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John Perkins Cushing
American businessman · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Lived 1787 to 1862 · aged 75
John Perkins Cushing, called "Ku-Shing" by the Chinese, was a wealthy American sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist. His sixty-foot pilot schooner, the Sylph, won the first recorded American yacht race in 1832. The town of Belmont, Massachusetts is named after his estate.
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Country
United States
Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1787 to 1862 · aged 75
