John Perkins Cushing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American businessman
Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1787
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1862
Profession: merchant
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Perkins Cushing
- John Perkins Cushing (April 22, 1787 – April 12, 1862), 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, and the town of Belmont, Massachusetts is named after his estate.
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