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Cutler, Mrs. Lizzie Petit – Cutting, Hiram Adolphus

Cutler, Mrs. Lizzie Petit

author, was born in 1836, in Milton, Va. She is the author of Light and Darkness; Household Mysteries, a romance of Southern life; and The Stars of the Crowd, or Men and Women of the Day.

Cutler, Lysander

soldier, was born about 1806 in Maine. He offered his services to the government at the beginning of the civil war, and was given command of the sixth Wisconsin regiment. Subsequently he was in command of the Iron Brigade of the army of the Potomac, to which his regiment was attached, and won the promotion of brigadier-general and afterward major-general. He died July 30, 1866, in Milwaukee, Wis.

Cutler, Manasseh

clergyman, congressman, was born May 3, 1742, in Killingly, Conn. He was one of the first scientific explorers of the White mountains; and in 1787 he organized an expedition to the northwest territory. He served a number of years in the legislature; was pastor of the church at Hamilton, Mass., until his death; and in 1800 he was elected to a seat in congress, and retained it until 1804. He died July 28, 1823, in Hamilton, Mass. was In

Cutler, Nathan

governor, born May 29, 1775, in Lexington, Mass. In 1828 and 1829 he was a member of the Maine senate from Kennebec county. 1829 he was president of that body, by virtue of which office he became governor for the unexpired term of Gov. Lincoln. He died June 8, 1861, in Farmington, Maine.

Cutler, Timothy

clergyman, was born in 1683 in Charlestown, Mass. From 1719-22 he was rector of Yale college. He died Aug. 17, 1765, in Boston, Mass.

Cutler, William P

railroad president, congressman, was born July 12, 1813, near Marietta, Ohio. He was elected to the Ohio legislature in 1844, 1845 and 1846, officiating as speaker of the house during the last term. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1850; and from that period until elected to congress was president of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad company. He was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-seventh congress.

Cutt, Charles

lawyer, United States senator, was born Jan. 31, 1769, in Portsmouth, N. H. In 1804 he was elected to the New Hampshire legislature, becoming speaker of that body during the same year. He was elected a senator from New Hampshire. He died Jan. 25, 1846, in Portsmouth, N. H.

Cutts, Richard

state legislator, congressman, was born June 22, 1771, on Cutts Island, near Saco, Maine. After serving two terms as a member of the general court of Massachusetts, he was elected in 1800 a member of the house of representatives of the United States, and served through six successive congresses as a democrat. In 1813 he was appointed superintendent of military supplies, and during 1817-29 was second comptroller of the treasury. He died April 7, 1845, in Washington, D. C.

Cutter, Calvin

physician, surgeon, author, was born May 1, 1807, in Jaffrey, N. H. He commanded forces in Kansas in 1856; and was president of the military council of that state. During 1861-64 he was surgeon of the twenty-first regiment Massachusetts volunteer infantry. He was the author of Cutter's Physiology. He died March 25, 1880, in Greene, Maine.

Cutting, Hiram Adolphus

geologist, author, was born Dec. 23, 1832, in Concord, Vt. He is state geologist of Vermont; and the author of Mining in Vermont; Climatology of Vermont; Microscopic Revelations; Farm Pests; Notes on Building Stones; Lectures on Plants, Fertilization, etc.; Lectures on Milk, etc.; Farm Lectures; and Vermont Agricultural Reports.

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