Editing Caleb Cushing (section)

===Washington career===
Cushing served in Congress from 1835 until 1843 (the [[24th United States Congress|24th]], [[25th United States Congress|25th]], [[26th United States Congress|26th]] and [[27th United States Congress|27th Congress]]es). During the 27th Congress, he was chairman of the [[U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs]].

Here the marked inconsistency characterizing his public life became manifest. For when [[John Tyler]] had become president, had been read out of the Whig party, and had vetoed Whig measures (including a tariff bill) for which Cushing had voted, Cushing first defended the vetoes and then voted again for the bills. In 1843 President Tyler nominated Cushing for [[U.S. Secretary of the Treasury]], but the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] refused to confirm him for this office.<ref name="EB1911"/> He was nominated three times in one day, and rejected all three times.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/1989/2/24/18796378/presidents-have-failed-8-times-to-win-cabinet-confirmations/|title=PRESIDENTS HAVE FAILED 8 TIMES TO WIN CABINET CONFIRMATIONS|date=1989-02-24|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en}}</ref> [[John Canfield Spencer]] was chosen instead.