Robert McCutchin (April 15, 1894 – December 8, 1973) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the town of

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, McCutchin went to the

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College of Agriculture and was a farmer. McCutchin was also involved with the cheese, insurance, and telephone businesses. McCutchin served on the Iowa County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the Arena Town Board. He also served on the Iowa County Defense Council and the Wisconsin Conservation Commission. McCutchin served in the

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as a Progressive and later a

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during the 1943, 1947, 1949 and 1951 sessions. In 1958, he was an unsuccessful candidate as a

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. Later, he lived in

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. McCutchin died in a hospital in

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.Death Records, ''Wisconsin State Journal'', section 1, p. 2.

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