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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsRichard CUTTS
(1771-1845)
CUTTS, Richard, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born on Cutts Island, Saco,
Mass. (now Maine), June 28, 1771; attended rural and private
schools; was graduated from Harvard University in 1790; studied
law; engaged extensively in navigation and commercial pursuits;
member of the State house of representatives in 1799 and 1800;
elected as a Republican to the Seventh and the five succeeding
Congresses (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1813); was an unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress;
appointed superintendent general of military supplies and served
from 1813 to 1817; appointed Second Comptroller of the United
States Treasury on March 6, 1817, and served in this capacity until
March 21, 1829; died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1845; interment
in St. John’s Graveyard; reinterment in Oak Hill Cemetery in
1857.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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