Charles Cutts
Charles Cutts | |
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United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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In office June 21, 1810 – June 10, 1813 |
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Preceded by | Nahum Parker |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Mason |
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
In office 1803-1810 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
January 31, 1769
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lewinsville, Virginia |
Political party | Federalist |
Charles Cutts (January 31, 1769 – January 25, 1846) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, he graduated from Harvard University in 1789, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795, and practiced law.
He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1803 to 1810, serving as Speaker in 1807, 1808, and 1810.
Cutts was elected as a Federalist to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nahum Parker and served from June 21, 1810 to March 3, 1813 and again from April 2, 1813 to June 10, 1813, when a successor was elected. He was elected Secretary of the United States Senate and served from October 12, 1814 to December 12, 1825.
Cutts moved to Fairfax County, Virginia and settled near Lewinsville, where he died in 1846; interment was in a nearby private cemetery.
Family
Charles Cutts was the son of Samuel Cutts and Anna Holyoke. His mother was the daughter of Edward Holyoke and the sister of Edward Augustus Holyoke.
The wife of Charles Cutts was Lucy Henry Southall, a descendant of Patrick Henry and the niece of James Madison.
Charles Cutts was the cousin of Richard Cutts, who served in Congress from the portion of Massachusetts that later became the state of Maine. Richard Cutts was the husband of Dolley Madison's sister Anna.
References
- Charles Cutts at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Preceded by | Secretary of the United States Senate October 12, 1814 – December 12, 1825 |
Succeeded by Walter Lowrie |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire June 21, 1810 – March 3, 1813 April 2, 1813 – June 10, 1813 Served alongside: Nicholas Gilman |
Succeeded by Jeremiah Mason |
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Preceded by | Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1807-1809 |
Succeeded by George Upham |
Preceded by | Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1810-1811 |
Succeeded by Clement Storer |
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- 1769 births
- 1846 deaths
- Harvard University alumni
- Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- United States Senators from New Hampshire
- Speakers of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Secretaries of the United States Senate
- New Hampshire Democratic-Republicans
- Democratic-Republican Party United States Senators