Career
He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War. Nutt was an alderman of Canterbury and lived at Nackington House at Nackington. He was re-elected in Member of Parliament for Canterbury for the Long Parliament in November 1640.
Nutt died at the age of 63 and was buried at Nackington.
Nutt married firstly Anne Master, daughter of Sir Edward Master and had nine children before she died in 1641.