{{Short description|American farmer and politician (1868–1933)}} '''Edwin Cheney Nutt''' (January 12, 1868 – May 24, 1933) was an American farmer and politician from Yates County, New York.
== Life == Nutt was born on January 12, 1868, in Torrey, New York, the son of Edwin H. Nutt.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 1933 |title=Edwin C. Nutt, Former Assemblyman, Dead |volume=55 |page=1 |work=The Dundee Observer |issue=50 |location=Dundee, N.Y. |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn86032496/1933-06-01/ed-1/seq-1/ |via=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
Nutt attended rural schools, the Starkey Seminary, and Penn Yan Academy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMIGAQAAIAAJ |title=The New York Red Book |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |year=1927 |editor-last=Malcolm |editor-first=James |location=Albany, N.Y. |pages=87 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> He worked as a farmer since boyhood and was active in the Grange, serving as Master of the Benton Grange and the Yates County Pomona Grange. He was also secretary-treasurer and president of the Torrey Telephone Company, president of the Yates County Agricultural Society, a director of the Yates County Farm Bureau, and a member of the Torrey Town Board.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=26 May 1933 |title=EDWIN C. NUTT |volume=116 |page=1 |work=Penn Yan Democrat |issue=6 |location=Penn Yan, N.Y. |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031517/1933-05-26/ed-1/seq-1/ |via=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
In 1925, Nutt was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Yates County. He served in the Assembly in 1926,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/493504/?offset=0#page=225&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= |title=The New York Red Book |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |year=1926 |editor-last=Malcolm |editor-first=James |location=Albany, N.Y. |pages=114 |language=en |via=FamilySearch}}</ref> 1927,<ref name=":0" /> 1928,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/440162/?offset=0#page=138&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= |title=The New York Red Book |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |year=1928 |editor-last=Malcolm |editor-first=James |location=Albany, N.Y. |pages=87 |language=en |via=FamilySearch}}</ref> 1929,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NY Assembly - Yates Race - Nov 06, 1928 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=752701 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref> 1930,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NY Assembly - Yates Race - Nov 05, 1929 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=750805 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref> and 1931.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/578300/?offset=0#page=117&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= |title=The New York Red Book, 1931 |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |year=1931 |editor-last=Malcolm |editor-first=James |location=Albany, N.Y. |pages=95 |language=en |via=FamilySearch}}</ref> He left the Assembly the latter year and was succeeded by Fred S. Hollowell.<ref name=":1" />
Nutt was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Dresden Methodist Episcopal Church. He was married. His daughter was Mrs. John A. Hatch of Penn Yan.<ref name=":2" />
Nutt died at the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Memorial Hospital from a long illness on May 24, 1933. His funeral was held at his home in Torrey, with Rev. Boyd A. Little of Clifton Springs officiating and Rev. E. B. Brewster of the Dresden Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. He was buried in Lake View Cemetery.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1 June 1933 |title=E. C. NUTT FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN DIES |volume=CX |page=4 |work=Chronicle-Express |issue=22 |location=Penn Yan, N.Y. |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031443/1933-06-01/ed-1/seq-4/ |via=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* ''[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nuckles-nyquist.html#291.01.44 The Political Graveyard]'' {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ny-hs}}
{{succession box | title = New York State Assembly <br>Yates County | years = 1926–1931 | before = James H. Underwood | after = Fred S. Hollowell }} {{s-end}}
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