Samuel Cutts (December 8, 1726May 29, 1801) was an American merchant and politician. Cutts was the son of Richard and Eunice (Curtis) Cutts of

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on ...

, where he was born in 1726. His entire life was passed in his native town where he became a prosperous merchant, a representative to the

New Hampshire General Court The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members, and the upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 me ...

and a member of the New Hampshire Provincial Congress. He was married at

Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's population as of the 2020 United States census, ...

, December 8, 1762 to Anne Holyoke (1735-1812). He died at Portsmouth, May 29, 1801. In 1774, he met with

Paul Revere Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, ...

and helped coordinate with local patriots for the raid on

Fort William and Mary Fort William and Mary was a colonial-era fortification in Great Britain's worldwide system of defenses, defended by soldiers of the Province of New Hampshire who reported directly to the royal governor. The fort, originally known as "The Castle ...

.The Midday Ride of Paul Revere
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