Manasseh Cutler | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1805 | |
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| Born | May 13, 1742 Killingly, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | July 28, 1823 (aged 81) Hamilton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1776, 1778 |
| Rank | Chaplain |
| Unit | 11th Massachusetts Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Manasseh Cutler (May 13, 1742 – July 28, 1823) was an American Congregational clergyman involved in the American Revolutionary War. He was influential in the passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and wrote the section prohibiting slavery in the Northwest Territory. Cutler was also a member of the United States House of Representatives. Cutler is "rightly entitled to be called 'The Father of Ohio University.'"[1]
- ^ Life of Manasseh Cutler, Vol. 2, p. 21.