Background
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.
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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.
He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, in 1880.
He served as the Chairman of the Board of Regents of Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1912. He worked as a civil engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad after graduation and served in the United States. Army. He also served as chief secretary of the Association of Ex-Cadets.
He was appointed to the Board of Directors for the school in 1912, only a year before assuming its presidency.
Later, he personally bankrolled the fledgling Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University while Chairman of the Board of Regents in 1912. His money and campaign prevented a Texas Agricultural and Mechanical consolidation with the University of Texas at Austin.
Personal life
Death
He died in Houston in 1924. At the time of his death, he was a bank receiver for First National Bank in Granger, Texas.
Legacy
In 1930, a library was built at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University in memory of Cushing.
This represented the first freestanding library on the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical 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. 2006: Distinguished Alumni Award, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.