About John Perkins Cushing

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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Occupation: merchant
Citizenship: United States
Born: April 22, 1787

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John Perkins Cushing

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Occupation: merchant
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Born: April 22, 1787

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