Francis B. Cutting

Francis Brockholst Cutting (born August 6, 1804 in New York City , † June 26, 1870 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Brockholst Cutting was born and raised in New York City in the early 19th century. He attended the Bensel School and also received private tuition. Cutting studied law at Litchfield Law School in Connecticut . He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and then began practicing in New York City. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1836 and 1837 . He decided not to run again. In 1836 he ran unsuccessfully for the 25th Congress . He was a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1843 . He also worked as a city recorder . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1852 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Gilbert Dean on March 4, 1853 . Since he on a run again in 1854 renounced, he left the after 3 March 1855 Congress of.

After his time at Congress, he worked as a lawyer again. He died on June 26, 1870 in New York City and was then buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in the then still separate city of Brooklyn .

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SURNAME	Cutting, Francis B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cutting, Francis Brockholst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 1870
Place of death	New York City