Alfred Cuthbert

Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785 – July 9, 1856) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. He should not be confused with his brother, John Alfred Cuthbert.

Alfred Cuthbert
United States Senator from Georgia
In office January 12, 1835 – March 4, 1843
Preceded by	John Forsyth
Succeeded by	Walter T. Colquitt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district
In office December 13, 1813 – November 9, 1816
Preceded by	William Wyatt Bibb
Succeeded by	Zadock Cook
In office March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1827
Preceded by	Thomas W. Cobb
Succeeded by	John Floyd
Member of the Georgia Senate
In office 1817–1819
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1810–1813
Personal details
Born	(1785-12-23)December 23, 1785 Savannah, Georgia
Died	July 9, 1856(1856-07-09) (aged 70) Monticello, Georgia
Political party	Democratic

Life and career

Cuthbert was born in Savannah. He was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Princeton College in 1803. He studied law and was admitted to the state bar about 1805 but did not practice.

In 1809, he was captain of a company of volunteer infantry, and was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813. Cuthbert was elected as a Democratic-Republican Representative to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William W. Bibb, and was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress and served from December 13, 1813, to November 9, 1816, when he resigned. He was a member of the Georgia Senate from 1817 to 1819, and was elected to the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1827.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826, but was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Forsyth; he was reelected in 1837, and served from January 12, 1835, to March 3, 1843. Cuthbert was not a candidate for reelection in 1843, and retired from active business pursuits and lived on his estate near Monticello in Jasper County until his death in 1856; interment was in Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia.

External links

• United States Congress. "Alfred Cuthbert (id: C001023)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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