William Parker CUTLER, Congress, OH (1812-1889)
CUTLER, William Parker, a Representative from Ohio; born in Marietta, Ohio, July 12, 1812; attended the common schools and Ohio University at Athens; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1844-1847, serving as speaker during the last term; trustee of Marietta College 1845-1889; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850; president of the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad 1850-1860; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863); unsuccessful for reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth Congress; resumed agricultural pursuits and also engaged in railroad building; died in Marietta, Ohio, April 11, 1889; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Bibliography
Bogue, Allan G. âWilliam Parker Cutlerâs Congressional Diary of 1862-63.â Civil War History 33 (December 1987): 315-30.Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
