Luther Cushing

Luther Stearns Cushing (June 22, 1803June 22, 1856) was an American jurist. He was born on June 22, 1803, in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, and died on June 22, 1856, in Boston.

Cushing wrote one of the earliest works on parliamentary procedure, ''Rules of Proceeding and Debate in Deliberative Assemblies'', commonly known as ''Cushing's Manual''. The first edition was published in 1845. It was frequently revised by Cushing. Afterwards, others continued to revise the manual periodically.

He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, the only member of the 1826 class. Provided by Wikipedia