Notes for Richard Cutts

Notes for Richard Cutts

Career of Richard Cutts: born, Cutts Island, Saco, Maine, June 28, 1771; graduated, Harvard College, 1790; studied law; engaged extensively in navigation and commercial pursuits; member, Maine House of representatives, 1799-1800; congressman, March 4, 1801-March 3, 1813; married Anna Payne, sister of Dolly Madison, March 30, 1804; Superintendent general of military supplies, 1813-1817; second Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, March 6, 1817-March 21, 1829; died, District of Columbia, April 7, 1845.

Education, 1790 - Graduted From Harvard University