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Theron Wilber Haight

A lawyer, newspaperman, and local historian from Wisconsin, he is remembered for writing clear, lively sketches of people and events from the state's past. His best-known work, Three Wisconsin Cushings (1910), reflects a strong interest in Civil War memory and regional history.

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Three Wisconsin Cushings

Three Wisconsin Cushings

by Theron Wilber Haight

About the author

Born in 1840 and deceased in 1913, Theron Wilber Haight was an American lawyer, newspaperman, and author. Surviving library and reference records connect him especially with Wisconsin, where he wrote about the state's people and history in a practical, readable style.

Haight is best known today for Three Wisconsin Cushings (1910), a historical sketch about the Cushing family of Waukesha County. The book was issued by the Wisconsin History Commission, which places his work within the early twentieth-century effort to record Wisconsin's Civil War legacy and pioneer past.

Although not widely known now, Haight's background in both journalism and law helps explain the tone of his writing: factual, organized, and aimed at preserving local memory. His work still survives through public-domain and archival collections, where it remains useful to readers interested in Wisconsin history.