Andrew S. Cuthbertson
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Andrew Stuart Cuthbertson (January 14, 1873 – February 1, 1933) was an American politician and lawyer.


Biography

Cuthbertson was born in
Ironton, Missouri Ironton is a city and the county seat of Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,475 at the 2020 census. History Ironton was designated county seat in 1857, soon after the formation of Iron County. Like the county, Ironton wa ...
. He moved with his parents to
Bunker Hill, Illinois Bunker Hill is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2020 census, down from 1,774 in 2010. History Settlement The original inhabitants of the Bunker Hill area were the Peoria people, Kickapoo p ...
in 1873. He went to the public schools and to Bunker Hill Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1897. He was also involved in the banking business. Cuthbertson served on the Bunker Hill Board of Education and was president of the board of education. He also served as a trustee of
Shurtleff College Shurtleff College was a Baptist liberal arts school in Alton, Illinois until 1957. History Founded in 1827 by Reverend John Mason Peck (a Baptist missionary) as Rock Spring Seminary in St. Clair County, Illinois, and relocated to Alton, Illinoi ...
. He was involved with the Republican Party. Cuthbertson served in the
Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ...
from 1921 to 1933. Cuthbertson died from cancer at his home in Bunker Hill, Illinois.


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1873 births 1933 deaths People from Ironton, Missouri People from Macoupin County, Illinois Illinois lawyers School board members in Illinois Republican Party Illinois state senators Deaths from cancer in Illinois 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-statesenator-stub