1. Charles Cutts was an attorney and politician from New Hampshire.
12 Facts About Charles Cutts
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Charles Cutts was educated in Portsmouth and Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, and attended Harvard University, from which he graduated in 1789.
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Active in politics as a Federalist, Charles Cutts was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1803 to 1811.
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Charles Cutts served as Speaker of the House from 1807 to 1809, and again from 1810 to 1811.
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In 1810, Charles Cutts was elected to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nahum Parker, and he served from June 21,1810, to March 3,1813.
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The New Hampshire General Court failed to elect a successor for the term that began on March 4,1813, so Governor William Plumer appointed Charles Cutts, who served from April 2,1813, to June 10,1813, when a successor was elected.
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Charles Cutts was appointed to several select committees concerned with the finance and the economy, foreign trade, and military defense, and frequently served as chairman.
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In retirement, Charles Cutts moved to Fairfax County, Virginia, and eventually settled in Lewinsville.
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Charles Cutts died in Lewinsville on January 25,1846, and was buried in a private cemetery near Lewinsville.
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Charles Cutts was the cousin of Richard Cutts, who served in Congress from the portion of Massachusetts that later became the state of Maine.
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Richard Charles Cutts was the husband of Dolley Madison's sister Anna.
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Charles Cutts is one of approximately 50 former senators for whom the US Senate's photo historian has no likeness on file.