John T. Cutting

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electoral results

1890 United States House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John Tyler Cutting		49.2
		Robert Ferral		45.1
		Thomas V. Cator		5.6
		Joseph Rowell		0.2
Total votes				100.0
Turnout
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