Background
Cutter, Richard Ammi was born on May 11, 1902 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Fayerweather and Mary Perkins (Osgood) Cutter.
Cutter, Richard Ammi was born on May 11, 1902 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Fayerweather and Mary Perkins (Osgood) Cutter.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1922; Bachelor of Laws, 1925; honorary Doctor of Laws, 1979; D.Sc.Jur (honorary), Suffolk U., 1960.
Associate firm, Goodwin, Procter, Field and Hoar, 1926-1927;
assistant attorney general, Massachusetts, 1927-1930;
adviser to governor P.R., 1930-1931;
partner, Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge (and successor firm Palmer, Dodge, Gardner & Bradford), Boston, 1931-1942, 46-56;
associate justice, Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, 1956-1972;
assigned on recall as retired judge, Appeals Court, Boston, 1980-1990. Conservation to secretary air force, 1951, to director off-shore procurement, 1954. To director International Cooperation Administration, 1956.
Member of the board overseers Harvard, 1966-1972.
Served from major to colonel General Staff Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, American Law Institute (president 1976-1980, chairman council 1980-1987), Harvard Law School Association (president 1971-1973), Colonial Society Massachusetts, American Academy Arts and Science, Massachusetts History Society, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati (honorary). Clubs: Harvard (New York City).
Randolph (New Hampshire), Mountain. Country (Brookline, Massachusetts). Curtis (Boston), Tavern (Boston).
Metropolitan (Washington). Appalachian Mountain.
Married Ruth Dexter Grew, June 10, 1925 (deceased December 1988). Children: Louis Ammi, Henry Sturgis Grew and Helen (Mistress Robert Arkansas Maclennan).