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John T. Cutting

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John T. Cutting
Portrait by C. M. Bell, c. 1891–1894
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byWilliam W. Morrow
Succeeded byJames G. Maguire
Personal details
Born
John Tyler Cutting

(1844-09-07)September 7, 1844
Westport, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1911(1911-11-24) (aged 67)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeHillside Cemetery

John Tyler Cutting (September 7, 1844 – November 24, 1911) was an American Civil War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1893,

Biography

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Born in Westport, New York, Cutting was left an orphan at ten years of age, when he journeyed westward. He lived in Wisconsin and Illinois from 1855 to 1861. During these years he worked on a farm. During the later part of this period he was employed as a clerk in a store for a few years while he attended public schools in Illinois.

Military service

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Cutting enlisted in Taylor's Chicago Battery at the outbreak of the American Civil War and served until July 20, 1862. He then reenlisted on January 4, 1864, in the Chicago Mercantile Battery, in which he served until the close of the war.

Cutting moved to California in 1877 and established a wholesale fruit and commission business. He was a member of the National Guard of California, and subsequently assisted in the organization of the Coast Guard, of which he later became brigadier general in command of the Second Brigade.

Congress

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Cutting was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892.

Later career

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In 1894 Cutting settled in New York City, where he became connected with the automobile industry. He retired to Westport, New York, in 1907.

Death and burial

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He died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 24, 1911. He was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Westport, New York.

Electoral results

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1890 United States House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Tyler Cutting 13,196 49.2
Democratic Robert Ferral 12,091 45.1
Socialist Thomas V. Cator 1,492 5.6
Prohibition Joseph Rowell 50 0.2
Total votes 26,829 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

References

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  • United States Congress. "John T. Cutting (id: C001030)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th congressional district

1891–1893
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress