Robert Fulton Cutting
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Robert Fulton Cutting (June 27, 1852 – September 21, 1934), was an American financier and philanthropist known as "the first citizen of New York." Cutting and his brother William started the sugar beet industry in the United States in 1888.[1]
Robert Fulton Cutting | |
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Born | (1852-06-27)June 27, 1852 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 21, 1934(1934-09-21) (aged 82) Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | Real estate developer, sugar beet refiner |
Spouses | Nathalie Charlotte Pendelton Schenck
(m. 1874; died 1875)Helen Suydam
(m. 1883; died 1919) |
Children | 7 |
Parent(s) | Fulton Cutting Elise Justine Bayard |
Relatives | William Bayard Cutting (brother) Francis B. Cutting (uncle) |
During his life he was known for his fight against Tammany Hall and Republican party bosses.[2] In 1897, he formed the Citizens Union, an organization that studied political issues, developed policies, and presented them to the public to influence politics, particularly around elections. This later became the Bureau of Municipal Research.[3] He was also a vestryman at St. George's Church in Stuyvesant Square.[4] He became President of the Cooper Union in 1914, and served in that position until his death in 1934.[5]