Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785July 9, 1856) was a

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and

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from

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. He should not be confused with his brother,

John Alfred Cuthbert John Alfred Cuthbert (June 3, 1788 – September 22, 1881) was an Americans, American politician, soldier and lawyer. He was the brother of Alfred Cuthbert. Biography Born in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia in 1788, ...

Life and career

Cuthbert was born in

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. He was instructed by private tutors and graduated from

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in 1803. He studied law and was admitted to the state

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about 1805 but did not practice. In 1809, he was captain of a company of volunteer infantry, and was a member of the

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from 1810 to 1813. Cuthbert was elected as a

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Representative to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

William W. Bibb William Wyatt Bibb (October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820) was a United States Senator from Georgia, the first governor of the Alabama Territory, and the first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb was a member of the Democratic-Republican ...

, and was reelected to the

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and served from December 13, 1813, to November 9, 1816, when he resigned. He was a member of the

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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

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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

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in Jasper County until his death in 1856; interment was in Summerville Cemetery,

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