Augustus W. Cutler

Augustus William Cutler

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	William W. Phelps
Succeeded by	Charles H. Voorhis

Born	October 22, 1827 Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Died	January 1, 1897 Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Augustus William Cutler (October 22, 1827 – January 1, 1897) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from New Jersey. He was the great-grandson of Silas Condict.

Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Cutler spent the early part of his life on a farm, attended common schools as a child and later Yale College. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1849, commencing practice in Morristown. He was prosecutor of pleas for Morris County, New Jersey from 1856 to 1861, elected president of the board of education in 1870, served in the New Jersey Senate from 1871 to 1874 and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1873. Cutler was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879; he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1878. He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture from 1877 to 1879. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law in Morristown, New Jersey and was an unsuccessful in being elected back to the United States House of Representatives in 1880 and 1896. Cutler died in Morristown on January 1, 1897 and was interned in Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown.

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Preceded by William W. Phelps	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Succeeded by Charles H. Voorhis