Seth John Cuthbert

Seth John Cuthbert briefly served as the eighth Chairman of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Georgia during the American Revolution. He was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1739. His first marriage was to Catherine Eustace Blair, she was previously married to Dr. James Blair in Williamsburg, VA. The marriage was never consummated and ended in a court battle known as Blair v Blair. Dr. James Blair died before a divorce could be sought and she fought to receive her marriage portion. There are no divorce records available between Blair and Cuthbert. All that is known is that Catherine Blair did not die until 1788. He married Mary Clay, daughter of Joseph Clay, in 1785 and was the father of John Alfred Cuthbert and Alfred Cuthbert. Cuthbert also fought in the American Revolution,^[1] and later became state treasurer (1784-1786), and served on the Council of Safety. He died on August 23, 1797 at age 58.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Cuthbert, Seth John. "[Letter] 1774 Aug. 9 to Lachlan McIntosh, Darien, Georgia / Seth Jno. [i.e. John] Cuthbert". Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842. Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
↑ Cuthbert, Georgia
↑ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1908). The Cuthberts: barons of Castle Hill, and their descendants in South Carolina and Georgia. p. 59.

Governors of Georgia

Council Presidents (1775–76)	Ewen Walton Ewen

Presidents (1776–77)	Bulloch Gwinnett

Governors (since 1777)	Treutlen Houstoun Glascock Cuthbert Wereat Walton Howly Wells Heard Davies Brownson Martin Hall Houstoun Elbert Telfair Mathews Handley Walton Telfair Mathews Irwin Jackson Emanuel Tattnall Milledge Irwin Mitchell Early Mitchell Rabun Talbot Clark Troup Forsyth Gilmer Lumpkin Schley Gilmer McDonald Crawford Towns Cobb H. Johnson J. E. Brown J. Johnson Jenkins Ruger Bullock Conley J. Smith Colquitt Stephens Boynton McDaniel Gordon Northen Atkinson Candler Terrell H. Smith J. M. Brown H. Smith Slaton J.M. Brown Slaton N. Harris Dorsey Hardwick Walker Hardman Russell E. Talmadge Rivers E. Talmadge Arnall Thompson H. Talmadge Griffin Vandiver Sanders Maddox Carter Busbee J. F. Harris Miller Barnes Perdue Deal

Political offices
Preceded by William Glascock	President of the Georgia Supreme Executive Council 1779	Succeeded by John Wereat and George Walton (Separate factions)¹
Notes and references
1. New Georgia Encyclopedia

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