David R. Cuthbertson Explained

David R. Cuthbertson
Order:	59th
Office:	Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan
Term Start:	1923
Term End:	1924
Predecessor:	William H. McKeighan
Successor:	Judson L. Transue^[1]
Birth Date:	5 May 1868
Birth Place:	Taymouth, Michigan, US
Death Date:	^[2]
Death Place:	Flint, Michigan
Party:	Democratic
Children:	Willis Earle Cuthbertson

David Ross Cuthbertson (May 5, 1868  - January 5, 1941) was a Michigan politician.

Political life

He was elected as the Mayor of City of Flint in 1923 for a single one-year term,^[3] defeating the incumbent mayor, William H. McKeighan.^[1]

Recall Election 1924 Results

A recall effort was mounted by people, including the Ku Klux Klan, who opposed Cuthbertson's appointment of a Catholic Police Chief, James P. Cole. The 1924 election was successful in removing Cuthbertson.^[4]

Yes	8,304	58%
No	5,977	42%
Total	14,281	100%

Cuthbertson indicated that he would run in the replacement election.^[5]

References

1. Web site: List of Flint City Mayors . 2009-02-09 . Political Graveyards.com . Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum .
2. Web site: Ludington Daily News - Google News Archive Search.
3. Web site: Index to Politicians: Zimmerman -- Cuthbertson, David R. Entry . 2009-03-03 . Political Graveyards.com . Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum .
4. News: James M. . Miller . Crackdowns on 'reds,' booze didn't silence decade's roar . Flint Journal

   Journal of the 20th Century

   . Booth Newspapers . 6 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527003224/http://www.flintjournal.com/20thcentury/1920/1920main.html . 27 May 2011 .
5. News: Michigan Happenings . Cass City Chronicle . Booth Newspapers . 1924-06-20 . 6 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720031122/http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/ccc1924%20%28E%29/issues/06-20-1924_2.pdf . 20 July 2011 .