Charles Willauer Kutz

Charles Willauer Kutz
Born(1870-10-14)October 14, 1870
Reading, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJanuary 25, 1951(1951-01-25) (aged 80)
Washington, DC, US
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
BranchArmy
Years of service1889–1929, 1941–1946
RankBrigadier General
Unit13th Engineer Railway Regiment
Commands3rd Engineers
Battles/wars
AwardsCroix de Guerre with Palm
Officer of the Legion of Honour
MemorialsKutz Memorial Bridge
Alma materUnited States Military Academy
United States Army Engineer School
Engineering Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C.
In office
May 20, 1941 – September 25, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byLt. Col. David McCoach, Jr
Succeeded byBrig. Gen. Gordon R. Young
Engineering Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C.
In office
December 18, 1918 – October 6, 1921
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byBrig. Gen. John George David Knight
Succeeded byCol. Charles Keller
Acting President of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C.
In office
September 17, 1920 – September 25, 1920
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Preceded byLouis Brownlow
Succeeded byJohn Thilman Hendrick
Engineering Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C.
In office
October 31, 1914 – July 16, 1917
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byLt. Col. Chester Harding
Succeeded byBrig. Gen. John George David Knight
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Randolph Keim
ChildrenEmily Randolph Kutz Bingham, Marian Elizabeth Kutz Ross, Charles Randolph Kutz

Charles Willauer Kutz (October 14, 1870, in Reading, Pennsylvania – January 25, 1951, in Washington, D.C.) was an American brigadier general in the Army Corps of Engineers and the longest serving District of Columbia Engineer Commissioner in the history of the position. In 1920, he served as acting president of the board of commissioners, the chief executive position in the district, for one week – he was the only engineer commissioner to do so. For 12 days in March of 1921, he was the only commissioner on the board, and its de facto leader.