Leonard R. Cutter Explained

Leonard Richardson Cutter
Order1:Acting
Office1:Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Term Start1:November 29, 1873
Term End1:January 5, 1874
Predecessor1:Henry L. Pierce
Successor1:Samuel C. Cobb
Office2:Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen
Term2:1873
Successor2:John Taylor Clark
Birth Date:July 1, 1825
Birth Place:Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Mercy Taylor
Children:Agnes Elizabeth Cutler, Emma Adelaide Cutler
Residence:Boston
Alma Mater:Harvard
Occupation:Grocer, Real Estate Broker
Signature:Leonard Richardson Cutter signature.png

Leonard Richardson Cutter (July 1, 1825  - July 13, 1894), Chairman of the Board of Aldermen of Boston, Massachusetts, ascended (pursuant to Section 29 of the municipal charter) on November 29, 1873 to the office of acting mayor, with all the powers of mayor except that he did not have mayoral veto authority. Cutter served out the term of Henry L. Pierce after Pierce resigned to serve in Congress.[1]

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  1. News: Resignation of the Mayor of Boston . . 4 . November 25, 1873 . March 12, 2018 . newspapers.com.