness, jewelry, silver plate, furniture and other household effects," was left in trust to his daughter. [22] [23]
On December 3, 1870, Cushing bought a property with frontage on Marlborough and Dartmouth Street from George Wheatland Jr. in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. He then had a residence, known as 163 Marlborough, built by architects Snell & Gregerson, who also designed the Concord Free Public Library. [24] Cushing lived in the home until winter 1892 when he moved to Newport, Rhode Island, [25] and rented the home to U.S. Representative Charles Franklin Sprague. He eventually sold the home to William Endicott Jr., son of William Crowninshield Endicott in 1898. [24]
Forbes's cottage in Newport was situated next to Frederick Vanderbilt's Rough Point cottage, [26] and was called "New Lodge." His cottage was described by The New York Times as "one of the handsomest of the fashionable residences of that resort". [1] After his death, his daughter used the Newport cottage with her husband. [27] Cushing and his wife built their Newport residence, designed by prominent society architect George Champlin Mason Sr., in 1869. Following Cushing's death in 1902, New Lodge passed to his daughter. [28] [25] In 1916, she sold the estate to Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr. and his wife who remodeled the cottage in a classical revival style which they then referred to as Ames Villa. [29] In 1931, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, the daughter of Frank Winfield Woolworth (founder of F. W. Woolworth Company) and mother of James Paul Donahue Jr., bought the Villa and renamed it "Rock Cliff." [26] As of 2013, the home was owned by Samuel Mencoff, the founder of a Chicago private equity firm. [30]
Thomas Forbes Cushing | |
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Born | |
Died | June 6, 1902 | (aged 63)
Spouse |
Fannie Leslie Grinnell
(died 1887) |
Children | Edith Howard Cushing |
Parent(s) |
John Perkins Cushing Mary Louisa Gardiner |
Relatives | John S. J. Gardiner (grandfather) |
Thomas Forbes Cushing (December 19, 1838 – June 6, 1902) was a prominent American member of Boston, New York, and Newport society during the Gilded Age. [1] [2]
Cushing was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 19, 1838. He was third son of John Perkins Cushing (1787–1862) [3] and Mary Louisa ( née Gardiner) Cushing (1799–1862), the only daughter of the Rev. John Sylvester John Gardiner (1765–1830) of Trinity Church, Boston. [4] His siblings included John Gardiner Cushing (1834–1881), who married Susan Prescott Dexter, [4] and Robert Maynard Cushing (1836–1907), who married Olivia Donaldson Dulany (1839–1906). [4]
His father was a wealthy Boston sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist. [5] [6] His paternal grandparents were Robert Cushing and Ann Perkins (née Maynard) Cushing. [7] He was the uncle of Grafton D. Cushing, a master at the Groton School who distinguished himself during the Spanish–American War and later served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. [8] His father's Cushing ancestor had emigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts, [8] during the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. [9]
In 1892, both Cushing and his daughter Edith were included in Ward McAllister's " Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times. [10] Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom. [11] His New York residence was at 29 East 39th Street in Manhattan. [1] [12] He was "one of the best-known habitues of the Metropolitan Opera House. He and his daughter had orchestra stalls, and they never missed a performance. They were regular attendants at all the Sunday concerts." [8]
He was a member, and governor, [1] of the Newport Casino, [13] where he attended many dances, balls and social functions. [14] [15] He was also a member of the Knickerbocker Club, Manhattan Club, Metropolitan Club, Country Club, and of the Somerset Club of Boston. [1]
Cushing was married to Fannie Leslie Grinnell (1842–1887). [16] She was the daughter of U.S. Representative Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803–1877) and Julia (née Irving) Grinnell (1803–1872). [17] Fannie's mother was a niece of Washington Irving, and her mother was a sister of James Kirke Paulding, a Congressman who served as the Secretary of the Navy under Martin Van Buren. [16] Fannie's sister, Julia Grinnell (1838–1915), [18] was married to George Sullivan Bowdoin (1833–1913), who were the parents of Temple Bowdoin (1863–1914), an associate of J.P. Morgan & Company. [19] Together, they were the parents of: Edith Howard Cushing (1871–1920), [20] who married the composer J. Blair Fairchild in 1903. [12]
Cushing's wife died in May 1887. Cushing was injured in Newport in 1900 "when he was knocked down and trampled on by a horse." [21] He died in New York City on June 6, 1902. His estate, including his "horses, harness, jewelry, silver plate, furniture and other household effects," was left in trust to his daughter. [22] [23]
On December 3, 1870, Cushing bought a property with frontage on Marlborough and Dartmouth Street from George Wheatland Jr. in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. He then had a residence, known as 163 Marlborough, built by architects Snell & Gregerson, who also designed the Concord Free Public Library. [24] Cushing lived in the home until winter 1892 when he moved to Newport, Rhode Island, [25] and rented the home to U.S. Representative Charles Franklin Sprague. He eventually sold the home to William Endicott Jr., son of William Crowninshield Endicott in 1898. [24]
Forbes's cottage in Newport was situated next to Frederick Vanderbilt's Rough Point cottage, [26] and was called "New Lodge." His cottage was described by The New York Times as "one of the handsomest of the fashionable residences of that resort". [1] After his death, his daughter used the Newport cottage with her husband. [27] Cushing and his wife built their Newport residence, designed by prominent society architect George Champlin Mason Sr., in 1869. Following Cushing's death in 1902, New Lodge passed to his daughter. [28] [25] In 1916, she sold the estate to Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr. and his wife who remodeled the cottage in a classical revival style which they then referred to as Ames Villa. [29] In 1931, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, the daughter of Frank Winfield Woolworth (founder of F. W. Woolworth Company) and mother of James Paul Donahue Jr., bought the Villa and renamed it "Rock Cliff." [26] As of 2013, the home was owned by Samuel Mencoff, the founder of a Chicago private equity firm. [30]