Person

Caleb Cushing

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1844–1845

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Caleb Cushing, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. United States signs the Treaty of Wanghia with the Qing Empire

    1844

    Role: U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary

    1. July 3, 1844 · Kun Iam TempleSigning at Kun Iam Temple

      The Treaty of Wanghia was signed on July 3, 1844, at the Kun Iam Temple in Macau by Caleb Cushing and Keying.

  2. Ephraim Bee and the E Clampus Vitus dispensation

    1845

    Role: American Commissioner to China

    1. 1845 · West Union, Virginia (now West Virginia)Dispensation Claim

      Ephraim Bee claimed the Emperor of China granted him a dispensation to extend E Clampus Vitus in the New World, attributed to Caleb Cushing.

Sources

  1. Kun Iam Temple Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30
  2. Treaty of Wanghia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-07
  3. Caleb Cushing Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04