Sullivan M. Cutcheon | |
Office: | United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan |
President: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Term Start: | 1877 |
Term End: | 1885 |
Office2: | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
Term Start2: | January 7, 1863 |
Term End2: | 1864 |
Predecessor2: | Dexter Mussey |
Successor2: | Gilbert E. Read |
State House3: | Michigan |
District3: | Washtenaw County 1st |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1861 |
Term End3: | 1864 |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1833 |
Birth Place: | Pembroke, New Hampshire, US |
Death Place: | Ypsilanti, Michigan, US |
Spouse: | Josephine Louise Moore |
Children: | 2 |
Party: | Republican |
Sullivan M. Cutcheon (October 4, 1833 – April 18, 1900) was a Michigan politician, lawyer, and banker.
Cutcheon was born on October 4, 1833, in Pembroke, New Hampshire, to Reverend James and Hannah M. Cutcheon.[1]
Cutcheon was admitted to the bar in 1860. Cutcheon served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Washtenaw County 1st district from 1861 to 1864. During his last term, he served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1] Cutcheon was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Michigan in 1868. Cutcheon was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1877 to 1885. Cutcheon was the president of multiple banks over the course of his life, the Dime Savings Bank in 1884 and the Ypsilanti Savings Bank in 1892.[2]
Cutcheon married Josephine Louise Moore on December 8, 1859. Together, they had two children. Cutcheon was Presbyterian.[1]
Cutcheon died on April 18, 1900, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[1]