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Cutts, Elijah J. "E.J."

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1877 (District 32); House 1881-82 (District 32)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Wright

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 8/17/1844
Birth Place: Maine
Birth County: Kennebec
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1897
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: E.J.
City of Residence (when first elected): Buffalo
Occupation (when first elected): Merchant

EDUCATION

Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 22nd New York Militia (United States Civil War, Virginia); 1862 to 1862

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married (married in 1866)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to New York City, New York in 1853. He came to Minnesota in 1869.

He went to the West Indies in 1863 for his health. He suffered from pulmonary difficulty in 1869. (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.)

"Mr. Cutts was elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 34)

Total Days Served: 1099

SESSIONS SERVED

22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1881
Body: House
District: 32
Elected: 11/2/1880
Residence: Howard Lake
Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
Oath Date: 1/4/1881
Counties Represented: Wright
Occupation: Merchant
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Commerce (Chair)
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: House
District: 32
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Buffalo
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877
Counties Represented: Wright
Occupation: Merchant
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Cutts was elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 34)
Committees:
  • Engrossment (Chair)
  • State Reform School
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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