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BYRON M. CUTCHEON (McCutcheon), Manistee County, Michigan.
BYRON M. CUTCHEON, the son of Rev. James M. and Hannah Tripp Cutcheon, was born at Pembroke, N. H., May 11, 1836. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, the name being originally McCutcheon. Both branches of his ancestors served in the revolutionary war. He attended school in Pembroke, and then went to the Ypsilanti Seminary in 1858. He studied and taught, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1861 with the degree of A.B., and in 1866 he added to this the degrees of LL.B. and A.M. He resigned his position as principal of the Ypsilanti Union Seminary in 1861, to enter the 20th Michigan Infantry, in which he was made second lieutenant and captain in July, 1862, and was successivley promoted until he became brigadier general in 1865. He took an active part in many battles and was twice wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 10, 1864. After an honorable discharge, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1866, and began the practice of his profession in Ionia, removing to Manistee in 1867, and going to Congress from this district in 1882. In 1891 he moved to Grand Rapids, and continued the practice of his profession until 1901. He has held many official positions, and acquitted himself with great credit in all. He is a member of a number of organizations and is a ready writer and speaker, and several of his speeches and addresses have been widely circulated. General Cutcheon was married in 1863 to Miss M. A. Warner of Dexter, Michigan, and they had six children, five of whom are living, occupying positions of trust.
From: Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, vol. 32, 1902, p. 410
Mrs. Jane M. Kenney of Port Huron said Gen. Cutcheon told her that he changed his name on account of his brother who established himself first in Michigan and was know as Cutcheon, so when he joined him, he also dropped the "Mc," as he considered two own brothers should have the same name although he had always regretted his action.
From: Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, vol. 38, 1912, p. 2