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Alfred Cuthbert | |
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| United States Senator fromGeorgia | |
| In office January 12, 1835 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Forsyth |
| Succeeded by | Walter T. Colquitt |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Georgia'sat-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 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Cobb |
| Succeeded by | John Floyd |
| Member of theGeorgia Senate | |
| In office 1817–1819 | |
| Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1810–1813 | |
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| Born | (1785-12-23)December 23, 1785 |
| Died | July 9, 1856(1856-07-09) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785 – July 9, 1856) was aUnited States representative andSenator fromGeorgia. He should not be confused with his brother,John Alfred Cuthbert.
Cuthbert was born inSavannah. He was instructed by private tutors and graduated fromPrinceton College in 1803. He studied law and was admitted to the statebar about 1805 but did not practice.
In 1809, he was captain of a company of volunteer infantry, and was a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813. Cuthbert was elected as aDemocratic-Republican Representative to theThirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWilliam W. Bibb, and was reelected to theFourteenth Congress and served from December 13, 1813, to November 9, 1816, when he resigned. He was a member of theGeorgia Senate from 1817 to 1819, and was elected to theSeventeenth,Eighteenth, andNineteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1827.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826, but was elected as aDemocrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJohn 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 nearMonticello inJasper County until his death in 1856; interment was in Summerville Cemetery,Augusta, Georgia.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's at-large congressional district December 13, 1813 – November 9, 1816 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's at-large congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Georgia January 12, 1835 – March 3, 1843 Served alongside:John Pendleton King,Wilson Lumpkin,John M. Berrien | Succeeded by |
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