Manasseh Cutler

Manasseh Cutler ( born May 13, 1742 in Killingly, Connecticut; † July 28, 1823 in Hamilton, Massachusetts ) was an American politician. Between 1801 and 1805 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Manasseh Cutler grew even during the British colonial era. He was initially taught privately and then graduated in 1765, the Yale College. Then he taught himself for a short time as a teacher in Dedham (Massachusetts ). Subsequently he was for a time worked as a whaler. After a subsequent law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1767; but he has not worked as a lawyer. Instead, he studied theology and in 1771 minister of the Congregational Society in Hamilton. During the Revolutionary War he served as a military chaplain in various units of the Continental Army. After studying medicine, he practiced as a doctor. Cutler was knowledgeable but also in other fields, so he stopped, for example, lectures on navigation. In addition, he was an expert in botany and astronomy. In the 1780s he was involved in the founding of the North West Territory. In this context, he designed the Ordinance of 1787, through the creation of this territory was made ​​possible. He is also considered the co-founder of Ohio University. In 1795 he declined an appointment by President George Washington to the federal judge in the territory that became the State of Ohio.

Politically, Cutler was a member of the Federalist Party, founded by Alexander Hamilton. In 1800 he was a member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts. In the congressional elections of 1800 he was in the eleventh electoral district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Bailey Bartlett on 4 March 1801. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1805 two legislative sessions. Since 1803 he represented there as a successor of Ebenezer Mattoon the third district of his state. During his time as a congressman, the territory of the United States has been considerably enlarged in 1803 by the investments made by President Thomas Jefferson Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

In 1804, Cutler opted not to re- Congress candidate. Subsequently he studied alongside his former activities with literary matters. He died on 28 July 1823 in Hamilton. His son Ephraim (1767-1853) was a lawyer and local politician in the Northwest Territory and later in the state of Ohio, his grandson William (1812-1889) sat in the House of Representatives for Ohio.

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