John Perkins Cushing

American sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist

1787 CE to 1862 CE

John Perkins Cushing (April 22, 1787 – 1862), called "Ku-Shing" by the Chinese, is a wealthy Boston sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist.

His sixty-foot pilot schooner, the Sylph, wins the first recorded American yacht race in 1832, and the town of Belmont, Massachusetts is named after his estate.

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