Robert Barry Cutler

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Robert Barry Cutler
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent
In office
1872–1874
Preceded byAuguste Renaud
Succeeded byGeorge McLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office
1850–1856
Personal details
Born(1810-08-11)August 11, 1810
Westmorland, New Brunswick
DiedApril 3, 1882(1882-04-03) (aged 71)
Cape Bald, New Brunswick
Political partyLiberal

Robert Barry Cutler (August 11, 1810 – April 3, 1882) was a Canadian Liberal politician who represented the riding of Kent, New Brunswick, for one term from 1872 to 1874.[1] He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1850 to 1856.[2]

Born in Westmorland, New Brunswick,[1] the son of Eben Cutler, he was educated at Annapolis Grammar School. He married Henrietta F. Charters in 1831. In 1855, he was a commissioner to settle the Canada disputed territory fund. Cutler was an assistant paymaster for the Intercolonial Railway from 1867 to 1872. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial assembly in 1865[2] and for the House of Commons in 1867 and 1878.[1] He died in Cape Bald, New Brunswick at the age of 71.[3]

Electoral record

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1878 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gilbert Anselme Girouard 810 29.9
Liberal Robert Barry Cutler 726 26.8
Independent George McLeod 510 18.8
Unknown H. O'Leary 382 14.1
Liberal George McInerney 280 10.3
1872 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Barry Cutler 1,381 52.4
Liberal Auguste Renaud 1,256 47.6
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]
1867 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Auguste Renaud 2,225 64.1 Green tickY
Unknown Lestock P. W. DesBrisay 757 21.8
Unknown Owen McInerney 485 14.0
Unknown Robert Barry Cutler 4 0.2
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robert Barry Cutler – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.