William Henry Cushing

William Henry Cushing
Cushing in 1905
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office November 9, 1905 – April 17, 1913 Serving with R. B. Bennett (1909–1913)
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Calgary
Alberta Minister of Public Works
In office September 9, 1905 – February 16, 1910
First Minister	Alexander Cameron Rutherford
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Arthur Sifton
11th Mayor of Calgary
In office January 2, 1900 – January 7, 1901
Preceded by	James Reilly
Succeeded by	James Stuart Mackie
Calgary Alderman
In office January 6, 1902 – January 2, 1905
In office May 1899 – January 2, 1900
In office January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Calgary Town Councillor
In office January 20, 1890 – January 16, 1893
Personal details
Born	August 21, 1852 Kenilworth, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 25, 1934(1934-01-25) (aged 81) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Resting place	Union Cemetery, Calgary
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Calgary
Occupation	Lumberman
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William Henry Cushing (August 21, 1852 – January 25, 1934) was a Canadian politician. Born in Ontario, he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary. As Minister of Public Works in the government of Alexander Cameron Rutherford, he oversaw the creation of Alberta Government Telephones.

Cushing's resignation in 1910 precipitated the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal, which forced Rutherford's resignation. Though Cushing had hopes of being asked to replace Rutherford, that role fell instead to Arthur Sifton, the province's chief judge. Left out of Sifton's cabinet, Cushing did not seek re-election in the 1913 election, and did not re-enter politics thereafter. He was the chairman of Mount Royal College's board of governors for sixteen years. He died in 1934.