Cuthbert, John A. (John Albert), 1788-1881

John A. Cuthbert, brother of Alfred Cuthbert, was born in Savannah, Georgia, on June 3, 1788. He studied law at Princeton College and graduated in 1805. After admission to the bar in 1809 he practiced law in Eatonton, Georgia. During the War of 1812, he commanded a volunteer company. In 1822, President Monroe appointed Cuthbert a commissioner to treat with the Creek and Cherokee Indians. Later Cuthbert served as editor and subsequently proprietor of the Federal Union at Milledgeville, Georgia, from 1831 to 1837. During Cuthbert's political career he served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1811, 1813, 1817, and 1822 and served the state Senate in 1814 and 1815. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during 1819-1821. He served as secretary of the Georgia Senate in 1830, 1833, and 1834. In 1837, Cuthbert moved to Mobile, Alabama, and practiced law. He was elected judge of the county court of Mobile County in 1840, and appointed judge of the circuit court of the same county in 1852 by the Governor. He retired as a judge and practiced law until his death at "Sans Souci," on Mon Luis Island, near Mobile on September 22, 1881.

From the description of John A. Cuthbert letter, 1834 (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 163582285

John Alfred Cuthbert (brother of Alfred Cuthbert) was born on 13 June 1788 in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from Princeton College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809 and began practicing law in Eatonton, Georgia. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1811, 1813, and 1817. He also served in the Georgia Senate in 1814 and 1815. From 1819 until 1821 he served in the United States House of Representatives.

When Cuthbert left the United States Congress, he was appointed by President James Monroe as a commissioner to treat with the Creek and Cherokee Indians. He later served another term in the Georgia House of Representatives and was secretary of the Georgia Senate in 1830, 1833 and 1834. From 1831 to 1837, he served as editor and subsequently proprietor of the Federal Union in Milledgeville, Georgia. In 1837, he moved to Mobile, Alabama, and practiced law. In 1840, he was elected judge of the county court of Mobile County, Alabama, and was appointed judge of the circuit court of Mobile County in 1852. After stepping down from that judicial post, he practiced law until his death on 22 September 1881, at Sans Souci on Mon Luis Island in Mobile Bay.

From the guide to the John Cuthbert letter MSS. 0389., 1848 June 29, (University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama)