[1] According to biographical material provided by a cousin, he was christened George Wales Cutter.
The date and place of his birth is disputed, claimed by or traced to either Toronto, (then York)Canada or Massachusetts.
He fought in the Mexican War, serving under G. Zachary Taylor, and later entered the political field, where he soon became known as a brilliant speaker.
Cutter's marriage to Frances Denny Drake ended in divorce and, though he remarried, much of the remainder of his life was troubled by bouts with intemperance.
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