William Howard Cushney

(1819 – 1852)

William Howard Cushney was born in 1819 in Fonda, NY. He moved to Texas in 1840 and served with the Texas army. In 1845 he arrived in Austin where he published the “Austin Texas Democrat”. In 1849 he purchased that newspaper and renamed it to ” Austin State Gazette”. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1848. He served Assessor and Tax Collector from 1848 to 1850.

Brother Cushney served as Worshipful Master of Austin Lodge No. 12 in 1847 and 1850.

He died on November 24, 1852, and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.