# Alfred Cuthbert > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alfred_Cuthbert > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alfred_Cuthbert.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Cuthbert > Source revision: 1349498107 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician (1785–1856) This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Please help improve this article by citing more sources. Find sources: "Alfred Cuthbert" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Alfred Cuthbert United States Senator from Georgia In office January 12, 1835 – March 3, 1843 Preceded by John Forsyth Succeeded by Walter T. Colquitt Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district In office December 13, 1813 – November 9, 1816 Preceded by William Wyatt Bibb Succeeded by Zadock Cook In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827 Preceded by Thomas W. Cobb Succeeded by John Floyd Member of the Georgia Senate In office 1817–1819 Member of the Georgia House of Representatives In office 1810–1813 Personal details Born (1785-12-23)December 23, 1785 Savannah, Georgia Died July 9, 1856(1856-07-09) (aged 70) Monticello, Georgia Party Democratic **Alfred Cuthbert** (December 23, 1785 – July 9, 1856) was a [United States representative](/source/United_States_representative) and [Senator](/source/United_States_Senate) from [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)). He should not be confused with his brother, [John Alfred Cuthbert](/source/John_Alfred_Cuthbert). ## Life and career Cuthbert was born in [Savannah](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia). He was instructed by private tutors. He graduated from [Princeton College](/source/Princeton_College) in 1803. He studied law and was admitted to the state [bar](/source/Bar_(law)) about 1805 but did not practice. In 1809, he was captain of a company of volunteer infantry, and was a member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) from 1810 to 1813. Cuthbert was elected as a [Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican) Representative to the [Thirteenth Congress](/source/13th_United_States_Congress) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [William W. Bibb](/source/William_W._Bibb), and was reelected to the [Fourteenth Congress](/source/14th_United_States_Congress) and served from December 13, 1813, to November 9, 1816, when he resigned. He was a member of the [Georgia Senate](/source/Georgia_Senate) from 1817 to 1819, and was elected to the [Seventeenth](/source/17th_United_States_Congress), [Eighteenth](/source/18th_United_States_Congress), and [Nineteenth Congresses](/source/19th_United_States_Congress), serving from March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1827. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826, but was elected as a [Democrat](/source/USDemocrat) to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [John Forsyth](/source/John_Forsyth_(politician)); he was reelected in 1837, and served from January 12, 1835, to March 3, 1843. Cuthbert was not a candidate for reelection in 1843, and retired from active business pursuits and lived on his estate near [Monticello](/source/Monticello%2C_Georgia) in [Jasper County](/source/Jasper_County%2C_Georgia) until his death in 1856; interment was in Summerville Cemetery, [Augusta, Georgia](/source/Augusta%2C_Georgia). ## External links - United States Congress. ["Alfred Cuthbert (id: C001023)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001023). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by William Wyatt Bibb Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district December 13, 1813 – November 9, 1816 Succeeded by Zadock Cook Preceded by Thomas W. Cobb Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827 Succeeded by John Floyd U.S. Senate Preceded by John Forsyth U.S. senator (Class 3) from Georgia January 12, 1835 – March 3, 1843 Served alongside: John Pendleton King, Wilson Lumpkin, John M. Berrien Succeeded by Walter T. Colquitt v t e United States senators from Georgia Class 2 Few Jackson Walton Tattnall Baldwin Jones Crawford Bulloch Bibb Troup Forsyth Walker Ware Cobb Prince Troup King Lumpkin Berrien Charlton Toombs H. Miller Norwood B. Hill Barrow A. Colquitt Walsh Bacon West Hardwick Harris Cohen Russell Gambrell Nunn Cleland Chambliss Perdue Ossoff Class 3 Gunn Jackson Milledge Tait Elliott Berrien Forsyth Cuthbert W. 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