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|state1=[[New Jersey]] |
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|district1=[[New Jersey's 5th congressional district|5th]] |
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|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |
|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |
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|term1=March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
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|preceded1=[[William Walter Phelps|William W. Phelps]] |
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|succeeded1=[[Charles H. Voorhis]] |
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|office2= Member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] from [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] |
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|term2= 1871–1874 |
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|predecessor2 = Columbus Beach |
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|successor2 = John Hill |
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|birth_date=October 22, 1827 |
|birth_date=October 22, 1827 |
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|birth_place=[[Morristown, New Jersey]], |
|birth_place=[[Morristown, New Jersey]], US |
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|death_date=January 1, 1897 (aged 69) |
|death_date=January 1, 1897 (aged 69) |
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|death_place=[[Morristown, New Jersey]], |
|death_place=[[Morristown, New Jersey]], US |
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|profession=Politician, [[lawyer]] |
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|signature = Signature of Augustus William Cutler (1827–1897).png |
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'''Augustus William Cutler''' (October 22, 1827 – January 1, 1897) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from [[New Jersey]]. |
'''Augustus William Cutler''' (October 22, 1827 – January 1, 1897) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from [[New Jersey]]. The great-grandson of [[Silas Condict]], he served two terms in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1875 to 1879. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Born in [[Morristown, New Jersey]], Cutler spent the early part of his life on a farm, attended common schools as a child and later [[Yale College]]. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in |
Born at the [[Cutler Homestead]] in [[Morristown, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Cutler Family History |url=https://www.mmtlibrary.org/HCFindingAids/Cutler%20Collection.xml#a2 |publisher=Morristown & Morris Township Library}}</ref> Cutler spent the early part of his life on a farm, attended common schools as a child and later [[Yale College]]. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850, commencing practice in Morristown.<ref name=Cyclopaedia>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0XZMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA152 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=VII |publisher=James T. White & Company |page=152 |year=1897 |access-date=2021-02-24 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He was [[prosecutor]] of [[plea]]s for [[Morris County, New Jersey]], from 1856 to 1861, elected president of the board of education in 1870, served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1871 to 1874 and was a delegate to the [[Constitutional convention (political meeting)|New Jersey constitutional convention]] in 1873. Cutler was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879; he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1878. He served as chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|Committee on Agriculture]] from 1877 to 1879. Afterward, he resumed practicing law in [[Morristown, New Jersey]], and was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1880 and 1896. Cutler died in Morristown on January 1, 1897, and was interred in [[Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown|Evergreen Cemetery]] in Morristown.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71940600/augustus-w-cutler/ |title=Augustus W. Cutler |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=5 |date=1897-01-02 |access-date=2021-02-24 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71940721/briefs/ |title=Briefs |newspaper=[[Paterson Evening News]] |page=1 |date=1897-01-05 |access-date=2021-02-24 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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"Gus" owned property in 14 |
"Gus" owned property in 14 states, including vast holdings in New Jersey. His wife, Julia Rebecca Walker, was the half-sister of Henry, George and Frederick Walker (Albany, NY; father: Willard Walker). From them, she inherited property in Benton Township, Ohio. The towns of Rocky Ridge, OH and Graytown, OH were founded and developed by Gus and Julia. A substantial collection of papers relating to the Ohio holdings is held by the Ottawa County Historical Museum. |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{cite web|title=The Cutler Homestead – 1799 |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42204 |publisher=The Historical Marker Database}} |
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6712505 Augustus W. Cutler] at [[Find A Grave]] |
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| NAME =Cutler, Augustus W. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = October 22, 1827 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Morristown, New Jersey]], USA |
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| DATE OF DEATH = January 1, 1897 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Morristown, New Jersey]], USA |
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Augustus William Cutler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | |
Preceded by | William W. Phelps |
Succeeded by | Charles H. Voorhis |
Member of the New Jersey Senate from Morris County | |
In office 1871–1874 | |
Preceded by | Columbus Beach |
Succeeded by | John Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | October 22, 1827 Morristown, New Jersey, US |
Died | January 1, 1897 (aged 69) Morristown, New Jersey, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
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Augustus William Cutler (October 22, 1827 – January 1, 1897) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from New Jersey. The great-grandson of Silas Condict, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879.
Biography
[edit]Born at the Cutler Homestead in Morristown, New Jersey,[1] Cutler spent the early part of his life on a farm, attended common schools as a child and later Yale College. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850, commencing practice in Morristown.[2] He was prosecutor of pleas for Morris County, New Jersey, from 1856 to 1861, elected president of the board of education in 1870, served in the New Jersey Senate from 1871 to 1874 and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1873. Cutler was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879; he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1878. He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture from 1877 to 1879. Afterward, he resumed practicing law in Morristown, New Jersey, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 1880 and 1896. Cutler died in Morristown on January 1, 1897, and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown.[3][4]
"Gus" owned property in 14 states, including vast holdings in New Jersey. His wife, Julia Rebecca Walker, was the half-sister of Henry, George and Frederick Walker (Albany, NY; father: Willard Walker). From them, she inherited property in Benton Township, Ohio. The towns of Rocky Ridge, OH and Graytown, OH were founded and developed by Gus and Julia. A substantial collection of papers relating to the Ohio holdings is held by the Ottawa County Historical Museum.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cutler Family History". Morristown & Morris Township Library.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VII. James T. White & Company. 1897. p. 152. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Augustus W. Cutler". The New York Times. January 2, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Briefs". Paterson Evening News. January 5, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Augustus W. Cutler (id: C001025)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "The Cutler Homestead – 1799". The Historical Marker Database.
- 1827 births
- 1897 deaths
- Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- American prosecutors
- Yale College alumni
- Politicians from Morristown, New Jersey
- Lawyers from Morristown, New Jersey
- Burials at Evergreen Cemetery (Morristown, New Jersey)
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature