Richard Cutts

Richard Cutts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 14th district
In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	George Thatcher
Succeeded by	Cyrus King
Personal details
Born	June 28, 1771 Saco, Maine
Died	April 7, 1845 (aged 73) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Relations	James Madison (brother-in-law) Dolley Madison (sister-in-law)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Lawyer Merchant

Richard Cutts (June 28, 1771 – April 7, 1845) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born on Cutts Island, Saco, Massachusetts (now part of Maine), he attended rural schools and Phillips Academy, Andover. He graduated from Harvard University in 1790, studied law, and engaged extensively in navigation and commercial pursuits. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1799 and 1800, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh and the five succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1813. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress, and was appointed superintendent general of military supplies and served from 1813 to 1817. He was then appointed Second Comptroller of the Treasury on March 6, 1817, and served in this capacity until March 21, 1829. Cutts died in Washington, D.C.; initial interment was in St. John's Graveyard, and in 1857 reinterment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

He was the husband of Dolley Madison's sister Anna, and thus President James Madison's brother-in-law. His grandson James M. Cutts was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.

References

• United States Congress. "Richard Cutts (id: C001033)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Richard Cutts at Find a Grave