Lushington was the second son of Sir Stephen Lushington, 1st Baronet (1744–1807), a member of parliament and Chairman of the British East India Company.
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1797 at age 15.
He was then elected a fellow of All Souls in 1802.

An amateur who made three known appearances in first-class cricket matches in 1799, Lushington was mainly associated with Surrey.
Lushington was the second son of Sir Stephen Lushington, 1st Baronet (1744–1807), a member of parliament and Chairman of the British East India Company. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1797 at age 15. He was then elected a fellow of All Souls in 1802.
An amateur who made three known appearances in first-class cricket matches in 1799, Lushington was mainly associated with Surrey.
Stephen Lushington (judge)