George Washington Cutter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George W. Cutter (1801-1865) was an American poet.^[1] Christened George Washington Cutter, his place of birth is disputed, claimed by or traced to Toronto, Canada^{[citation needed]}, Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}, and Kentucky.^[2] He settled in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1826, where he studied and practiced law and ultimately was elected to the Indiana legislature. After marrying actress Frances Denny Drake, known as "Mrs. Drake, Star of the West," in 1839, he first moved back to Terre Haute and than to Covington, Kentucky. He fought in the Mexican War and later entered the political field, where he soon became known as a brilliant speaker. His most celebrated poems are "The Song of Steam," "The Song of the Lightning," "E Pluribus Unum" and "Buena Vista." He died in poverty in Washington, D.C., on Christmas Day, 1865. His works were published under the respective titles:

• Buena Vista and Other Poems (1848)
• Song of Steam and Other Poems (1857)
• Poems, National and Patriotic (1857)

[edit] References

1. ^ Strangers to Us All - Lawyers and Poetry - George W. Cutter
2. ^ The Poets and Poetry of the West

• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

[edit] External links

• Image