This contains a transcription of the George I. Cutler, M. D. of Swanzey, NH biography from Biographical Review Volume XXIII: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Cheshire and Hillsboro Counties, New Hampshire, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1897.
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GEORGE I. CUTLER, M. D., who has practised [sic] his profession in Swanzey for over thirty years, was born in Keene, N. H., December 10, 1833, son of Gardner C. and Olive H. (Watts) Cutler. His first American ancestor was James Cutler, who emigrated from England, and settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1634. Jonas Cutler, his grandfather, resided in Hinsdale, N. H., for some years, and afterward lived in Guilford and Brattleboro, Vt.
Gardner Chandler Cutler, Dr. Cutler’s father, was born in Guilford and reared in Brattleboro. He located upon a farm in Keene about the year 1832, and some years later he removed to Charlestown, N. H., where he was engaged in general farming for some time. His last days were spent in Alstead, N. H. His wife, Olive, who was a native of Charlestown, became the mother of seven children, three of whom are living, namely: George I., the subject of this sketch; Caroline A., born August 8, 1842, who married a Mr. Colburn, and is now a widow, residing in Alstead; and Sarah E., born July 23, 1845, who is now the widow of Silas Livergood, and resides in Iowa Falls, Ia. The others were: Gardner C., born January 12 , 1831, who died September 4, 1839; Louise M., born December 18, 1836, died September 4, 1839; Olive Louisa, born March 18, 1840, who died May 12, 1854; and Elizabeth S. P. Cutler, born November 6, 1848, who died June 15, 1858.
George I. Cutler attended the high schools of Alstead and Brattleboro, and was a pupil at the Westminster Seminary for several terms. Afterward he taught school for a number of years until 1860, when he began the study of medicine with Dr. D. L. M. Cummings. Later he was under the guidance of Dr. William M. French of Alstead. He then completed the course of the medical department of the University of Vermont, and graduated with a large class in 1864. In the following February he located in West Swanzey, where he has since resided. His practice extends over a wide circuit, embracing the adjoining towns. Although several other physicians have attempted to locate here, he has maintained his position without difficulty. In politics he is a Democrat. In 1866 he was chosen a member of the School Board and the Superintendent of Schools. The latter office he held until the old régime gave place to the new. He is now chairman of the Board. Under his able direction the old district system has been superseded by graded schools with able instructors. He has been Town Clerk since 1867, and has acted as a Justice of the Peace for many years. With exception of one year he has served as superintendent of the library since its establishment; and during the two terms of President Cleveland’s administration he served as United States Pension Examining Surgeon at Keene. He is a member of the New Hampshire State, Cheshire County, and Connecticut River Medical Societies; of Golden Rod Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; of the Order of the Golden Cross; and of Social Friends Lodge, No. 42, F. & A. M., having been a Mason in 1857. Dr. Cutler married E. Jennie Aldrich, daughter of Arvin Aldrich, Esq., of East Westmoreland, N. H. His practice has proved successful financially as well as otherwise, and he erected his present residence in 1894.