John Alfred Cuthbert (June 3, 1788 – September 22, 1881) was anAmerican politician, soldier and lawyer. He was the brother ofAlfred Cuthbert.
Born inSavannah,Georgia in 1788, Cuthbert graduated fromPrinceton College, studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1809 and began practicing law inEatonton, Georgia.
Cuthbert served in theGeorgia House of Representatives in 1811, 1813 and 1817. During theWar of 1812, he commanded a volunteer company. In 1814 and 1815, Cuthbert served in theGeorgia Senate. In 1818, he was elected as aDemocratic-RepublicanRepresentative from Georgia to the16th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1819, until March 3, 1821.
In 1822,United States PresidentJames Monroe appointed Cuthbert as a commissioner to treat with theCreek andCherokee Indians. Cuthbert was also reelected to the Georgia house of representatives in 1822. In 1830, 1833 and 1834, he was the secretary of the Georgia Senate. From 1831 to 1837, he served as editor and subsequently proprietor of theFederal Union inMilledgeville, Georgia. In 1837, Cuthbert moved toMobile, Alabama, and practiced law.
In 1840, Cuthbert was elected judge of the county court ofMobile County, Alabama. In 1852, theGovernor of Alabama appointed Cuthbert judge of the circuit court of Mobile County in 1852. After stepping down from that judicial post, Cuthbert practiced law until his death on September 22, 1881, atSans Souci, onMon Louis Island in theMobile Bay off the coast of Alabama. He was buried in a private burying ground on that same island.
Cuthbert, Georgia, was named in his honor.[1][2]
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