Representative and member of the Massachusetts Senate (Browning, Charles. Americans of royal descent, 7th ed. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969, pg. 68).
Gravestone transcription:
From findagrave.com: Sacred to the memory of Hon. Charles Cushing, Esq., who
departed this life, after a lingering and painful disease, which he supported with Christian fortitude and resignation,
Nov. 25th, 1809, aet. 65.
He served his country in her contest for the obtainment of freedom and independence, and has since sustained with honor several important offices, both civil and military. He was no less endeared
to his family connections by his disposition to disseminate knowledge and promote the social virtues than to the community by his
public spirit and charity. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.
Inscription from North Burial Ground, Lunenburg, Mass.