William Cutting (1832 – March 26, 1897) was an American lawyer and soldier who "was one of the best known society leaders and a recognized authority on all matters of etiquette and affairs of honor.
He studied at Columbia University in New York City followed by Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
[10][11]He is shown on official documents as matriculating with the class of 1851 of Columbia College, but it is unsure whether he finished his degree.
Volunteers for "gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va."[13] In 1870, Cutting was among the founders of the Knickerbocker Club, including August Belmont, John Jacob Astor III, Philip Schuyler and William Watts Sherman.
Dr. William Reed Huntington (the pallbearers were J. Bower Lee, Alfred Grimes, Peter Marie, Clement C. Hand, Oliver A. C. Morrison, and J. W. Clendenning),[16] he was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.